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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, the issue of this particular schools inclusion in the DEIS programme has been raised in the House before. As previously set out, there is no application process for DEIS as all schools at both Primary and Post Primary are assessed using the new identification model. The DEIS identification process uses data from a number of sources to improve accuracy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 Jan 2019)

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. Circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department published new Anti-Bullying Procedures for all primary and post primary schools at the beginning of the 2013/14 school year. The procedures are designed to give direction and guidance to school authorities and school personnel in preventing and tackling school-based bullying behaviour amongst its pupils. All Boards of Management are required to adopt and implement an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and the Board is accountable to the school Patron. The functions of the Board are set out in Section 15 of the Education Act, 1998. The Board must consult with and keep the Patron informed of decisions and proposals of the Board. Any concerns regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 Jan 2019)

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. Circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department works closely with the Department of Health and the HSE on the Healthy Ireland agenda. The Department is represented on a number of groups including the National Physical Activity Plan Implementation Group and on the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group. Healthy Lifestyles guidance issued to post primary schools in 2015 and primary schools in 2016. This guidance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for any amalgamation belongs to the Patron/Trustees of the school, and this is subject to the approval of the Department. Any proposed change involves extensive negotiations at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: PAYE Modernisation was introduced from the 1st January, 2019. This was the biggest change to the PAYE system since the 1960s. All employers are now required to report employees pay and deductions to Revenue as they are being paid. All employees paid by this Department are paid on a fortnightly basis and a return is submitted to Revenue prior to the payments for each fortnightly being issued....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware my Department is committed to a PE Hall build and modernisation programme, starting in the second half of the Project Ireland 2040 period, that will ensure that students in all post-primary schools have access to state of the art facilities to support PE provision, particularly in the context of the roll-out of P.E. as a leaving certificate subject.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for any amalgamation belongs to the Patron/Trustees of the school, and this is subject to the approval of the Department. Any proposed change involves extensive negotiations at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: PAYE Modernisation was introduced from the 1st January, 2019. This was the biggest change to the PAYE system since the 1960s. All employers are now required to report employees pay and deductions to Revenue as they are being paid. All employees paid by this Department are paid on a fortnightly basis and a return is submitted to Revenue prior to the payments for each fortnightly being issued....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2 (b) - Detailed Design Stage, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. Dublin Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board currently have a tender process...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Universities and Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the relevant legislation, the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Act 1992 to 2006. The management of their day to day functions, including partnership agreements they may have entered into, are matters for individual institutions in the first instance. HEI partnerships with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to outline that the petitions regarding healthier eating and the time allocated for same in primary and second-level schools has been brought to my attention. At primary level, circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Admissions (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: This is a very difficult issue for the student and the family in question. I appreciate that and I am happy to take their details from Deputy Quinlivan later and follow up directly on this matter. I want to give a little bit of background on the system, for the record. Overall it is a very good system and I agree with the Deputy on its overall benefits and co-ordination. However, we are...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Admissions (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am happy to take the details of this case. The transition from primary school to secondary school is hard enough in itself. It is a big step up and receiving nine letters of rejection is not in keeping with the idea of a smooth flow from primary to secondary level. I reassure the Deputy that once I receive the details I will follow up directly with my officials. The Deputy mentioned the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: A new model for allocating special education teachers to schools was introduced in 2017. Under this model, children can receive additional teaching support based on their learning needs, rather than on a diagnosis of disability. Parents of children who have Down syndrome have certainty that their children can receive as much additional teaching support as required in school, taking account...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: A new model for allocating special education teachers to schools was introduced in 2017. Under this model, children can receive additional teaching support based on their learning needs, rather than on a diagnosis of disability. Parents of children who have Down syndrome have certainty that their children can receive as much additional teaching support as required in school, taking account...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's capital allocation in 2019 is €941m of which €672m is being allocated for capital spending in primary and post-primary schools. The school sector allocation will be expended primarily on the delivery of large scale projects and on the Additional Accommodation Scheme. Funding will be available for large scale projects that commenced on site in 2018 or earlier and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. Information on the number of applications received in 2017 and 2018 is not available. 44 applications have been received to date in 2019. Information in relation to all approved additional accommodation applications since 2011 and the current status of each is available on my Department's website and this information is updated on a...