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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department’s policy is to provide for a range of services and supports to recognised schools to ensure that children with special educational needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. These supports include additional teaching and care support, enhanced capitation, specialist school transport arrangements, assistive technology and/or specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers has been granted funding under my Department’s Additional Accommodation Scheme for the delivery of a 2 classroom SEN Base. A letter to that effect was issued to the school last week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 203, 204 and 206 together. My Department does not hold information in relation to the number of children with a recommendation for ASD specific placements. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department does not hold information in relation to the number of children with a recommendation for ASD specific placements. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, co-ordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs in consultation with the relevant education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The policy of this Department is that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Status (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta fá choinne an seans labhairt ar an ábhar iontach tábhachtach seo. Nuair a tugadh aitheantas do roinnt scoileanna sna blianta a chuaigh thart, bhí díospóireacht mhór timpeall na tíre fadúda na scoileanna a bheadh aitheanta. Bhí imní orthu ag an am sin ach anois tá na scoileanna uilig ag iarraidh...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: DEIS Status (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Beidh díospóireacht chuimsitheach de dhíth sa Teach seo. Tá an ceangal, an caidreamh agus an comhoibriú idir na príomhoidí agus na múinteoirí uilig iontach tábhachtach fosta. Agus é sin ráite, tá na scoileanna ag athrú. Tá siad faoi bhrú i measc an pobail maidir le míbhuntáistí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: In May, 2015, my Department approved an all-in-devolved grant for the provision of a mainstream classroom and a resource room for the school referred to by the Deputy. I fully appreciate the importance of this project to the school community and to all relevant stakeholders. However, the project proceeded to tender without reverting to my Department at the appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.   The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department establishes and supports new schools where a demographic need for a new school has been identified. Pre-opening capitation funding and start-up grants are available to new Irish-medium and English-medium schools established in this way, and ongoing funding and resources are provided in line with national norms. I am taking the Deputy’s reference to “new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government includes a commitment of reaching 400 multi-/non-denominational schools in Ireland by the year 2030. The Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity Process is aimed at assisting in achieving this target by transferring existing schools from denominational to multi-/non-denominational patronage in line with the wishes of the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The purpose of my Department’s Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for students enrolled in school, with a significant medical condition which has, and is likely to cause, major disruption to their attendance in school on a continuing basis.  Home tuition is not an alternative to a school placement and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The following table gives details of the staffing cohort at my Department's Inspectorate division from 2008 to 2018 as requested by the Deputy. Staffing in the Inspectorate Grade 31-Dec-08 31-Dec-09 31-Dec-10 31-Dec-11 31-Dec-12 31-Dec-13 Chief Inspector 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Deputy Chief Inspector 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Assistant Chief Inspector 11.00 7.00 6.00 8.00...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that I met yesterday with local principals, the ETB and public representatives including the Deputy herself to discuss this project to which she refers. I can add that the matters referred to by her were discussed at that meeting which was attended by the local Education and Training Board (KWETB) as well as other school representatives....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (17 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (LMETB).  A number of design issues have arisen with this project. These have included issues relating to the need for additional security features for the proposed building that became apparent at tender stage and which required a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware 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 has been developed by a Working Group which includes representatives from the Departments of Education, Children and Youth Affairs, Health, and the Health Service Executive (HSE). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (18 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105, 107 and 108 together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for fulfilling the functions of the NCSE Council within a designated area in relation to the identification of and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with disabilities....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (18 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Since arriving in the Department, I have spoken publicly about how vital it is that young people learn from the past in order that they can plan for the future. At a national, European and international level, it has never been more important for people to understand the lessons of history. As we face the very difficult challenges of Brexit, while also addressing the impact of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (18 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware my Department is working to acquire an identified site within the Goatstown Stillorgan School Planning Area for the purpose of providing school accommodation.  It is intended that the site in question will facilitate the provision of permanent accommodation for both the new schools to which the Deputy refers, subject to the views of the Planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Supply (18 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Management bodies and schools have, in recent years, reported difficulties in recruiting teachers. At primary level this relates mainly to the recruitment of substitute teachers and at post primary to the recruitment of teachers of particular subjects such as STEM, modern foreign languages, Irish and Home Economics. In response to these difficulties, the Teacher Supply Steering Group,...