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- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: This debate marks an important point in the national discussion on this issue. Deputies on all sides of the House have been given notice of the scale of the challenges faced by Ireland. Most of the parties represented in this House are committed to reducing the national deficit to 3% of GDP by 2014. As a result, the public will get its first opportunity to compare and contrast the...
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: It is in place.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Is this what the Deputy will say in Letterkenny on Friday evening? I look forward to receiving a copy of his speech.
- Macroeconomic and Fiscal Outlook: Statements (Resumed) (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I would like to share time with the Minister, Deputy Dermot Ahern.
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Grant Awarding authorities have been advised that to qualify for the Special Rate of maintenance grant, an applicant must qualify for the ordinary maintenance grant in respect of the 2010/11 academic year. In addition, total reckonable income must not exceed a specified amount, which is â¬22,703 in the 2009 tax year. In addition, on the operative date, which is 31st December 2009 for the...
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may be aware the Commission on School Accommodation is currently reviewing the procedures for the establishment of new primary schools. The Commission is due to report to me shortly at which stage I will have to consider policy matters and necessary arrangements and revised procedures that will need to be put in place. While the review is ongoing it is not intended to establish...
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 6 and 12 together. While my Department is aware of the total number of applicants to the Residential Institutions Redress Board whose applications were unsuccessful, it does not have a breakdown indicating numbers who were unsuccessful on the basis that they had not been resident in a scheduled institution. My Department has contacted the Board in relation to...
- Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. It is the responsibility of the managerial...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 9 and 11 together. The Deputies will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent agency with responsibility for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in all mainstream and special schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's policy in...
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced the distribution of â¬20.75m in post-primary level ICT Infrastructure grants under the ICT in Schools Programme. These capital grants are designed to assist schools in the integration of ICT into teaching and learning in a curricular context from Junior to Senior cycles. At present, there is a particular emphasis on supporting the revised Maths...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers, Special Needs Assistants and assistive technology to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this fund has been fully disbursed. I can confirm that a total of â¬22,294,055.01 was distributed under this scheme, directly to primary schools, in 2009.
- Written Answers — Computerisation Programme: Computerisation Programme (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: As the Deputy may be aware, the ICT in Schools Programme addresses four broad areas, namely:- the provision of essential ICT infrastructure and networking within schools- continuous professional development in ICT for teachers- integrating ICT within the curriculum and providing curriculum relevant digital content and software. - the provision of access to broadband connectivity to schools....
- Written Answers — George Mitchell Scholarship Fund: George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: Pursuant to the terms of the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund Acts 1998 and 2010, in 2010 my Department paid ⬠1,493,507 into the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund that is managed by the US-Ireland Alliance. This funding is part of the Irish Government's additional endowment in respect of the George Mitchell Scholarship Programme under the George Mitchell Scholarship Fund (Amendment) Act...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (28 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The total allocation for the primary and post-primary capital subheads in 2009 amounted to â¬613.819m. Expenditure on these subheads in 2009 amounted to â¬525.972m with a further â¬12.554m expended on the Schools ICT Programme. â¬72m of the unspent balance was carried forward to the primary capital programme 2010 and was fully expended during the period April to July this year. A...
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the total amount expended by the Residential Institutions Redress Board on advertising in the UK between 2002 and 2005 was â¬519,120. Between 2002 and 2005, in addition to the placing of advertisements in Sunday newspapers, daily newspapers and publications aimed specifically at the Irish community, 7,500 leaflets and 7,500 pamphlets were distributed to the...
- Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (27 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I wish to advise the Deputy that there is no mechanism by which my Department can accurately estimate the number of persons resident in the UK who may have been eligible to apply for compensation under the Redress Scheme. My Department does not have access to any information which would provide details of the current whereabouts of persons who may have been resident in a scheduled...
- Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (27 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: To qualify for the Special Rate of maintenance grant, an applicant must qualify for the ordinary maintenance grant in respect of the 2010/11 academic year. In addition, total reckonable income must not exceed a specified amount, which is â¬22,703 in the 2009 tax year. Finally, on the operative date, 31st December 2009 for the 2010/11 academic year, the reckonable income must include one of...
- Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (27 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 168 together. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level for this school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2009. The staffing schedule for the 2010/11 school year was published by my Department in March, 2010. The additional posts in the renewed Programme for Government enabled some...
- Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (27 Oct 2010)
Mary Coughlan: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available on a county basis. The managerial authorities of primary schools as at the 30th September had submitted claims for the payment of 302 retired teachers for work undertaken in a substitute capacity since the commencement of the current school year. These claims represent approximately 8% of the teachers engaged in substitute work...