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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School is included on my Department's capital programme.  With the assistance of officials from Fingal County Council a suitable site has been identified and the school building project has been advanced into the architectural planning process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, with the assistance of officials in Fingal County Council, agreement in principle has been reached with the landowner in respect of the acquisition of a site at Broomfield, Malahide to accommodate the school to which he refers. The schedule of accommodation and brief in respect of the building project has been finalised and the project will now be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The property referred to by the Deputy is not in my ownership. In common with other buildings of its kind, there is a charging lease in place on the property, in this case dated 1928 for 900 years to protect the state's investment in the property. In circumstances where a property has ceased to be used as a school, and a request is received from the property owner to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Officials of my Department meet regularly with both the Chair and Chief Executive of the organisation to discuss relevant matters.  There are no planned meetings with the Chief Executive of Caranua.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Funding for special education provision in 2018 will amount to some €1.75 billion, up 43% since 2011 and equivalent to 18.7% of the gross overall current allocation for education and training.  My Department's policy is to provide for the inclusive education of children with special educational needs, including Autism (ASD), in mainstream school settings, unless such a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Construction Contracts (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department terminated the contract with the building contractor under Clause 12 of the Public Works Contract earlier this year. There is a Performance Bond in place for this project and the Design team has been liaising with the Bondsman with the intention of calling on the Bond to cover the costs of finishing out the works. The design team has drawn up a list of works that have to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I have not met with the UK Secretary of State for Education since my recent appointment as Minister for Education and Skills.  I understand that my predecessor has had such a meeting and that the Ministers of State at my Department have also engaged with their UK counterparts. It is a priority for me to engage fully with Brexit matters and I hope to arrange a meeting with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: University Governance (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that the term of office of the present Governing Body of the university referred to by the Deputy, will expire on 31st January 2019. In accordance with Section 16(3) of the Universities Act 1997, up to four ministerial representatives will be appointed to the Governing Body on my nomination, following an open recruitment process managed by the Department and consultation with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: This project is currently at Stage 2B of Architectural Planning.  Planning Permission has been received and the Disability Access Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate have been granted. The Department has authorised the pre-qualification of contractors. The school was informed of the timeframe for progression of the project to tender stage and construction stage and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: This project is currently at Stage 2B of Architectural Planning.  Planning Permission has been received and the Disability Access Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate have been granted. The Department has authorised the pre-qualification of contractors. The school was informed of the timeframe for progression of the project to tender stage and construction stage and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is responsible for the day to day running of a school. It is the responsibility of the Board to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 and the commenced provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. The enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: In accordance with the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. It is also the Board of Management of the school that is responsible for ensuring that all appropriate health and safety measures are in place. In relation to child protection matters, the organisation with primary statutory responsibility for child protection is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parking Provision (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Department of Education and Skills provides car-parking spaces for its staff within Dublin, Limerick and Cork city as follows: Car-parks Number of spaces Dublin 185 spaces Limerick 21 spaces Cork 34 spaces The information sought in regard to the car-parking spaces provided for staff working in agencies based in Dublin, Limerick and Cork is being collated and I will arrange to have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Funding for special education provision in 2018 will amount to some €1.75 billion, up 43% since 2011 and equivalent to 18.7% of the gross overall current allocation for education and training. My Department provides for a range of services and supports to ensure that children with Special Educational Needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. These supports...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not hold the specific information to which he refers. More detailed information relating to enrolment levels in all primary and post schools nationwide is available on the Department's website at the following link: . In relation to school admissions, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Information on projected enrolments in 6th class (mainstream classes only) for the years 2018 - 2023 is available in the table below. It can be seen that 6th class enrolments are due to rise by more than 8,000 pupils between the latest actual figures available - 63,037 in 2017/2018 - and the peak in 2020/2021 (71,466) before beginning to reduce as the demographic peak moves through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. As our reporting system does not subdivide counties by region all schools in Meath are included. The data given is from the 2017/2018 academic year, the latest available. It is accessible through the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: When work commenced on the site referred to by the Deputy, concerns were raised by local residents regarding noise from outside of working hours. The building contract and the planning conditions allow for works on site between the hours of 7am - 7pm. Following discussions with South Dublin County Council (SDCC), the Contractor amended work practices to ensure no...