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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority for the registration of teachers. The processing time for an application for registration varies on the type of application and whether an assessment of qualifications is required (to determine if the qualification(s) meet the Council's registration criteria). Applicants including newly qualified teachers (NQTs) who have provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: There has been no cut to the number of special needs assistants in schools. In fact, in December 2013, the Govenment announced it was increasing the number of SNA posts available for allocation to schools, in order to reflect demographic growth and increased demand for SNA support. The existing provision for 10,575 SNA posts has been increased by 390 to 10,965 posts, which are being made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: One of the Principles which underpin the new Framework for Junior Cycle is "inclusive education" and during their 3 years in junior cycle students will be expected to cover 24 'Statements of Learning' which encompass the key knowledge and skills required by our young people if they are to become active and involved citizens. In addition, there are 8 key skills which include "working with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is currently working with Cork County Council to secure sites to facilitate the schools referred to by the Deputy. When sites have been secured, my Department will be in contact with the respective patrons in relation to the locations of the individual schools. All relevant issues will be taken into account in this regard including the outcome of the patronage determination...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department is currently considering the appeal under the summer works scheme submitted by the school to which he refers and expects to be in a position to advise the school of the outcome shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information requested on the number of appointments made to State boards in the last three years is outlined in the following table. The Deputy should note that Board appointments, while made by me as Minister, are not in all cases made at my sole discretion. Individuals may be nominated for appointment by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute of the body concerned....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: This is a day to day operational matter for City of Dublin Education and Training Board (ETB) and I have asked the ETB to contact the Deputy directly to clarify the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support. Where children have significant care needs whereby they may need additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school to which the Deputy refers is currently occupying a number of rented prefab units pending the construction of the new school building. It will be the responsibility of the school authority to arrange for the removal and return of these units to the prefab supplier when the new school building is completed. Only one of the prefabs on site has been purchased. A decision on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (18 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: An official from my Department has been in contact with the person concerned regarding the issues raised by the Deputy and outlined the current position to her.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Residential Institutions Redress Board operates pursuant to the Residential Institutions Redress Act, 2002 to provide fair and reasonable financial awards to victims of institutional childhood abuse. The Board is independent and the application process is confidential in accordance with the terms of the 2002 Act. Therefore, I am not in a position to comment on any individual application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The information on the programme in question is held by SOLAS and I have asked them to provide the data requested directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding to provide improved accommodation. The application will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My officials have examined their records but could not identify any representation on behalf of the individual referred to by the Deputy. I understand that the individual is an employee of Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (ETB). If the individual has a payment issue, they should in the first instance refer this to the ETB as their employer.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It is intended that the "AwardS" will be presented to the recipients by the Taoiseach in September 2014 for both 2013 and 2014. The last awards ceremony was in 2012 and it was for the recipients of the Seán Lemass Awards for 2011 and 2012.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Issues (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Caranua is an independent statutory body under the aegis of my Department. Caranua's application advisors (previously known as caseworkers) are based in Caranua's office in Dublin and work with applicants regardless of where the applicant is living. I understand from inquiries made by my officials that Caranua has not entered into a formal contract with any survivor organisations, either in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The majority of support for preschool provision is funded by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. My Department has funded the development of two practice frameworks - Síolta which is a quality framework for early childhood education and Aistear, the curriculum framework for early childhood education. The learning goals in Aistear for early literacy and numeracy focus on:-...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading, which are the most recent in this series of national assessments, provide baseline data for future national assessments in Mathematics and English reading at second and sixth class but are not directly comparable with previous assessments. In 2009, test scores were grouped into four proficiency levels (clusters of skill-sets...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy and Numeracy Levels (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The 2009 National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading, which are the most recent in this series of national assessments, provide baseline data for future national assessments in Mathematics and English reading at second and sixth class but are not directly comparable with previous assessments. In 2009, test scores were grouped into four proficiency levels (clusters of skill-sets...