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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, two new Primary schools will be established to provide additional school capacity in the Swords area in North County Dublin. These schools will open in September 2019 in suitable interim accommodation. In relation to school admissions, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available, the pupil should...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The assessment of means under the student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources, with certain...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that approval has been given for an Additional Accommodation project for the school to which he refers. A letter confirming same is being finalised and will be issued very shortly in that respect.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192, 193 and 196 together. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from a range of sources,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that an application for Major Capital Funding has been received from the school in question.  Applications from schools for major capital works must be considered in the context of the demographic challenge facing the education system in the coming years. It is open to an individual school to apply for accommodation under the 'Additional School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is only funding the rental of one prefabricated unit in Portlaoise at an annual cost of €18,868. My Department does not hold details on the number of purchased prefab units in schools. The prefabricated unit being rented is due to be replaced as part of the building project for the school which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme to carry out works to the school building to comply with Part M of the Building Regulations.  The application was of a general nature and did not relate to a specific future or currently enroled pupil. It was deemed to be outside the scope of the scheme in that respect.  ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media in Education (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: It is my Department’s policy to conduct procurement in a fair, open and transparent manner that is fully compliant with EU procurement Directives and national procurement guidelines.  Most recently, my Department worked with Government Information Services (GIS) to develop digital media assets to support its work in promoting Teaching Transforms, the Teacher Supply campaign....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media in Education (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Department of Education and Skills uses its twitter account to amplify its messages relating to education policy. In the main these messages relate to press releases but also cover new information or campaigns relevant to its agencies or bodies that have an education message. In addition the Department retweets or refers to messages that are complementary to a whole of Government approach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Each Educational Training Board (ETB) receive a administration and maintenance staffing allocation from my Department to support individual ETB schools, colleges, head office and other centres of education. It is the responsibility of each ETB to recruit and manage staffing levels within this allocation. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that for ETB schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's means of analysing demographic trends and data have changed considerably since the report to which the Deputy refers was completed in 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Languages Act 2003 Compliance (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department is committed to ensuring that it provides the best service possible, in both official languages, to the general public. My Department has had three Irish Language Schemes.  The first Irish Language Scheme ran from 2005-2008. The second Irish Language Scheme ran from 2013-2016.  The third Irish Language Scheme is currently in place and runs from 2016-2019.  This...

Educational Supports for Children Experiencing Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I dtús báire, ba mhaith liom mo fháilte a ghabháil as an seans páirt a ghlacadh sa díospóireacht thábhachtach anocht, díospóireacht fadúda na daoine óga atá faoi bhrú, na tuismitheoirí uilig atá faoi bhrú agus na teaghlaigh éagsúla atá faoi bhrú fosta. Is léir go bhfuil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Funding has been approved for the project referred to by the Deputy to provide a new 4 classroom SEN Base. A letter confirming same is being finalised at present. This letter is expected to issue shortly to the School Authority, to whom the project will be devolved for delivery.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current status of the building projects included in my Department’s Construction Programme is available on my Department’s website and this is updated regularly. A further update will be available on the website within the coming days. The timing of the delivery of the building projects vary and depends on a number of factors, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school to which the Deputy refers opened in September 2017 to serve the Scribblestown-Finglas West school planning area. The school is currently accommodated in temporary accommodation pending delivery of the school’s permanent accommodation. In this regard, my Department is currently finalising the project brief with the aim of progressing the project into the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Apr 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. This includes taking account of the flow of students from primary into post primary. The Council ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Individual school boards of management are responsible for the establishment of special classes.  It is open to any school to make application to the National Council for Special education (NCSE) to establish a special class. The  NCSE, an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (3 Apr 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. This includes taking account of the flow of students from primary into post primary. The Council ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have...