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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. SUBHEAD SUBHEAD ALLOCATION (€m) A.5 Admin Budget 1.5 A.13 Special Memorial (Abuse) 0.5 A.14.1 ICT (Schools) 0.5 A.14.3 Educational Disadvantage 0.5 B.3 SOLAS 2.5 D.3 Schools 470 D.4 Higher Education 34.8 D.5 PPPs 31 - Book Rental Scheme 5 - TOTAL 546.3

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department's expenditure on IT, over the past five years, is as follows: YEAR EXPENDITURE 2009 €3,548,375 2010 €3,117,070 2011 €4,004,246 2012 €4,062,253 2013 €4,825,914

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 279 and 280 together. This information is available on our Key Statistics Report 2013/2014 on our website,.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The number of primary school children who were in classes of 30 or more during 2013/2014 was 124,493. The following table shows the number of pupils broken down by county. Pupils in classes containing 30 or more pupils Year County Name Class Size Mainstream Desc MS Class Pupils 2013 Carlow 30-34 1,626 2013 35-39 72 2013 Cavan 30-34 1,194 2013 35-39 211 2013 Clare 30-34 3,403 2013...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 282 and 283 together. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary and post-primary schools, including redeployment arrangements, are published annually. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Fees Waiver (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In 2013 fees were determined in relation to a limited number of services provided by QQI. Amongst those fees were certification/award fees. This is the only category of fees to which waivers apply. Certification fees apply mainly to learners and not to providers. Waivers in respect of fees for further education and training awards apply to social welfare recipients, medical card...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act, 2012 fees are determined by QQI and require the consent of both the Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The 2012 Act provides for fees to be determined in relation to fifteen different activities and services of QQI, although all providers will not wish to access all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The provision of training in Meath is an operational matter for Louth/Meath Education and Training Board (ETB) and I have asked the ETB to contact the Deputy directly with the information.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school in County Meath to which the Deputy refers will open in temporary accommodation in September 2014. Planning permission has been obtained for this accommodation and work is in progress to have the accommodation in place for September next. The school will accept first year students in September 2014 and these students will graduate to second and third year respectively in 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Exchequer Savings (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There are three categories of ETBs for the purposes of pay scales for Chief Executives. Based on the mid point of these scales, the Department estimates that the gross annual saving to the Exchequer, if the pay for the Chief Executives were capped at €100,000, is of the order of €144,000. As Chief Executives are employees of and paid by the ETBs, information relating to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Waiver Applications (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) is due to publish its policy in relation to re-engagement with its providers shortly. Re-engagement, or the formal agreement of quality assurance (QA) procedures with QQI, is a requirement for legacy providers, such as the organisation referred to by the Deputy, under the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training ) Act, 2012. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Erasmus Programme (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Education is pivotal to the Europe 2020 Strategy and, in recognition of this, the Erasmus+ programme represents an investment in education, training, youth and sport projects and activities by the European Commission. The Commission will fund the programme in the amount of €14.7 billion over the seven years from 2014 to 2020. This represents an increase of 40% on the funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The payment of an additional training allowance of €31.80 per week for the long term unemployed was introduced during a period of high employment levels as an incentive for the long term unemployed to participate in FÁS (now SOLAS) training courses. The payment of this allowance was later extended to those persons in receipt of social welfare disability payments to introduce...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school building project, referred to by the Deputy, is at an early stage of architectural planning. A design team was appointed in March to commence the architectural planning process. However, the Project Supervisor for the Design Process (PSDP) subsequently ceased trading and it was necessary to hold a tender exercise for a replacement PSDP. The replacement PSDP has recently been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have been in contact with Donegal ETB in relation to identifying a suitable site in the Buncrana area for a Campus Development. A number of potential sites that were identified were deemed unfeasible. Another potential site has recently been identified by the ETB and this is under consideration; my Department will continue to engage with the relevant stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The primary school project in New Ross to which the Deputy refers, is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that the project will progress to tender in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Registration Issues (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Since 28th March 2006, the Teaching Council is the statutory authority under the Teaching Council Act for the registration of teachers. As enacted by the Oireachtas in 2001, the Teaching Council Act required teachers to be registered by the Teaching Council in order to be paid from state funds for their employment in schools recognised by the Department of Education and Skills. Section 30...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Earlier this year I confirmed to Commissioner Vassiliou and Commssioner Andor from the European Commission, Ireland's support for the European Alliance for Apprenticeships and that Ireland will continue to ensure that the Irish Apprenticeship System meets the requirements of all relevant stakeholders. Under the Action Plan for Jobs my Department committed to undertaking a review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Administration (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) has wide-ranging responsibilities both in terms of the quality assurance of further and higher education and training providers and as an awarding body for certain providers, including many of those in the community and voluntary sector. QQI also has responsibility for safeguarding the standard and quality of its qualifications, all of which are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (8 Jul 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested by the deputy is not readily available in my Department as it is not possible to easily isolate salary adjustments due to increments from other salary adjustments. To obtain the financial information requested would require a disproportionate amount of effort relative to the resources available.