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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 (GIS), using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the county will arise.  With this information, my Department carries out nationwide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department provides an extensive range of supports for pupils with Specific Speech and Language Disorder (SSLD).  This includes provision for the establishment of special classes for pupils with SSLD in primary schools. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30th September.  The staffing arrangements for the 2019/20 school year are set out in Circular 0019/2019 which is available on the Department website.  The criteria for the appointment of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school, in question, has requested an increase in capital funding to expand the proposed project brief. This request is currently under consideration.  As soon as the assessment process is completed, a decision will be conveyed to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. Arrangements for panel access for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta, rinneadh an tAcht Oideachais (Ligean Isteach i Scoileanna), 2018 a achtú i mí Iúil 2018. Is é cuspóir foriomlán an Achta creat nua a sholáthar i gcomhair rollaithe i scoileanna, agus é ceaptha lena chinntiú go gcaitear go cothrom le gach leanbh agus go bhfuil an bealach a ndeánann scoileanna cinneadh ar iarratais...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: In the 20-Year strategy for the Irish Language - Action Plan 2018-2022, the Department of Education and Skills is the lead organisation on the action to provide opportunities to support the expansion of Irish-medium education in areas outside the Gaeltacht in the context of the establishment of 42 new schools in the period 2019 to 2022. In this regard, consideration is afforded to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 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. The project will provide new build, extension and refurbishment which will bring the school accommodation up to 16 mainstream classrooms and a 2-classroom Special Educational Needs Base. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The delivery of a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB).  KWETB is in the final stages of the process of appointing a design team for this project. It is expected that this process will be completed by the end of June.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is underway.  The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. My Department has recently authorised the Design Team to complete the pre-qualification process. When the Pre-Qualification process is completed the project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: Tender documents for the completion of the remaining works for the project to which the Deputy refers have issued to the seven shortlisted contractors. The extended deadline for the return of these tenders is today. It is expected that a tender report will be issued to the Department shortly in that context with a view to having a Letter of Intent ready to issue by the end of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board. We understand from KWETB that tenders have been invited from the shortlisted contractors and the closing date for receipt of same has been extended to 21st June 2019.  It is expected that a Tender Report will be issued to the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school in question is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured. The Design Team is currently in the process of compiling a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that the direct full-year cost of employing 16 additional psychologists (pay and non-pay) to my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) would be an estimated €1.2m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware Caranua ceased to accept applications for support from former residents on 1 August 2018.  Since then, the organisation has been processing applications it has on hands. Under section 29 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 contributions from religious congregations towards Caranua are capped at €110 million. To date a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: Based on the information currently available to me it appears unlikely that there will be any significant balance of unspent funds remaining on the dissolution of Caranua. The position will however be kept under review and, if required, provision will be made in legislation for the usage of any remaining unspent funds.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that 439 schools have been constructed since 2009. My Department does not hold details of the number of schools constructed prior to 2008. There are a total of 3,962 primary, special and post primary schools in the education system.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (11 Jun 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.  As this scheme is currently in a pilot phase it is not currently open to schools to apply for inclusion. My Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme – A New School Inclusion Model to Deliver the Right Supports at the Right time to Students with Additional Care Needs was published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) on 30 May 2018. The review found that the SNA scheme was working really well particularly for younger children and for...