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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that a decision was taken by the previous Government as part of the December 2010 budgetary process that Traveller pupils who are eligible for learning support teaching should receive this tuition through the existing learning support provision in schools. The General Allocation Model, which provides additional learning support and resource teaching allocations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Primary Online Database (POD) will replace the current annual census of primary schools, and will involve schools maintaining and returning data on pupils to the Department at individual pupil level on a live web-based system which is currently being developed by a project team in the Department. The database will allow the Department to more closely monitor and evaluate progress and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, I understand that Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) is reviewing his grant application and will be in contact with him shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of DEIS in 2005. These posts were in 173 DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 Schools, 163 post primary schools, 16 rural DEIS schools and 17 non DEIS schools. Due to conflicting reports of posts being lost in these schools, my Department produced a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Calculation of reckonable income is set out in Article 22(3) of the Student Grant Scheme 2013. The income considered by a grant awarding authority is income from all sources, whether it arises in the State or not, including: - Income from employment (including benefit in kind and directorships) - Social welfare payments (with certain exclusions - see below) - Payments from other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Evaluations (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Inspectors are enabled to comment on physical infrastructure, facilities and deployment of resources during whole school evaluations. While the primary focus of whole-school evaluation is on the quality of teaching, learning, school leadership and management, where serious shortcomings in relation to school facilities are found these are raised with the school authorities and recommendations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The results of the 2012 Lifeskills survey, which were published by my Department recently, indicated that approximately 30% of post primary schools have vending machines or school shops which sell fizzy drinks, sweets and crisps. In response to this finding, officials in my Department are currently developing guidance for schools on promoting healthy eating, including through the appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I regret the announcement by the ASTI and TUI of the fact that they are balloting their members on industrial action on the new Junior Cycle Student Award (JCSA). I have considered the concerns expressed by the unions and others in relation to the new JCSA. In that context, I have responded to their concerns in relation to the implementation of the Framework on Junior Cycle. I have slowed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All Statutory Approvals have been received and the Design Team are working on the completion of stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning. Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 276 and 278 together. As the Deputy is aware, my Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing pupil numbers. To ensure that this is achieved, the delivery of major school projects to meet significant demographic demands nationally...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Dublin 22 is in the Clondalkin feeder area. There are two Gaelscoileanna in this area. The schools' total enrolment details are: 2011/12 = 517; 2012/13 = 515. The number of pupils enrolled in individual schools is provided in the National School Annual Census. Results from the Census for the current school year (2013/2014) are being finalised at present. Publication of all data at primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: A list of Gaelscoileanna that have rented prefabricated buildings is attached for the Deputy's attention. My Department does not hold information in the sub-county format as requested. Schools that are included on my Department's 5 Year Capital Programme and Prefab Replacement Initiatives are highlighted, as these will have their temporary accommodation replaced with permanent buildings....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is providing a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school for Maynooth. The school, which will be a non-designated Community College, will commence operation in September 2014 under the patronage of the Education and Training Board. Maynooth has one existing post-primary school, which also operates under the patronage of the Education and Training Board. My Department is co-locating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department understands that the Patron is in ongoing discussions with the relevant stakeholders in the Ballyfermot area as part of its assessment of future school accommodation needs in the area. While my Department is aware of the Patron's discussions locally, it has not received a proposal from the Patron in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: A key priority for my Department is to prioritise and target resources in schools with the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage. To this end resources in DEIS schools have been protected under Budget 2014, with no overall changes to DEIS-related staffing levels or DEIS funding in 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works Scheme, applications are currently being assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (59/2013) is available on my Department's website www.education.ie. It is my intention to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Teaching resources are allocated to schools on a school year basis. Unlike most other areas of the public service teaching vacancies are being filled in accordance with published Department criteria. The Government has prioritised, as best as possible, the filling of front-line posts in the Education sector within the constraints of the Employment Control Framework. For example, schools are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There is currently no national data available on retention of pupils at primary level or on the numbers leaving by age. Enhancing attendance, progression, retention and attainment are central elements of DEIS, the Action Plan for Educational Inclusion. DEIS is part of a continuum of interventions delivered by my Department to address educational disadvantage including early school leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that resource teaching/learning support is available for all pupils with assessed syndromes, including IP 36 deletion syndrome. Pupils with IP 36 deletion syndrome attending mainstream schools may receive additional teaching support in primary schools, either under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, if the pupil's educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (25 Feb 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department can confirm that an application for redundancy was received from the person referred to by the Deputy and is currently considering the application. We will advise the person of the position as soon as possible.