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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no requirement on schools to report bullying incidents to my Department. The School Principal under the anti-bullying procedures for all schools is required to report regularly to the Board of Management on the overall number of bullying cases and provide confirmation that these are being dealt with in accordance with the procedures. The Board is required to undertake an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware archaeological excavations on the south-eastern part of the site are still on-going and until this work is completed the final cost will not be known.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department provides for a continuum of special education provision to be made available for children with special needs, so that regardless of the level of need of the child, educational provision can be made for them. The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs should be included in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The staffing schedule at primary level operates on the basis of 1 classroom teacher for an average of every 28 pupils. More favourable ratios operate in DEIS schools. Each one point adjustment to the current 28.1 schedule at primary level is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials in my Department understand from Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) that the application from the student in question has been assessed. SUSI has made direct contact with the student regarding the outcome of this assessment.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Investigation (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that no commissions of investigation, inquiries or similar investigations have been established under my Department during the past 12 months nor is there any being considered for establishment in the next 12 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 163, 198 and 205 together. I wish to inform the Deputies 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular Letter 0062/2013 which was published as the Minor Works Grant for the school year 2013/2014 issued last November states "the grant will only be paid in future years as funding permits". The focus under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2012-2016 is on meeting the demand for additional school places. Consequently, there is no funding provided at this time in the 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is not available to my Department or the HEA (Higher Eduation Authority).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, the longer term options in respect of the provision of permanent accommodation for the school in question, are currently being considered in the context of other school developments in the area and the reorganisation of existing accommodation. In that context, I wish to advise that my Department is currently liaising with Cork Education and Training Board with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Changes to the structure and content of the Gaeltacht Placement arose from the Teaching Council's new accreditation criteria, published in June 2011 (Initial Teacher Education: Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers) which provide, inter alia, for "an extended and reconceptualised Gaeltacht residency which will now form part of the overall programme and be under the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that a Department architect visited the Dominican site and prepared a descriptive report of the current accommodation in the schools concerned on the basis of the information provided by the schools. This outline indicated that a more in depth examination of the accommodation would be required to determine the extent, if any, of additional accommodation that may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department of Education and Skills, through the services of a Department based Architect, has secured planning permission for the school building project referred to by the Deputy. A tender exercise to appoint the remianing members of a design team is expected to commence shortly. Once appointed, the full design team will progress the project through the remaining stages of architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that it is my Department's intention to provide improved accommodation for the school to which he refers. It is intended that the school will be accommodated in a former school building currently occupied by a special school pending the construction of a new school for the special school. The building project for the special school is included in my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The conveyancing process for the site referred to by the Deputy is currently underway, and due diligence must be performed in this regard. My officials will however ensure that the process is completed as soon as possible. Once the site acquisition is completed, my Department will be in contact with the relevant school authorities in relation to the progression of the building project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My main priority for any additional resources for the foreseeable future will be to cater for the continuing increase in demographics at all levels in the education system. We have a growing population of young people in this country and despite the difficult financial circumstances we face as a country, we prioritised education so that the number of teachers we have in the system has also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Reviews (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since I have come into office I have met with parents, teacher and school management representatives and discussed Junior Cycle reform with all these groups. At my invitation, the teacher unions have outlined to me their concerns in relation to aspects of the proposed reforms. In doing so, the unions underlined teacher support for the reforms that will lead to better quality teaching and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that there is a wide ranging programme of reform underway across the education and training sector and one of the key aims is to ensure the continued development of skills appropriate to enterprise, particularly through the implementation of the National Literacy and Numeracy Strategy, reform of the Junior Cycle, the establishment of the local Education and Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the deputy is aware, the new Junior Cycle programme is currently being introduced to schools on a phased basis. As part of this change key skills are being built into every subject. These include skills such as communicating, working with other and managing information and thinking. Over the course of the three year Junior Cycle, every student should have the opportunity to "take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (8 Oct 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is no requirement on schools to report bullying incidents to my Department. The School Principal under the anti-bullying procedures for all schools is required to report regularly to the Board of Management on the overall number of bullying cases and provide confirmation that these are being dealt with in accordance with the procedures. The Board is required to undertake an annual...