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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Student Grant Scheme, an approved course is defined as a full-time undergraduate course of at least two years duration or a full-time postgraduate course of not less than one year duration pursued in an approved institution. In order to be considered for a grant a student is required, under Section 8 (1) (b) of the Student Support Act 2011, to be pursuing a full-time course. There...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue raised by the Deputy is about seeking a reduction in the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging Protestant secondary schools. The Government's focus in recent years has been on operating a budgetary programme that is designed to return the Government finances to a sustainable basis. One aspect of the budgetary decisions was to increase the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools in the Free Education Scheme now receive capitation grant assistance to provide for secretarial services. Within the capitation grant schemes, the level and extent of services provided is a matter for the school authorities who, through the discretion afforded under the scheme, apply diverse arrangements for secretarial services as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Weight of Schoolbags (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The report of the Working Group on the Weight of School Bags recognised that many of the solutions to this issue belong at local school level and made various recommendations in this regard, such as optimum use of storage facilities, developing pupil organisation skills and timetabling. My Department issued circulars to all primary and post-primary schools in 2005 to highlight the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning (Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design). Details on the estimated cost of the project cannot be provided owing to commercial sensitivities. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to inform the Deputy that I have been in discussions with all the education partners, which included Pre-Budget matters. I met with the Joint Managerial Body which represents all voluntary secondary schools, including fee charging schools. I received their Pre-Budget 2015 submissions, which covered the matters raised by the Deputy. The Deputy will appreciate that I cannot at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue raised by the Deputy is about seeking a reduction in the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging Protestant secondary schools. The Government's focus in recent years has been on operating a budgetary programme that is designed to return the Government finances to a sustainable basis. One aspect of the budgetary decisions was to increase the pupil teacher ratio for fee-charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Recruitment (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Following the introduction of the Government moratorium on Civil & Public Service recruitment in 2009 my Department approached the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform (D/PER) in relation to certain posts it considered essential in order to deliver key services to schools such as school inspections and educational psychological services and therefore many of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Haddington Road Agreement Implementation (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The arrangements provided for under the terms of the Haddington Road Agreement regarding the deferral of increments of teaching and non-teaching staff paid on payrolls operated by my Department are outlined in four Circulars issued by my Department. The details for primary teachers are outlined in Circular 32/2013 and in 05/2014 for post primary teachers. Circular 34/2013 outlines the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Redeployment (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teachers and SNAs returning from career breaks return to the school in which they were working before they went on career break. The position in relation to the other 20,000 employees in the education sector depends on the policies and arrangements in place in each of the employments in which they work. In this regard it should be noted that the Haddington Road Agreement did not provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil an scoil i gceist ag feidhmiú faoi láthair agus aitheantas sealadach aici. Tá iarratas ar aitheantas buan faighte ag mo Roinnse ó lucht bainistíochta na scoile. Táthar ag breithniú an iarratais seo faoi láthair agus cuirfear an cinneadh in iúl d'údaráis na scoile nuair a bheidh an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The standards based apprenticeship scheme is a demand driven alternance programme. The continuity of apprentice registrations and the number of apprentices registered with SOLAS is determined by individual employers within a broad range of occupational sectors. Consequently, the number of construction related apprentices being registered with SOLAS is determined initially by employers within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not compile statistical data on an electoral or constituency area basis. For school planning purposes the country is divided into geographic districts known as feeder areas each with several primary schools feeding into a post-primary centre with one or more post-primary schools. The information requested by the Deputy will, therefore, have to be reconfigured into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is satisfied that there is sufficient demand in the area for the school to which the Deputy refers to grow to 16 classrooms when fully developed, which would accommodate in the region of 448 pupils. In this regard, the Department understands that there is already sizeable interest from parents for enrolment for 2015. This development in year two onwards would be in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The site acquisition process to secure a permanent site for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently in train and my Department is working closely with South Dublin County Council in this regard. However, due to sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, it is not possible to provide further information in relation to the ongoing work to acquire a site at this time....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Department's five year building programme to proceed to Tender and Construction in 2015/16. This new school will operate under the patronage of the local Education and Training Board. The Design Team has been appointed and are working on the early stages of architectural planning. The design team appointed were the winners of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is continuing to monitor enrolments in the area concerned and in that regard my Department approved additional accommodation in that area to provide additional school places for September 2014. In recent days my Department has been made aware of 4 pupils who do not currently have a Post Primary place in the area concerned. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently analysing the latest demographic data on a nationwide basis to determine where further school accommodation might be needed from 2015 onwards. This process includes the Greystones, Delgany and Kilcoole areas. When this exercise has been completed, I will announce details of where additional school accommodation, including new schools, might be required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2013, the school referred to by the Deputy was approved devolved funding to replace temporary accommodation under my Departments Additional Accommodation Scheme. Additional funding to provide car parking spaces on the school site to facilitate improved drop off and pick up areas was also approved and works have been completed. All approved funding has been drawn down by the school...