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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a major building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department’s school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan. In this regard, a project manager has been appointed to initiate the master planning process of the site to explore the feasibility of whether accommodation needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 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 NCSE 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 (22 May 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 ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements. The NCSE and my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 May 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: Student Grants Data (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information is not collated in the specific format requested by the Deputy. However, the number of grant recipients categorised by PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate for the academic years 2011/12 to 2017/18 is attached. The data encompasses students in receipt of a SUSI grant and grants from the other 66 awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The person to whom the Deputy refers was awarded pension on retirement in 1996 by the then existing Vocational Education Committee. These functions are now the responsibility of the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (ETB) and the payment of pension is administered by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC). My Department has been informed by the ETB, that the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to Donegal Education and Training Board (DETB). The project is currently at Stage 2A, the pre-planning stage of the design development process. DETB is liaising closely with officials in my Department to ensure that a number of design issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out works to the school building.  Additional information has been requested from the school authority in respect of this application. When this information is submitted, the request for funding will be assessed and a final...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department understands that post primary schools in Ennis have made offers of school places and that some of those offers have yet to be accepted. In addition, students may have applied to and been offered places in a number of schools and have yet to accept or decline these offers, or have accepted a place in more than one school. As the Deputy may be aware, the Education (Admission to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. Agency Date Representative National Council for Special Education (NCSE) 12/02/2019 Chairperson 14/05/2019 CEO & Head of Operations National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) 13/03/2019 CEO

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 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, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 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, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, I met with members of the Glenroe school Working Group earlier in the year. Following this meeting, my Department received supporting documentation from the Group which is currently under review. A response will issue in due course once the information has been evaluated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design. The pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of suitable contractors has been completed and the Design Team is currently carrying out a final review of tender documentation. Once this work is complete, my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils' not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that last October and November my Department carried out initial structural assessments into 42 schools constructed by a particular contractor. In 22 of these schools precautionary measures were implemented to enable continued safe occupation and part of the school to which the Deputy refers was closed following the identification of significant structural issues. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 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 NCSE ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Speech and Language Therapy Services are under the remit of my colleague, the Minister for Health and the service is provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE). Questions in relation to the provision of speech and language therapy services should therefore be referred to the Department of Health and the HSE. The Deputy will be aware that a demonstration project to provide in-school and...