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

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, agreement in principle has been reached with a landowner for the acquisition of a site at Donaghcumper, Celbridge. This site is proposed to facilitate the permanent accomodation needs of St. Patrick's National School, Celbridge Community School and St. Raphael's Special School on a campus type arrangement. Work is progressing and is ongoing in respect of technical...

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

Joe McHugh: My Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, for additional accommodation, at the school referred to by the Deputy. Officials from my Department have been liaising with the school authority in this regard and additional information has been received. As soon as the assessment process has been completed the decision will be relayed to the school authority directly.

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

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in My Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 Programme. My Department is currently in the process of procuring a Project Manager for the ADAPT 2 Programme, which...

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

Joe McHugh: The school referred to by the Deputy will be part of a shared campus. The major building project will consist of a Phase 2 extension at secondary level and a new school building for the Primary School. The building project will deliver the Post Primary building providing an area of 5,226m² new build and 2,237m² refurbishment. In December 2018, the project completed Stage 2a...

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

Joe McHugh: The school referred to by the Deputy will be part of a shared campus. The building project will deliver a new Post Primary school and the new special school building will provide an area of 3,746sqm with 11 classrooms and associated ancillary accommodation to cater for pupils with a range of learning disabilities. In December 2018, the project completed Stage 2(a) - Developed Design Stage,...

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

Joe McHugh: The supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) were established on foot of proposals brought forward by the Labour Relations Commission when the Haddington Road Agreement was being agreed. These supplementary assignment arrangements for SNAs continue to operate under the Public Service Stability Agreement 2018 - 2020 , and both unions representing SNAs, namely...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (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 Government is spending nearly one euro in every five of the education budget on special education – about €1.9 billion in 2019. We have significantly increased the availability of special placements for children with special educational needs as well as bringing more and more children into mainstream education. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a...

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

Joe McHugh: The permanent site acquisition process for the school to which the Deputy refers is now complete. A planning application for the permanent accommodation for the school was lodged in January 2019. A request for additional information received from the local authority was responded to on 26 April 2019 and a decision is awaited. Following receipt of planning permission the project will proceed...

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

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 129, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I have not had any formal engagement with the CEO or Chairperson of City of Dublin Education and Training Board recently. I would however meet CEs and Chairpersons of Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on a regular basis in the course of my work as Minister. Engagement on issues which impact ETBs is by the Executive of the ETB with officials in my Department and there is planned and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Data (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy concerning details of staffing levels in State agencies under the remit of my Department was collated and forwarded to the Deputy in a letter dated 21st May 2019. A copy of the letter is in the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (29 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Stage 2(b) Detailed Design is arguably the most complex and detailed of all the stages in Architectural Planning. In the majority of school building projects, this stage includes the planning application, the application for Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the pre-qualification of contractors. It also includes the preparation of complex and detailed tender documents. Over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (29 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Government is spending nearly one euro in every five of the education budget on special education – about €1.9 billion in 2019. We have significantly increased the availability of special placements for children with special educational needs as well as bringing more and more children into mainstream education. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (29 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 83 to 85, inclusive, together. All Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are paid on the SNA salary scale which is set by the Minister for Education and Skills in conjunction with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. SNAs who are employed in a regular part-time capacity are paid a pro-rata amount dependent upon their level of hours of employment....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (29 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: In the National Development Plan (2018-2027) €2.5bn is identified for the refurbishment and construction of schools. Part of this is intended for a deep energy retrofit of schools built prior to 2008. My Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland are currently involved in an energy efficiency retrofit pilot scheme for schools. Now in its third year, the aim of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (29 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a joint press release issued from from myself and Minister Bruton on the 29th March announcing the details of the 2019 deep energey retrofit programme. This included a list of the seventeen schools that have been identified for these works in 2019. This inititative is to be jointly funded with a €7 million budget from the Department of Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Junior Cycle Framework 2015 sets out Government policy in relation to Junior Cycle. Under that Framework students can take between 8 and a maximum of 10 subjects for final examination and for reporting through the Junior Cycle Profile of Achievement (JCPA). The maximum of 10 subjects was designed to provide a broad curriculum experience to students, while allowing for the adequate depth...