Mary Mitchell O'Connor
Question:118. Deputy Mary Mitchell O'Connor asked the Minister for Education and Skills the cost to the State for a pupil attending a private school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45453/12]
View answerCapitation Grants
Questions (118)
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I assume the Deputy is referring to the fee-charging second level schools.
Grants are not paid by my Department in respect of pupils enrolled in fee-charging schools.
The most recent statistics show that a total of over 25,600 pupils attend fee-charging schools.
The Department of Education and Skills spends approximately €100 million on current expenditure in these schools and the cost therefore in respect of an individual pupil is estimated at €3906.
Teachers' Remuneration
Questions (119)
Noel Harrington
Question:119. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 98 of 3 October 2012, regarding the Teaching Council list of 24 teachers (details supplied) registered in the further education sector and employed by County Cork Vocational Education Committee, if his Department issued any instruction, guideline or circular letter to County Cork VEC in relation to the payment of these County Cork School of Music teachers on the teachers' basic scale to include increments for their years of teaching service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45461/12]
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The Department publishes all current circulars on its website at www.education.ie.
An e-mail issued to the CEO of County Cork VEC on the 29 June 2009 which advised that the music provision provided by Cork County School of Music was not part of the VEC's Further Education remit and that the appropriate teacher qualifications were those pertaining to primary and second level provision. This was on the basis that the music provision was clearly targeted at those who were of an age where they are attending mainstream provision in primary and second level schools.
Teachers who are qualified for a post and registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland are entitled to be paid at the qualified rate of pay in accordance with circular 31/2011. Once a teacher is placed on the qualified rate of pay then they may access the schemes of Incremental Credit as outlined in Circular 29/2007 and updated by Circular 29/2010.
Unqualified teachers are remunerated at a point equivalent to the first point of the incremental salary scale and are ineligible for progression along the scale and the schemes of incremental credit.
Schools Refurbishment
Questions (120)
Robert Troy
Question:120. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the future of the minor works grant and if it will be available next year. [45486/12]
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As previously outlined to the Deputy on 9th October 2012, the priority in the education capital budget sector is to focus on major school projects and smaller projects devolved to schools to meet demographic demands over the next five years. Given the necessity to concentrate on meeting the need for additional school places it is unlikely that funding will be available for a minor works grant in the coming years.
Schools Building Projects Status
Questions (121)
Eoghan Murphy
Question:121. Deputy Eoghan Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans for the former secondary school building on Haddington Road, Dublin 4, which was purchased by the Department of Education and Skills last year. [45490/12]
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The school building referred to by the Deputy is currently the subject of a major extension and refurbishment project. This project when complete will provide appropriate accommodation to facilitate the amalgamation of the two nearby primary schools and additional school accommodation to meet additional pupil enrolments in the area.
A design team was appointed in September of this year to take the project through the stages of architectural planning.