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

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 213 and 214 together. The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached table. The Department publishes information on second level retention rates by cohort - the latest information available is for the cohort of pupils who entered second level education in 2011 and were due to complete the Leaving Certificate in June of 2016 or 2017,...

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

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, Action 88 of DEIS Plan 2017 provides for a review of current out of school education provision. This review has been carried out by a Working Group chaired by my Department and including representatives from Tusla and the ETB sector.  This review has been informed through the use of questionnaires, submissions from stakeholders and a public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the Deputy's information, details of the State bodies that fall under the aegis of my Department, including reference details of the manner of the filling of the board appointments, are available on my Department's website at the following link: . For ease of reference a copy of the board details, including the criteria for appointments to each board, is...

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

Joe McHugh: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (11 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 and 219 together. On Monday 3 December 2018 my Department was informed of the closure of the school referred to by the Deputy. This school, which was a private English language school, is a member of MEI (Marketing English in Ireland), an association of English language schools. I understand that MEI representatives met with the school’s...

Death of former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tugaim aitheantas don dhá theaghlach, teaghlach Barnes agus teaghlach Harte, atá linn inniu. Déanaim comhbhrón le teaghlach uilig Harte agus le teaghlach uilig Barnes as a gcailleadh ollmhór. I acknowledge both families who are present. I do not want to go over ground that has already been commented on. My former colleague Paddy Harte was the standard-bearer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design. The outcome of the pre-qualification process for the main contract has been notified to contractors who expressed interest in tendering for this project.  Feedback and issues arising from same has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions Data (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the Deputy’s information, the following number of Parliamentary Questions were processed by my Department for the timeframe 2016 to end November 2018. 2016: 55 oral and 3,042 written Parliamentary Questions 2017: 94 oral and 4,927 written Parliamentary Questions. 2018: 78 oral and 4475 written Parliamentary Questions (end November) As part of their duties, three Clerical Officers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is currently considering the school's application for additional accommodation. My Department expects to be in a position to convey a decision on the application to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: April 2018 saw the announcement of the establishment of 42 new schools over the next 4 year period from 2019 to 2022.  The 17 schools due to open in Sept 2019 including the school to which the Deputy refers remain on schedule. A suitable permanent site for the school has been identified in the Belmayne/Clongriffin area and my officials are working to advance matters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware DEIS Plan 2017 was the culmination of more than 18 months of consultation and discourse with education partners and other stakeholders to ensure that identification of schools and future delivery of interventions is fully informed by the practical experience of teachers, parents, students and non-governmental organisations working on behalf of children at risk...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards and regulation of the teaching profession. Under Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, all initial teacher education programmes are subject to review and accreditation by the Teaching Council, in accordance with the Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers (published in 2011 and revised in March...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the National Development Plan (NDP) provides for an €8.4 billion investment in school buildings over the period 2018 to 2027 to deliver on NDP and National Planning Framework objectives. It is intended that this will address the twin priorities of catering for demographic need as well as ensuring a strengthened focus on refurbishment of existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Since the introduction in 2006 of the non-statutory Garda vetting arrangements the Teaching Council has played a central role in the vetting of registered teachers both for the purposes of registration with the Council and as a conduit for school employers for the purposes of the vetting of registered teachers for employment. Under the non-statutory vetting arrangements, vetting of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (12 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 responses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 120 together. My Department works with service-providing partners in the health and disability sectors to support and plan for the co-ordinated delivery of services to families of children with special educational needs across the disability sector, including children in special schools. Cooperation and coordination has progressively improved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Scheme, which set out to ensure that the Scheme is achieving the best outcomes possible for children with special educational needs, was published by the National Council for Special Education in May this year. This Review was conducted on the operation of the SNA scheme in all school settings, including special schools....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's Construction Programme. In the context of progressing the building project, my Department undertook a technical site visit to the school and my Department will be in contact with the school when the project brief has been completed. In the context of the school's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2b – Detailed Design. My Department has been informed that the Design Team Leader published the contract notice inviting contractors to tender for Pre-Qualification on e-tenders on 2 August 2018 with a closing date for receipt of submissions of 10 September 2018.  The Design Team is currently assessing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured. The outcome of the pre-qualification process has been notified to...