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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (8 Apr 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The latest PISA report from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) shows that 15 year old students in Ireland performed at the average level of participating countries on computer based assessment of problem solving. Ireland only ranked 17th of the 28 OECD countries who took part in the study, and 22nd out of all 44 participating countries. Ireland performed less...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (27 Mar 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Schools programme must now address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. These will be addressed in the new Digital Strategy for Schools which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (13 Mar 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: ...Schools programme must now address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. These will be addressed in the new Digital Strategy for Schools which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Dec 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...in Schools programme must address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. In relation to curricular reform the new junior cycle in post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (5 Nov 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...in Schools programme must address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. In relation to curricular reform the new junior cycle in post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (18 Sep 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...in Schools programme must address new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices, and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level. In relation to curricular reform the new junior cycle in post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology Issues (18 Jul 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: ...the period 2014-2016. This strategy will take account of next generation technologies relevant to this organisation and its customer base, in addition to public service wide policies as regards cloud computing, eGovernment, shared services etc.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: .... The new ICT Strategy will address the new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Mar 2013)

Ruairi Quinn: .... The new ICT Strategy will address the new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices and the deployment of high speed broadband at post-primary level.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Computerisation Programme (12 Dec 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...allocations of €22,663.65 and €24,809.74 in 2010 to the school referred to by the Deputy. The priority under this grant scheme was the equipping of all classrooms with a digital projector, teaching computer and wireless keyboard and mouse. This ICT infrastructure grant schemes is now fully disbursed. There are no plans to introduce a new Infrastructure Grant Scheme in 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (10 Oct 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...on a new ICT Strategy which will address the new policy challenges and opportunities arising from major developments in curricular reform, digital publishing, digital content dissemination tools generally, cloud services, portable computing and student devices.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Computerisation Programme Expenditure (20 Sep 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department distributed more than €90m in ICT Infrastructure grants to schools in 2009 and 2010. These schemes prioritised the equipping of all classrooms with a digital projector, teaching computer and wireless keyboard and mouse. These ICT Infrastructure grant schemes are now fully disbursed. There are no plans to introduce a new ICT Infrastructure Grant Scheme in 2012 in view of...

Written Answers — Departmental Expenditure: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jul 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...the programme, including €92m in ICT Infrastructure Grant funding between November 2009 and December 2010. The main priority under this scheme was the equipping of each classroom with a teaching computer and digital projector. Once the baseline is in place schools can allocate any remaining funding under the scheme to other ICT equipment and software for educational use. A number of key...

Written Answers — Third Level Courses: Third Level Courses (23 Feb 2012)

Ruairi Quinn: ...occupation is below. Provider Programme Title NFQ ECTS Years Athlone Institute of Technology Certificate in Renewable Heating Systems Level 6 60 1 Cork Institute of Technology Certificate in Computer Networking Level 6 35 1 Cork Institute of Technology Certificate in Introduction to Sustainable Energy Level 6 10 1 Cork Institute of Technology Higher Certificate in Science in GMP &...

Skills Shortages (19 Jul 2011)

Ruairi Quinn: ...difficulties. The skills needs of the ICT sector are not uniform and are continually evolving. A key issue that has been identified is a shortage in the domestic supply of honours degree level computing and electronic engineering graduates. This stems from the fall-off in demand from students for ICT related programmes following the dotcom collapse, allied with the significant recent...

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