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Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In January 2011 my Department authorised the project referred to by the Deputy to complete Stage 2(b) -Detailed Design, which includes Tender Documents, and Statutory Approvals (Planning Permission, Fire certificate and Disability Access Certificate). Upon completion of stage 2(b) the Design Team will submit same to the Department for review. Thereafter the Department will be in contact...

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision to remove the Rural Co-ordinator Service from 331 rural DEIS schools was a measure taken by the last Government to secure some €24 million in savings in the 2011-2012 school year. The service will therefore be discontinued with effect from 31 August 2011. I do not intend to revisit the decision of the previous Government to withdraw rural coordinator posts. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of persons employed by FÁS as at 27th May 2011 was 1,923.98 (full-time equivalents). The following table provides a breakdown by grade, with pay scale by grade. Pay Scale Grade FTE* Total Min. Point Max. Point(including LSI**) No. of points on scale 01 1.00 189,115.00 189,115.00 1 03 4.00 134,523.00 153,885.00 4 04 22.00 84,132.00 103,472.00 7 05 1.00 92,876.00 98,658.00...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware the home tuition scheme provides funding to parents to provide education at home for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme was extended in recent years to facilitate tuition for children awaiting a suitable educational placement and also to provide early educational intervention for pre-school children...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (31 May 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 teaching support to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. This now includes a requirement for...

Written Answers — Research Funding: Research Funding (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) primarily funds PhD scholarships and early stage postdoctoral fellowships. Selection is on the basis of excellence following assessment by expert independent panels, whose membership is primarily international. IRCSET has in place a robust and transparent assessment protocol based on international best practice. A...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (31 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no record of an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. Should an application be received it will be assessed and the school authorities will be notified of the outcome. The application form concerned can be downloaded from my Department's website on www.education.ie).

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I take it that the Deputy's question relates to this school in the context of the value for money review on small schools which is under way at present. The value for money review on small schools is part of the normal review processes undertaken by all Departments on an annual basis on selected areas of expenditure and is being conducted in line with the standard procedure for value for...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for an extension. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a band 3.1 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that the project will proceed to construction in the coming months.

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department provides a Remote Area Boarding Grant for pupils who are educationally disadvantaged, because of their remoteness from schools, in order to provide an opportunity for them to attend school on the same basis as other pupils not so disadvantaged. Grants are paid for pupils whose normal place of residence is outside the range of public transport services to a school providing...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved funding for 2 mainstream classrooms in 2010 to meet its accommodation needs. My Department has no record of having received correspondence from the school relating to the matter contained in the details supplied by the Deputy. Any correspondence received will be considered and a response will be provided to the school.

Written Answers — School Provision: School Provision (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has recently announced plans to open at least 13 new post-primary schools over the next five years in the following locations - Gorey, Doughiska (Galway), Lucan (Clonburris), Kingscourt, Ashbourne, Mulhuddart, Blanchardstown West, Drogheda, Claregalway, Maynooth, Naas, Navan and North County Dublin/South County Louth. The Forward Planning Section of my Department is currently...

Written Answers — Schools Amalgamation: Schools Amalgamation (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning. The Stage 1 submission which incorporates Preliminary Design was received on 9th May and is currently being reviewed by my Department. Subject to no issues arising in relation to the stage 1 submission it is envisaged that the project will thereafter advance to completion...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: 42 Primary Schools and 10 Post Primary Schools in County Kilkenny were allocated funding under my Department's Water Conservation Scheme. The Management Authorities of the schools in question were informed of the terms and conditions of the scheme in an approval letter issued in October 2010. To date 29 schools have drawn down funding under the scheme and the balance of funding allocated...

Written Answers — Library Projects: Library Projects (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Junior Certificate Schools Programme (JCSP) includes a Demonstration Library Project. This project establishes high quality, fully stocked and equipped modern school libraries and provides each with a professional librarian. There are 31 Librarians working with this project and I am pleased to say that all of these Librarians will be retained for a further academic year 2011/2012. The...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision to withdraw Resource Teacher for Travellers (RTT) was taken by the previous Government as part of the last budget. The requirement to make expenditure savings and to ensure that staffing numbers remain within the Public Service Employment Control Framework prevent me from re-visiting this decision. Resource Teacher for Traveller posts-Teaching...

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision to withdraw Resource Teacher for Travellers (RTT) was taken by the previous Government as part of the last budget. The requirement to make expenditure savings and to ensure that staffing numbers remain within the Public Service Employment Control Framework prevent me from re-visiting this decision. Resource Teacher for Traveller posts-Teaching...

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Early Start Programme which was launched in 1994-95 is a targeted intervention for preschool children at risk of educational disadvantage. The Early Start units are located in Primary Schools and while my Department is supporting an Early Start unit in Ballymun, it is not located in Trinity Comprehensive, Main Street, Ballymun. If the Deputy could forward the roll number of the school...

Written Answers — Preschool Services: Preschool Services (26 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Early Start Programme which was launched in 1994-95 is a targeted intervention for preschool children at risk of educational disadvantage. The Early Start units are located in Primary Schools and while my Department is supporting Early Start units in Finglas, they are not located in St Joseph's Girls School. If the Deputy could forward the roll number of the school or further...