Results 421-440 of 19,032 for speaker:Ruairi Quinn

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

Ruairi Quinn: The funding provided by my Department to Right of Place from 2001 to 2013, when my Department ceased funding survivor groups, is as follows: 2001 - €269,971.71 2002 - €149,423 2003 - €135,381 2004 - €124,783 2005 - €127,904 2006 - €52,690 2007 - €89,280 2008 - €87,998 2009 - €75,944.76 2010 - €44,616.54 2011 -...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Guidance and counselling are a whole-school responsibility, with guidance counsellors playing their part within an overall team approach. The representative organisations for school principals and school management have developed a framework that assists schools on how best to manage the provision of guidance from within their staffing allocation. Wherever possible, group work and class-based...

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

Ruairi Quinn: Caranua, which is the service name of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. The processing of individual applications is a matter for Caranua and my officials have requested Caranua to examine this matter and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The total amount of capital spending on construction projects in the Education sector for the years 2008 to 2014 is available on the table. While the overall capital expenditure in the school sector for each year is presented, the relevant data in respect of large scale projects, the additional accommodation scheme, the prefab replacement initiative, the summer works scheme and emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Programme Expenditure (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: I am assuming that the question refers to large scale construction projects, although the Deputy will appreciate that there is a significant construction element in the Additional Accommodation and Prefab Replacement Schemes and to a lesser extent on the Summer Works and Emergency Works Schemes. Expenditure in the order of €275m is expected to arise on large scale projects in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Task Force referred to by the Deputy has met on four occasions to date. I would like to make clear that the immigration permissions of all affected students have been extended by the Department of Justice and Equality to allow them to continue to work in order to support themselves and also to allow them space to make alternative arrangements. Approximately 2,000 students have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The issues raised by the Deputy relate to budgetary matters. The budget for education, including the number of teaching posts that we can afford to fund in schools is a matter that I will have to consider with my colleagues in Cabinet in the context of the next budget. The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot at this stage anticipate any specific decisions the Government may take in this regard.

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department holds information on the number of appeals lodged to my Department in respect of expulsions under section 29 of the Education Act. This information is held by calendar year and is set out in the following table. The Deputy may wish to liaise with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs for additional information relating to expulsions. Second Level Section 29 Appeals in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a college and university admissions scheme which offers places on reduced points and extra college support to school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions are regulated by the institutions themselves. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The school in question recently submitted an application for funding for toilet facilities for a special needs pupil under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme. The scope of the proposed works is currently being assessed and the school authorities will be notified of the outcome once this assessment has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Applications (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third-level admissions scheme for students with a disability. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions are regulated by the institutions themselves. The Deputy may wish to contact the Irish Universities Association in this instance. Further details in...

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

Ruairi Quinn: The United States is a priority market for the promotion of Irish education under the Government's International Education Strategy 2010-2015. Our education relationship with the United States is particularly important to us. In the past decade we have welcomed over 60,000 US students to Ireland. The most recent US data from the Institute of International Education, indicates that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The breakdown by location as requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Up to the end of May 2014, there have been a total of 215 appeals lodged to my Department in respect of refusals to enrol.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: In line with the Universities Act, 1997, universities are academically independent and my Department does not have any function in the day to day operational affairs of such colleges. UCD have full responsibility in relation to admissions criteria for this academic programme.

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

Ruairi Quinn: My Department is not currently listed as a Respondent to any cases before the Labour Court, the Commission for Public Services Appointments (C.P.S.A.) or the Employment Appeals Tribunal (E.A.T.). My Department has been notified by the Equality Authority that it has been stated as the Respondent to one case initiated by a Civil Servant.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: It should be noted that the immigration permissions of all students affected by the closure of private colleges, including Eden College, have been extended by the Department of Justice and Equality to allow them to continue to work in order to support themselves and also to allow them space to make alternative arrangements. Eden College provided programmes leading to the awards of a number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fee Exemptions (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: Candidates whose parents or guardians hold a current full medical card are exempted from paying examination entry fees. In 2013, the most recent year for which complete figures are available, some 45,000 candidates benefitted under this scheme. This represents almost 40% of all examination candidates who entered for examinations. There are no plans at present to extend the scheme beyond its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Expenses (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: The expenditure details sought by the Deputy are set out in the attached table. Travel and subsistence payments paid to Department staff are subject to regular internal and external audit. Issues arising regarding payments of this type, including matters such as those recently highlighted by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners, would be taken into account by my Department in reviewing its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (17 Jun 2014)

Ruairi Quinn: As advised previously to the Deputy in replies to PQs on the 8th and 27th of May the employer of the person to whom the Deputy refers was informed by my Department's Payroll Division on 21 March 2014 that, as the requirement for continuous service outlined in circular letter 0034/2009 had not been satisfied, a Contract of Indefinite Duration could not be awarded in this case. CID refusal...