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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that roof remediation works are due to commence during the Easter Holidays. The school has been informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 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. The NCSE have informed my officials that they are not in receipt of any recent application from a school for supports for the student referred to by the Deputy. The National Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: Information on how additional teaching resources to support children with special educational needs are allocated to primary and post schools are outlined in circulars 0013/2017 and 0014/2017 issued by my Department. Revised allocations for 2019/20 recently issued to schools and Circulars 0007/2019 for primary schools and 0008/2019 for post primary schools provide the details. The Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The legacy of sexual abuse against children and young people, whether in residential institutions, in day schools, or in any other setting, is appalling. Everything that can be done should be done to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice and to ensure that those responsible provide redress to the victims. The State Claims Agency (SCA) is mandated to deal with litigation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357 and 359 together. I am aware of the request for funding referred to by the Deputies. Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) has agreed to assist the Centre with addressing these issues. Officials from my Department have been in contact with DDLETB in that respect. A report on the project has been provided to the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Interdepartmental Working Groups (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Officials in my Department will collate the information and revert in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

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 statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. Following the appointment of a replacement consultant architect, the Design Team has reviewed the previous Stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: ASD Early intervention classes are intended to provide early support for children with ASD before they start school. Following early intervention, children will attend a mainstream class unless there is professional guidance that they require a special class or a placement in a special school. ASD Early intervention classes are available for children between 3 and 4 years of age with an ASD...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application for Additional School Accommodation has recently been submitted to my Department. The application will be assessed and a decision conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education & Training Board (DDLETB). DDLETB, in consultation with the Department, is progressing the project as quickly as possible. There are no plans to change the method for delivering the project in that context.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. Officials in my Department have contacted officials in Fingal County Council for assistance under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site. Negotiations with relevant landowners in respect of the potential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 366 and 367 together. A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme. A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme which is an innovative delivery programme first introduced by my Department in 2016. It uses a professional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a building project to provide a permanent school building for the school in question is included in my Department's 6-year Construction Programme. A site is required for this purpose and the acquisition of a proposed site is currently at an advanced stage. In tandem with this, a schedule of accommodation for the proposed new school has been devised and shared...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approval and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory applications have been secured. Following the appointment of a replacement consultant architect, the Design Team has reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 370 and 371 together. My Department has secured planning permission for a Post-Primary school (Swords Community College RN 76475D) on the Mooretown site in North Swords. A tender competition has taken place to appoint a building contractor to provide permanent accommodation on that site. The Letter of Intent to the successful contractor has issued. When the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, with the assistance of officials in Fingal County Council, agreement in principle has been reached with the landowner in respect to the acquisition of a permanent site at Broomfield, Malahide to accommodate the school to which he refers. The project to deliver the permanent accommodation for this school at this location is on my Department's Design and Build Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: The lands at the school referred to by the Deputy were purchased by the St Laurence O'Toole Diocesan Trust, on behalf of the Board of Management for the school. An initial site adjacent to the school, was procured from Fingal County Council and transferred ownership on 1st June 2017. The second site was purchased from a private vendor and ownership transferred on 18th October 2017. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. Officials in my Department have contacted officials in Fingal County Council for assistance under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site. Negotiations with relevant landowners in respect of the potential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, agreement in principle has been reached in respect to the acquisition of a permanent site to accommodate the school to which he refers. My officials are currently working to complete the transfer of the site into my ownership. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of site acquisitions, it is unfortunately not possible to comment further at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme. A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme which is an innovative delivery programme first introduced by my Department in 2016. It uses a professional external Project Manager to coordinate and drive the...