Results 13,061-13,080 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Schools funded by my Department are intended to cater for children and young persons with special educational needs from 4 years until the end of the school year in which they reach their 18th year. At that point, the Department of Health and Children/Health Service Executive assumes direct responsibility for young adults with special educational...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for funding for large scale capital works. The application has been assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for large scale building projects and assigned a Band 2 rating. Information in respect of the current school building programme along with all assessed applications for major...
- Written Answers — Site Acquisitions: Site Acquisitions (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The proposed acquisition of land adjacent to the school referred to by the Deputy is agreed, in principle, subject to contract. The Chief State Solicitor's Office has had recent interactions with the vendor's solicitor in relation to standard pre-contract enquiries on my Department's behalf and both parties are actively working together on this matter.
- Written Answers — Departmental Funding: Departmental Funding (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I will send the information requested to the Deputy as soon as possible. Fee-Chargoing Schools Current Funding Capital Funding Assistive Technology ICT Total 2007 â¬8,693,353 â¬3,184,665 â¬67,879 â¬101,312 â¬12,047,208 2008 â¬9,936,385 â¬2,239,518 â¬49,601 â¬12,225,503 2009 â¬6,723,021 â¬3,317,215 â¬26,271 â¬10,066,507 2010 â¬6,376,955 â¬3,169,210 â¬17,626 â¬2,551,492...
- Written Answers — Expenditure Reviews: Expenditure Reviews (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: There are no assessments, reviews or reports specific to my Department under the terms of the EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support. The Comprehensive Review of public expenditure, recently announced by Government, will shortly be incorporated in the revised EU/IMF Programme of Financial Support for Ireland. This follows the successful conclusion of the first and second quarterly reviews of...
- Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The purpose of the Remote Area Boarding Grant is to give pupils who are educationally disadvantaged because of their remoteness from schools an opportunity 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 suitable free second-level...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers made an application to my Department recently to construct a G.P. room/PE Hall, which was rejected as this school had already submitted an application for large scale capital funding for a project which included the construction of a G.P. Room. That application was assessed in accordance with the published prioritisation criteria for...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: An application under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace water tanks and internal water pipes was received from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that 36 applications from schools in County Cavan were approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2010. A total of 58 applications from schools in County Cavan were made for funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2011 and 8 schools were successful in their applications. In light of further funding being made available under the Jobs Initiative, projects...
- Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that 34 applications from schools in County Monaghan were approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2010. A total of 42 applications from schools in County Monaghan were made for funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2011. Of these, 12 schools were successful in their applications for funding. In light of further funding being made available under the Jobs...
- Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (10 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment has been progressing the development of a new subject "Politics and Society", which is proposed as an optional examinable full subject in the Leaving Certificate. A draft syllabus has been developed by the Council and was published for consultation. The syllabus is currently being revised in the light of the feedback. After this process...
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (5 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Forward Planning Section of my Department is currently finalising an examination of all areas of the country to determine where additional provision will be required at both primary and post-primary levels up to 2017. Overall post-primary requirements in the area referred to by the Deputy will be fully considered in this context. The priority for my Department will be to ensure there...
- Written Answers — Disadvantaged Status: Disadvantaged Status (5 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: The Deputy will be aware that my Department provides a range of teaching and care supports for pupils with special educational needs in line with their assessed disability. My Department's policy is to ensure the maximum possible integration of children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) into ordinary mainstream schools within the child's community where this is in the best interests of...
- Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (5 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 45 and 46 together. FÃS is responsible for the administration of the apprenticeship system nationally with funding provided by this Department. In the context of the economic downturn, FÃS has, in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, put in place a number of measures in recent years to enable registered redundant apprentices to progress in their...
- Written Answers — Special Educational Needs: Special Educational Needs (5 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 hours to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE issued a Circular to schools...
- Written Answers — School Management: School Management (4 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: 2057Responsibility for running schools on a day-to-day basis is devolved from the patron to the board of management and this was statutorily underpinned by Section 14 of the Education Act 1998. Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 provides that the appointment, suspension and dismissal of teachers are the responsibility of boards of management. In the case of VEC schools, section 20 of the...
- Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (4 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: 2057The Programme for Government contains a commitment that the Government will provide 30,000 additional training places across the education and training system. The Programme for Government also outlines that, within the first 100 days of taking office, the Government will provide a Jobs Initiative which will contain some 15,000 of those places in training, work experience and educational...
- Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (4 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: 2057My Department is currently developing new procedures and systems for the provision of temporary accommodation with a view to achieving best value for money. These include the development of standard specifications for temporary accommodation, the development of new contractual terms to incorporate buy-out and relocation options to cater for individual local circumstances and...
- Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (4 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: 2057There has not been any specific research commissioned (or consultations sought) by my Department which compare the educational outcomes of the different forms of patronage for primary schools.
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2011)
Ruairi Quinn: 2057The 2011 school building work programme, which was announced in January, is outlined on my Department's website at www.education.ie. In addition, the current status of all projects on the school building programme is published on my Department's web-site and this programme will be regularly updated throughout the year. My Department's most recent projections indicate that enrolments at...