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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I received the report of the value for money review of small primary school provision in April 2013. Due to the scale and scope of this review it has been necessary to consult with Government colleagues on the wide range of issues raised by the review. The report will be published as soon as my Government colleagues and I have finalised our consideration of the report and its recommendations....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all children with Down syndrome will have access to resource teaching support for the coming school year, either through a schools General Allocation Model, if the child has Mild General Learning Difficulties, or via an allocation made to schools by the National Council for Special Education, if the child is in the low incidence special educational needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Oversight (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) will continue to externally mark the final assessment for English, Irish and Maths in a transitional period, while the system becomes familiar with the challenges presented by changed assessment approaches. The SEC will provide a definitive timetable for the final assessment component of all other subjects, the final papers and detailed marking...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I and my officials are very open to discussing issues of disagreement relating to the JCSA with the teacher unions and have been all along. I have asked my officials to continue to have discussions with the partners on Junior Cycle. At present I have detailed suggestions, particularly from the management/patron bodies, which will inform the discussions going forward, but I continue to await...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My attention has been drawn to this matter which affected the Chemistry examination within the European Baccalaureate in 2014. A communication issued by the Chairman of the 2014 Baccalaureate Examining Board through the Office of the Secretary General of the European Schools indicates that the main difficulty concerned the time available to complete the written examination paper. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers to 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. The eligibility criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 22 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, Act 2012 provides that a person affected by a decision of a decision maker of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Caranua) may appeal to an independent Appeals Officer. As I explained in response to the Deputy's question of 8 July a person affected by a decision of the Appeals Officer can appeal to the High Court on a point...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As explained to the Deputy in response to his question of 8 July, Caranua is a separate body from the now dissolved Education Finance Board. While Caranua performs certain functions associated with the Education Finance Board these are limited to matters relating to the finalisation of latter organisation's affairs consequential on its dissolution. Caranua does not collect the information in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council, the professional regulatory body for teachers, is the body with statutory responsibility since 2006 for the registration of teachers. Applicants for registration should pursue their application with the Teaching Council in the first instance. The Minister for Education and Skills has no direct function in relation to the registration of individual teachers. If an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school placement experience is part of a teacher's training. It is integral to all Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes. The recently extended duration of the placement in the reconfigured Bachelor of Education programmes allows for the development of a more reflective, enquiry-oriented approach to the school placement and facilitates the development of the teacher as reflective...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The delivery of the new school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to Cork Education and Training Board (ETB). I am pleased to inform the Deputy that this project is due to go on site in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers to 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. The eligibility criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305 and 309 together. While I am aware that the question requesting reversal of cuts to funding in the school referred to by the Deputy has also been forwarded to the Department of Health, I wish to advise that my Department has not made cuts to funding. In fact my Department will be providing grant aid to the Board of Management to facilitate it in renting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) are responsible for the allocation of teaching staff and a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support to schools, including special schools. The terms of circular 42/11, Staffing in Special Schools, in conjunction with Circular 38/10, Staffing Arrangements for Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. 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 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2014/15...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Technical Working Group will develop and pilot a model of teacher supply and will generate policy recommendations for consideration by the Teaching Council in formulating advice for submission to the Minister for Education and skills on the matter of teacher supply. It is expected that an initial report will be received from the Teaching Council later this year and a final report is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that students with a special educational need, including those with an autism spectrum disorder, have a range of options available to them in the higher and further education sectors. Some students choose to participate in educational programmes through further adult educational programmes or in adult settings. While the Department of Health and Children/Health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school to which he refers. The application is currently being considered and my Department will be in further contact with the school as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of improved accommodation for the school to which he refers is at the early stages of the architectural planning process. I understand that the school has since requested a revision of the accommodation schedule and that this is now being considered by the school's Patron in conjunction with the school. The matter can be considered further when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for improved accommodation from the school to which he refers. My officials will be in contact with the school relating to this application shortly. In the meantime, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has provided funding to the school under the Emergency Works Scheme to carry out essential repairs to...