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

Ruairi Quinn: I assume the Deputy is referring to Circular 19/2011 which commences the redeployment process for surplus permanent teachers at primary level. This circular, which is available on my Department's website, sets out the detailed arrangements for the operation of the redeployment process. The process of allocating teaching resources to schools for 2011/2012 and the arrangements for filling...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: At a Government meeting held on the 15th March, 2011, it was decided to reduce the number of staff permitted at Ministers' constituency offices from 6 to 4 and Minister of State's constituency offices from 5 to 3. There are currently 2 officers in my Constituency Office. Their grades are as follows: 1 Higher Executive Officer; 1 Staff Officer. There is currently 1 (0.8 full time equivalent)...

Written Answers — Company Closures: Company Closures (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In the period prior to the appointment of the Receiver in this case, the University in question discharged all of its financial responsibilities under its contract with the main contractor directly to the contractor as normal. Any monies now owed by the main contractor to sub contractors fall to be addressed by the Receiver. In these circumstances, the University is unable to assist the sub...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The brief for the building project to which the Deputy refers was revised in 2007 from an extension/refurbishment of existing accommodation to one intended to provide two new schools on the existing site. The Deputy will note that this project was not included in the 2011 school building work programme announced earlier this year. The progression of all large scale building projects,...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The new system of tendering for FÁS courses will require registration on a Contracted Training Tender List (CTTL). All training providers, including those currently on the CTTL, who wish to register on the CTTL will have to meet the requirements of a new pre-qualification process which will be managed by the FÁS Procurement Department in conjunction with the FÁS Training, Policy &...

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

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with the Education Act 1998, teachers are employed by the management authority of each individual school. Accordingly, a teacher' s status/position in a school is a matter for the management authority concerned. The sick leave scheme for teachers is the subject of a collective agreement reached at the Teachers' Conciliation Council and the terms are set out in Circular Letter...

Written Answers — School Text Books: School Text Books (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has no role in the production and publication of school text books. Accordingly, I am not in a position to speculate on the cost of school books, which is determined on a commercial basis by the educational publishers who commission them. I can also confirm that my Department does not administer any licensing scheme, and I am unaware of any licensing scheme run by any other...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has recently written to all Special Schools to advise them that it will consider requests from school authorities who wish to retain students who are over 18 years of age, for an extra school year, in circumstances where they are following courses leading to accreditation at a level of FETAC 3 or above. As such, I would ask the Deputy to advise...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The scheme of incremental credit for primary teachers is the subject of a collective agreement reached at Teachers' Conciliation Council and the terms are set out in Circular letter 10/2001. The application for incremental credit submitted by the person referred to by the Deputy was for service given in a private institution outside the European Union. The school in which the service was...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school in question submitted an application for the works referred to by the Deputy under the 2011 Summer Works Scheme. A list of 453 successful schools was announced on 30 March 2011 and I regret that the application made by the school referred to by the Deputy was not selected. A letter to this effect has issued to the school. Applications from schools for gas,...

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: A breakdown of the calculation of the redundancy payment made to the person referred to by the Deputy will be provided to her by my Department.

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department has not made changes to the supplementary panel which is made up of teachers with fixed term and/or substitute service. My Department has prioritised permanent and contract of indefinite duration (CID) holding teachers within the main redeployment panels so that all vacancies are offered in the first instance to these teachers. The purpose of this is to maximise the...

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

Ruairi Quinn: When the moratorium was introduced the Government exempted Principal and Deputy Principal posts in all primary and post-primary schools and these continue to be replaced in the normal manner. The impact of the moratorium is therefore limited to the Director of Adult Education, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances payable to teachers on promotion. Vacancies at this level arise...

Written Answers — FÁS Training Programmes: FÁS Training Programmes (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: People from Co. Meath participate on FÁS training courses in all regions throughout the 26 counties. The numbers are set out in the table. Requests for certification are processed in the region in which the training takes place and the methodology used varies depending on the programme type. To establish who has yet to be awarded certification would require significant resources and time....

Written Answers — Training and Work Experience Programmes: Training and Work Experience Programmes (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: In 2010, the Government funded 6,195 training, education and work experience places in County Meath at a cost of €27.8 million. FÁS, the main training provider for the unemployed, provided 1,979 training and work experience places at a cost of €17.7 million in County Meath last year. The Labour Market Activation Fund provided 880 activation places in County Meath to the unemployed in...

Written Answers — School Placement: School Placement (19 Apr 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...

Written Answers — Schools Refurbishment: Schools Refurbishment (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The funding allocated to the 2009 Summer Works Scheme amounts to €109m with expenditure incurred in 2009 of €100.7m; in 2010 of €6.4m and to date in 2011 a sum of €0.5m. The funding allocated to the 2010 Summer Works Scheme amounts to €138m with expenditure incurred in 2010 of €124.5m and to date in 2011 a sum of €6m.

Written Answers — School Patronage: School Patronage (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The Programme for Government gives a commitment to move towards a more pluralist system of patronage at second level, recognising a wider number of patrons. It is my intention to address this policy and I will consider the role that all patron bodies, including Educate Together, can play in ensuring our education system caters for a pluralism of choice which reflects the needs of Ireland...

Written Answers — Teachers' Remuneration: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Apr 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: The case referred to by the Deputy is being examined by officials of my Department at present. The person referred to by the Deputy will be advised of the position as soon as possible.

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (19 Apr 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...