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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Since July 2008, it is my Department's policy to offer schools being approved for devolved grant aid for additional accommodation the option to use their capital grant aid to build a permanent classroom(s) rather than purchase a prefab.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of special needs assistants employed in Dublin Central is not readily available. The number of Special Needs Assistants employed nationally from 2007 to 2010 is available in the document set out below. The details for each year are the December figures for the year in question. The primary schools information is inclusive of the special...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of special needs assistants employed in fee-paying schools in the Dublin area is not readily available. The number of Special Needs Assistants employed nationally from 2007 to 2010 is available in the document set out below. The details for each year are the December figures for the year in question. The primary schools information is...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The detailed information requested by the Deputy on Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) in Dublin Central for the coming school year is not readily available. I wish to clarify for the Deputy that SNAs are recruited specifically to assist in the care of pupils with disabilities in an educational context. SNA allocations are not permanent as the level of SNA support allocated to a school may be...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy currently has provisional recognition only and is operating from temporary accommodation. At present, my Department considers that this school has sufficient accommodation to meet its needs. To date, no application has been made to my Department for new accommodation in respect of this school. In the event of additional accommodation being required by...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a project to provide a new school building for the school to which he refers was announced in January 2011 as one of the projects to commence the process of the brief formulation under my Department's 2011 Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. My officials have been in contact with the school authority in relation to the steps to be...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has been in contact with the school referred to by the Deputy on a regular basis over the past few years in an effort to ensure that the school's accommodation requirements are being met. In this regard, my Department approved the construction of four mainstream classrooms at the school in September 2010.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project at the School referred to by the Deputy is included in the School Building Works Programme for 2011 which was announced on 24 January 2011. Information, including current status, in relation to all projects on the 2011 Programme is available on my Departments web-site. A stage 2(b) addendum report was received in my Department in mid July and is currently under review....

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers has applied to my Department for capital funding for a new school. Officials from my Department are in contact with the school authorities directly on this matter and are currently assessing all options regarding the schools current situation.

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The school referred to by the Deputy was allocated devolved funding towards one Resource room under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme in 2010. The school authorities also received additional funding for a boiler replacement under this scheme. In June 2011, the school submitted a further application for Capital grant-aid towards Emergency Works. My Department contacted the...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In November last year my Department issued a circular which permits schools to participate in the FÁS Work Placement Programme (WPP) if they so wish. This FÁS programme is intended to assist people who are unemployed to retain their skills levels and secure work experience that will assist them in finding employment. This involves a placement for a defined period, rather than employment,...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I have set out below a list of the costs associated with the provision of temporary accommodation for the 11 schools in south Tipperary, as requested by the Deputy. With regard to the value for money, most of the schools on the list were given prefabs as permanent classrooms were not a viable option at that time. Competing priorities mean that it will not always be possible to have a...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a project to provide an extension to allow the two schools referred to by the Deputy to amalgamate was announced in January 2011 as one of the projects to commence the process of the brief formulation under my Department's 2011 Multi-annual School Building and Modernisation Programme. My officials have been in contact with the school authorities in...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Firstly, I wish to clarify for the Deputy that Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations are not permanent, as the level of SNA support allocated to a school may be increased or decreased as pupils who qualify for SNA support enrol or leave a school. They are also decreased where a child's care needs may have diminished over time. I wish to clarify also that the recruitment and deployment of...

Written Answers — School Enrolments: School Enrolments (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Firstly, I wish to clarify for the Deputy that Special Needs Assistant (SNA) allocations are not permanent, as the level of SNA support allocated to a school may be increased or decreased as pupils who qualify for SNA support enrol or leave a school. They are also decreased where a child's care needs may have diminished over time. I also wish to clarify that the recruitment and deployment of...

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of persons employed by the State Examinations Commission (SEC) and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) broken down by grade is set out in the table. NCCA staffing levels at 15 July 2011 Chief Executive Officer 1 Deputy Chief Executive Officer 2 Directors 5 Assistant Principal 1 Higher Executive Officer 2 Executive Officer 1 Clerical Officer 4 Service...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. This now...

Written Answers — Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: A post-graduate scholarship scheme of a reciprocal nature exists under a number of bilateral cultural agreements between Ireland and other countries. The number of students from abroad who came to Ireland on scholarships was 22 in 2009 and 22 in 2010. In both years, the courses involved covered a range of disciplines including courses in the humanities, science and business in the...

Written Answers — Third Level Staff: Third Level Staff (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department does not provide specific grants to Universities for foreign travel. The position is that funding is provided by my Department to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for distribution among the publicly funded third level institutions, including Universities. The HEA disburses funding to the institutions by taking into account the full circumstances of the institution, the range...