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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Responsibility for managing access to third level places rests with the Central Applications Office (CAO) and the third level institutions generally. The higher education institutions have delegated to the CAO the task of processing applications to their first year undergraduate courses. However, the participating institutions retain the function of making decisions on admissions. Course...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 204 and 205 together. Since 2006 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility and authority for the teaching profession including accreditation of teaching qualifications and the registration of teachers. Providers of Initial Teacher Education (ITE) are responsible for content and development of their programmes. Providers must have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As the Deputy is aware my Department's position is that as each child with autism is unique, they should have access to a range of different approaches to meet their individual needs and my Department's policy is to promote a child-centred approach to the education of children with special education including autism. It is a matter for schools to determine the approach or mix of approaches...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The position which was outlined in the response to Parliamentary Question numbers 193 and 194 on 6th May 2014 remains unchanged.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As previously advised relevant circulars and guidelines are available on the website of my Department on www.education.ie. It is a matter for individual schools to decide for themselves the approaches which they may take in supporting children with special educational needs and accordingly it is a matter for schools to decide which of the circulars/guidance material will be of greatest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm that my Department will, in the coming days, issue a response to the correspondence submitted by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Recognition (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Montessori school referred to by the Deputy is not a recognised school as defined in legislation by the 1998 Education Act and does not, therefore, qualify for State funding from my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My Department allocates significant resources to ensure that pupils with special educational needs, including deaf and hard of hearing pupils, can participate fully in education. The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including deaf and hard of hearing children, should be included in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. All schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 to 215, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the previous Government capped the number of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts at 10,575 in December 2010. That cap remained in place until December 2013. In December 2013, this Government increased the cap on the number of SNA posts by 390 posts to 10,965 at the end of 2014. The total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Provision (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: QQI/FETAC awards are provided by education and training providers that have agreed their overall arrangements for Quality Assurance with FETAC/QQI. The location of courses offered by these recognised providers is then a matter for the provider themselves. Providers do use community and civic centres and also use hotels, purpose built facilities and work based locations which are health and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: My office received 2 letters from Professor Julian Leslie, Head of Research Graduate School and Faculty of Life and Health Sciences, University of Ulster and Chair, Division of Behaviour Analysis, Psychological Society of Ireland, dated 14th December 2011 and 18th May 2012. The first of these letters included no request for a meeting. In his second letter, Professor Leslie concluded by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Services Provision (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The report to which the Deputy refers is a major report on special classes in Irish schools 'Understanding Special Class Provision in Ireland' and was published on-line by the NCSE and the ESRI on May 8th last. The report is based on a national survey of schools undertaken by researchers at the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Policy on the programmes, interventions and supports for children in education is a matter for my Department. Decisions in this regard are informed by evidence based research and advices received covering a range of matters including pedagogy, school curriculum, special educational needs and child development. The role of the SESS is to attend to the training needs of teachers on foot of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In accordance with section 18 of the Education Act 1998, schools (other than those established or maintained by a vocational education committee) are required to keep all proper and usual accounts and records of all monies received by it or expenditure of such monies incurred by it and must ensure that in each year all such accounts are properly audited or certified in accordance with best...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 227 together. The Deputy will be aware that under the Education Act 1998, legally, all schools are managed by school Boards of Management, on behalf of the school patrons or trustees. Accordingly, whereas I provide funding and policy direction for schools, neither I nor the Department have legal powers to instruct schools to follow a particular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has approved the amalgamation of the schools to which he refers with effect from September 2014. This follows on from a request and decision made by the Patron. The amalgamation was approved following confirmation from the Patron that the existing school buildings will host the amalgamated schools and that no capital consequences would arise.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I can confirm for the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for grant aid under the 2014 Summer Works Scheme. However, the application was not successful. Since the announcement of the successful applicants, the school has advised my Department that it will be submitting an appeal relating to its application. This appeal, when received, will be considered and the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland SUSI) that the student referred to by the Deputy was originally awarded a full maintenance grant, including Student Contribution fee of €2,500. It subsequently came to light from documentation that the student submitted that he had previously attended, but not completed an undergraduate Level 7 course from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 May 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The delivery of the school building referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The planning permission is currently under appeal to An Bord Pleanála. When all of the relevant statutory approvals have been obtained the project will be allowed to proceed to tender and construction.