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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: Circular 0015/2019 which is available on my Department's website introduces a new scheme for the 2019/20 school year to allow post primary schools to share teachers in priority subjects.  The aim of this scheme is to alleviate some of the challenges schools have faced in recruiting teachers by allowing two schools to work together to recruit a teacher for a job and employ them on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As an autonomous institution, it is a matter for the relevant higher education institution to determine the fee rate payable by students (EU or non-EU) in cases where students do not qualify for funding under my Department's free fees schemes. Institutions determine the fee rate applicable in line with their own criteria.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is implementing new plans aimed at accelerating the provision of multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of parents, families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment to reach 400 such schools by 2030.   The previous model of patronage divestment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is implementing new plans aimed at accelerating the provision of multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of parents, families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment to reach 400 such schools by 2030.  The previous model of patronage divestment yielded only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Payments (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the ETB in question has advised my officials that that they will facilitate an oral hearing in relation to pension payment with the person to whom he refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Mar 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. The decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and is a matter for the Board of Management of each individual school.  I understand that a National Steering Group on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest was established in 2017 by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Mar 2019)

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...

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

Joe McHugh: The announcement of the major package of investment in education under Project Ireland 2040 confirmed that all primary schools will receive the Minor Works Grant in either December or early January of each school year. The 2019 Summer Works scheme is based on the assessment of projects in three priority categories – Windows, Curricular requirements and Structural improvements. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: From the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year, the new Leaving Certificate Computer Science subject will be made available to all interested schools, should they wish to offer it as an option for their Leaving Certificate programme for incoming 5th years in September 2020. A communication circular outlining the application/expression of interest process for the national rollout...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: In relation to enrolment generally, it is my Department's responsibility to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Programme for Government commits to increasing the number of multi-/non-denominational schools to 400 such schools by 2030. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department has developed the Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process, the Identification Phase of which is currently underway in 16 initial areas nationwide, to help to deliver on this commitment through transferring...

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

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for major capital funding to undertake significant works to the school building including the provision of an additional classroom to accommodate an additional teaching post. My Department's current priority is the provision of essential classroom accommodation where an additional...

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

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs in consultation with the relevant education partners, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and Parents. This includes identifying the number of children that will require special...

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

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that this Government is investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8bn being spent annually, about €1 in every 5 of the education budget. All mainstream schools are provided with special education teachers based on the profiled needs of their school. There are currently almost 14,000 special education teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, and as I previously advised on this matter, the school in question is in the DEIS programme. The list of schools included in the DEIS programme is available at the following link:

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. The Department has every confidence that, through the implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle the place of Geography will be retained and given a new impetus across the junior cycle curriculum. As part of the rollout of the new Framework for Junior Cycle, Geography was one of five new subject specifications that were...

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

Joe McHugh: My Department will be issuing written confirmation to the school in question shortly confirming the level of approved accommodation. As soon as the approval letter is received the school authority may progress the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: Universities in Ireland are autonomous institutions under the Universities Act 1997. As such, the management of their academic affairs, including the selection and delivery of courses, are matters for individual institutions. Neither I nor the Department has any role in relation to such matters. In Dublin, Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the major building project to which he refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b (Detailed Design). All statutory approvals have been secured. The Stage 2(b) report was submitted to my Department in late December 2017 and following an initial review was deemed incomplete. Revisions and Addendums have been submitted by the...