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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (9 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In January 2013, my colleague, the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, and I published the Action Plan on Bullying. Since then good progress has been made on implementing actions designed to prevent and tackle bullying in schools. These actions focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying, including cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (9 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The MSAP (Mature Students Admission Pathway) is designed to assess a range of competencies considered important for success in tertiary study. I understand that mature students applying for specific courses in UCC, UCD and NUIG are required to have a MSAP result. Universities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997 and the management of their academic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In 2012 a public service-wide review of pay and allowances was carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As a result of the review, qualification allowances and certain other premium payments were abolished with effect from 1st February 2012. Department of Education and Skills Circular 0008/2013 outlines the effect of this decision on teachers. The Circular was agreed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Places (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: This is a day to day operational matter for SOLAS. I have asked SOLAS to contact the individual in question to discuss the apprenticeship options available to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers has been approved devolved funding to replace temporary accommodation. A further request for capital funding to provide additional car parking spaces on the school site in question has also been submitted. Further information requested by my Department has been received and this is currently being assessed. A decision will be conveyed to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that on 20th March last I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme to undertake school improvement works. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical and Mechanical. The assessment of applications, under further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Transport (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 and 183 together. There are no official cars available to staff in my Department. With regard to bodies under the aegis of my Department, SOLAS has four vehicles in its possession. One is a car used by the Chief Executive Officer which is insured by a commercial company. The remaining three are light commercial vehicles attached to training centres...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 184 and 185 together. I understand from the Teaching Council, the statutory body for registration of teachers, that the current number of post primary teachers registered on the basis of qualifications in PE stands at about 2100. Further data on the number of teachers registered on the basis of recognised PE qualifications in Ireland in recent years is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has not conducted an audit of P.E. facilities or resources in post primary schools, nor are there plans for such an audit. New post primary schools that are constructed as part of my Department's school building programme, include provision for facilities such as P.E. halls, general purpose rooms and outdoor hard play areas such as basketball courts. Other facilities, such as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Establishment (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, I recently announced the provision of a 1,000-pupil post-primary school for the Ballinteer-Stepaside feeder area. This school will commence operation in September 2016. Also a 500-pupil Gaelcholáiste is opening in September 2014 to serve this general area. In addition a new 1,000-pupil post-primary school is being established in 2016 in the north Wicklow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Tá sé i gceist foirgneamh nua scoile, ar láithreán úrnua, a sholáthar don scoil dá dtagraíonn an Teachta agus tá an tionscadal san áireamh i gClár Tógála Chúig Bliana mo Roinne. Tá m'oifigigh tar éis bheith ag obair go dlúth le hoifigigh as Comhairle Cathrach na Gaillimhe i dtaca le suíomh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: De réir coras bainistíochta airgeadais (FMS) na Roinne, chaith mo Roinn €107,521.26 ar aistriúcháin ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge agus ó Ghaeilge go Béarla i 2013. San mbliain céanna chaith mo Roinn €123 ar aistriúcháin ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla. Ba é €87,480,000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that my Department has received an application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It is open to the management authority of the school in question to apply for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to address Health & Safety issues in their school building, if they consider that the application is in accordance with the term and conditions of the Emergency Works Scheme. Any application received will be considered and the School Authority will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of a network of autism-specific special classes in schools across the country to cater for children with autism has been a key educational priority in recent years. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports including resource teaching and Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support as well as the establishment of special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. The previous Government capped the number of SNA posts at 10,575 in December 2010. That cap remained in place until December 2013. In December 2013, this Government agreed to increase the cap on the number of SNA posts by 390 posts to 10,965 at the end of 2014. Over 23,000 children access SNA services. The total number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that on 20th March last, I announced that 386 schools have been approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme to undertake school improvement works. This first round of funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works across three categories of projects - Gas, Electrical and Mechanical. A second round of the scheme is expected to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of a network of autism-specific special classes in schools across the country to cater for children with autism has been a key educational priority in recent years. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from...