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Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that 96 Primary and Post-Primary schools from Limerick City and County applied for funding under the Summer Works Scheme for 2011. I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 40 schools were successful under this year's Summer Works Scheme. Unfortunately, due to the scale of demand for funding under the scheme, it was not possible to grant aid all applications and,...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is aware of the problems with the school building project to which he refers. My Department is liaising with the Board of Management and their Design Team in relation to next steps.

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Under my Department's student grant schemes, students who are entering approved courses for the first time are eligible for grants where they satisfy the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to age, residence, means, nationality and previous academic attainment. Details of the 2011/12 student grant scheme are due to become available following publication, which is...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has recently applied to my Department seeking funding to provide additional accommodation. This application is currently being assessed. Officials in my Department will convey a decision on the application to the school authority when the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: It is understood that the Deputy's question refers to a proposal for an academy for children with autism which was submitted to my Department for consideration by an organisation in Dublin 13. My Department will respond to the submitted proposal in the near future. The Deputy will be aware that my Department has no direct funding arrangements with the group in question. Consideration of...

Written Answers — Higher Education Grants: Higher Education Grants (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for a student's local grant awarding body – the relevant local authority or VEC. The student in question should, therefore, contact his grant awarding authority and make arrangements to amend his original application form and to provide the proofs required to support the revised information. In the absence of all of the relevant...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011. Applications from schools for gas, mechanical and electrical works were prioritised under the Summer Works Scheme funding this year and I regret that the application made by the school in question was not selected....

Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (24 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 — School Text Books: School Text Books (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no role in the production or publication of school text books. However, my Department does issue guidance to school principals to ensure that the changes to school book lists are kept to a minimum. I do not have any current plans to meet school book publishers in this regard at present, but it is an issue which will be kept under review. My Department issued funding to...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011. Unfortunately, due to the scale of demand for funding under the scheme, it was not possible to grant aid all applications and accordingly it has been necessary to prioritise some categories of works over others....

Written Answers — School Staffing: School Staffing (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The process of allocating teaching resources to schools for 2011/2012 and the arrangements for filling vacant or new teaching posts, including temporary posts, takes place in the context of the EU/IMF Programme of Support for Ireland and the Public Service Agreement 2010/2014. It is necessary for my Department to exercise additional control and reporting measures this year to ensure that the...

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In relation to the first-named programme, all instalments due to date under the relevant settlement agreement have been paid. The payments are scheduled for completion in 2014. In relation to the second-named programme, a settlement of this dispute has been agreed, the terms of which are confidential under the settlement agreement reached. No other funding has been provided by my...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 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 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 (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The contract for the project to which the Deputy refers is between the Board of Management and the main contractor. There is no contractual relationship between any of the sub-contractors engaged on this project and either my Department or the Board of Management. In general all sub-contractors employed on school building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy applied for funding under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011. Applications from schools for gas, mechanical and electrical works were prioritised under the Summer Works Scheme funding this year and I regret that the application made by the school in question was not selected....

Written Answers — Third Level Fees: Third Level Fees (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: Section 473A, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997, as amended by Section 11 of the Finance Act 2011, provides for tax relief, at the standard rate of tax, for tuition fees paid in respect of approved courses at approved colleges of higher education including certain approved undergraduate and postgraduate courses in E.U. Member States and in non EU countries. Under the legislation, the definition...

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 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 once construction commences the project will take approximately eighteen months to complete.

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has reached agreement, in principle, subject to contract with Cork County Council, in relation to the proposed acquisition of a site for the school to which he refers. Liaison with the Local Authority on the matter is ongoing. Due to the commercial sensitivities relating to site acquisitions, I am not in a position to comment further at this...

Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 136 together. 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 to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's...

Written Answers — Traveller Education: Traveller Education (24 May 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 134, 137, 138 and 144 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision to withdraw Resource Teacher for Travellers 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...