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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the delivery of the extension to the school to which he refers has been devolved to the school authority. The project is currently at stage 1/2A and the stage report is with my Department for assessment prior to submission of a planning application. As the project has not yet been approved to progress to the planning stage, there are currently no planning...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: We announced the summer scheme, something I committed to doing before Christmas. I also committed to doing minor works before Christmas to give schools a better lead-in time. We announced €307 million for both primary and secondary schools. I want to give a better lead-in time so we are planning for the summer 2020 works. Applications for both internal and external categories, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, a building project for the school in question is included in my Department’s Construction Programme. My Department is currently liaising with the Patron of the school in the context of additional information that the Department requires to progress the proposed project. When this information has been received and considered, my Department will be in further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the Government recently announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022). This announcement followed nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the future need for primary and post-primary schools across the country and the 4-year horizon will enable increased lead-in times for planning and delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As a centralised national service, SUSI implements a process through which student grant applicants and other parties to their application can consent to the sharing of their personal data with each other and with third parties, including public representatives, for the purpose of responding to queries submitted on behalf of applicants and parties to applications. This process seeks to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The details requested by the Deputy in relation to the amount spent to date in 2018 are outlined below. Campaign to promote the teaching profession (an action in the Teacher Supply Action Plan) developed in conjunction with the Government Information Service. The campaign uses a number of mediums including social media (Facebook & Twitter), newspaper (digital) and radio....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. The Student Grant Scheme provides for higher income thresholds for larger families. In addition to this, further increases in the income thresholds...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Remuneration (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The person in question is in receipt of a teacher’s pension awarded under the statutory primary school teachers’ pension scheme. The service on which that pension is based consists of: - Periods of part-time teaching service over the period September 1997 to February 2014 in respect of which salary was paid via my Department - A short period of part-time service given between...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Staff (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that a demonstration project to provide in-school and pre-school therapy services has been introduced for the 2018/19 school year. The demonstration project is being developed by a Working Group which includes representatives from the Departments of Education, Children and Youth Affairs, and Health, and the Health Service Executive (HSE). The project is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Inspections (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is arranging a technical visit at the school in question in the new year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department’s Home tuition Grant Scheme provides funding towards a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement, as an interim measure until a placement becomes available. The Home Tuition Grant Scheme also makes provision for early educational intervention for children with ASD aged 3–5 years seeking an ASD...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department had no social media spend in 2016 and 2017. As part of the Teacher Supply Action Plan, a campaign to promote the teaching profession went live today, 19thDecember 2018. My Department worked closely with the Government Information Service and their creative media agencies on the campaign, which includes social media. The detailed invoices in relation to the social media element...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the Deputy’s information, below are the details in relation to the expenditure from 2016 - 2018 inclusive. During 2018, my Department engaged in a number of high-profile campaigns aimed at raising awareness among the teaching profession and learners of specific initiatives including Ireland's Foreign Language Strategy; a national STEM awareness campaign (€78,965); and an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy follows. Renewal Applications only Home Address County Awarded 100% Rates* Awarded Other Rates Refused  Cancelled  Other** Grand Total Carlow 442 172 28 5 1 648 Cavan 635 224 42 1 3 905 Clare 889 393 84 8 4 1,378 Cork 2,905 1,335 309 24 17 4,590 Donegal 1,595 453 92 3 8 2,151 Dublin 5,163 2,334 519 48 31 8,095...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides a number of mechanisms through which improvements are carried out in schools. Through the 6 year Capital Programme, the investment plan is about looking to the future and ensuring that our school infrastructure is well prepared to accommodate our growing school population. The programme also addresses the requirements of many schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by my Department and will be forwarded to him when compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The selection and enrolment of pupils is the responsibility of the management authorities in each individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the purposes of estimating costs as part of the annual Estimates process, the Department makes short-term forecasts, based on trend analysis, of the scale of teacher retirements expected for the following year. The complexities in forecasting retirements are well understood, and it can be difficult in any given year to predict with absolute certainty the number of retirements which will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Appeals (19 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The school to which the Deputy refers recently submitted an appeal to my Department requesting a review of its application for funding under the Emergency Works Grant Scheme to address yard issues at the school. My Department has recently received additional information in relation to this appeal and it is envisaged that a decision will issue to the School Authorities shortly.