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Written Answers — Third Level Examinations: Third Level Examinations (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous academically independent institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act, 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Act, 2006. Under the terms of these Acts the operational management of the institutions, including the recruitment and appointment of staff, is the responsibility of their management authorities. Accordingly, as...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 230 and 260 together. I wish to advise the Deputies 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. This includes the allocation of resource teaching hours to...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 257 together. The Deputy will be aware of my Department's commitment to ensuring that all children, including those with special needs, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. The expansion in the network of autism-specific special classes in schools is reflective of the recent commitment to educational provision for children with...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 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 — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: A building project to deliver a new 24 classroom building for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at architectural planning stage. The Board of Management was informed last week that the project may proceed to stage 2b, to secure planning permission, fire certificate and disability access certificate. When the relevant statutory approvals have been obtained and stage 2b...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 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 — Bullying in Schools: Bullying in Schools (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 237 and 238 together. Since September 2010 a total of 535 primary school teachers in 70 primary schools have received school-based support in the following areas: Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) Child Protection Guidelines School policy planning including Code of Behaviour & Anti-Bullying Policy...

Written Answers — Teacher Training: Teacher Training (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In the 2010/2011 the breakdown of staff in the PDST between those with primary and post-primary backgrounds was 48 primary teachers and 27 post primary teachers. The skill sets of the team members range from subject and programme specific to generic support across a range of areas. The approach of the PDST is to work on a cross-sectoral basis and steps have been taken to achieve this aim,...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 240 together. I have asked that my officials arrange a meeting with representatives of the centre in question, which I hope will take place later this week. My Department has taken a decision not to provide funding to support the centre referred to by the Deputies as the proposal submitted was not in line with my Department's policy on educational...

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The NCCA has been asked to review the junior certificate and advise on the scope for reform designed to strengthen literacy and numeracy, embed key skills, promote active learning and enhanced creativity and innovation, and ensure appropriate ways of generating evidence of learning. Concerns have also been raised about curriculum overload, and rote learning. The Council has completed a...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I confirmed in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 129 of 21 June 2011 that my Department received an appeal from the student in question on 24/02/2011. I also informed the Deputy in my response that the outcome was that my Department asked the grant awarding body to re-assess the grant application. My Department informed the student of this on 7/3/11. The Deputy will also be aware form...

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I recently announced that 20 new primary and 20 new post-primary schools are to be established in the next six years. Of the 40 new schools, one new post-primary school will be located in the general Ballinteer/Stepaside area of South Dublin. I also announced the introduction of new arrangements for the recognition of both primary and post-primary schools that will provide an opportunity...

Written Answers — Teaching Qualifications: Teaching Qualifications (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I understand the question to relate to the probationary process for primary teachers. The Teaching Council has been informed that the relevant sections of the Teaching Council Act 2001 will be commenced no later than 1 September 2012. The Council has begun to consider the procedures and criteria for the induction and probation of primary and post-primary teachers that the Council would wish...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that all information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major capital works together with details of schools approved funding under the Summer Works, Jobs Initiative, Emergency Works and Additional Accommodation Schemes is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie. For the Deputy's...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for permanent recognition. The application is currently being assessed and my Department expects to be in a position to convey a decision to the school authority shortly. The Deputy will be aware that in the context of making provision for the long term accommodation needs of the school, my...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The following are the numbers of Technical and Professional staff employed in the Department of Education & Skills Planning and Building Unit : Technical and Professional Managers: 3Senior Architects: 5Architects: 5 Architectural Technicians: 10Quantity Surveyors: 4Senior Engineers: 3 All applications for capital funding are assessed in the Planning and Building unit of the Department. The...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no record of receiving an application for capital funding from the school referred to by the Deputy for the works in question. It is open to the school authority to submit an application for such funding, details of which can be found on the Department's website www.education.ie.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy will be aware, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through the local special educational needs organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports including the approval of special classes for autism. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 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 — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The scheme to which the Deputy refers is the July Provision Scheme. Participation in the scheme is an option for all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism or severe to profound general learning disability that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. Home based tuition of 10 hours per week for the...