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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department provides capitation funding to all recognised national schools. There is no specific funding provided for field trips or excursions. I have no scope to introduce new or additional funding measures to assist primary schools, such as those referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The decision to increase the Student Contribution, which stands at €2,750 for the current academic year, to €3,000 by 2015/16 has already been signalled by the previous Minister. It should be noted that some 50% of students who qualify for free fees have the Student Contribution paid on their behalf by the Exchequer under my Department's Student Grant Scheme. An Expert Working...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 903 and 935 together. The Deputies will be aware that my Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing pupil numbers. To ensure that this is achieved, the delivery of major school projects to meet significant demographic demand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Four new primary schools opened this September under the patronage divestment process. The schools are: Tramore Educate Together NS; Trim Educate Together NS; Malahide/Portmarnock Educate Together NS; Newtownwhite Educate Together NS, Ballina (this school resulted from the transfer of a Church of Ireland school to Educate Together patronage). In addition, a former Edmund Rice Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, 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. When this exercise has been completed, I will announce details of any new schools that are being provided. When it has been determined that new schools are needed and these have been announced, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Student Grant Scheme 2014 states that where a dependent student's parents are divorced or legally separated, or it is established to the satisfaction of the relevant authority that they are separated, the income to be assessed is that of the student and the parent with whom she/he resides. Where the student cannot establish to the satisfaction of the awarding authority that her/his...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I would like to inform the Deputy that in the case of mature applicants for Medicine at UCD, points achieved in the Leaving Certificate form only part of the requirements for admission, which include mandatory completion of the Health Professions Admission Test (HPAT), work experience, personal statement and references. The number of applicants for the years in question is very small, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has produced a suite of technical guidance documents, which are available on my Department's website, www.education.ie, to assist design teams in best practice in the design and development of schools in green field site situations. The current practice is to use a guideline of 15 sq. metres as the standard size for a special education tuition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department considers that the school in question has sufficient accommodation to meet its current needs. My Department explained the position directly to the school recently in response to its application for grant aid. It is open to the school to submit any additional information that was not provided with the original application and this can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the Government's Action Plan for Jobs initiative my Department managed a comprehensive review of the Irish Apprenticeship system to determine whether the current model should be retained, adapted or replaced. The review was tasked with taking into account the needs of both learners and industry and to ensure that we have a value for money system that is cost effective and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: SOLAS has planned for over 5,000 training places for the apprenticeship programme in 2015 and is putting in place the necessary resources are support this volume of activity. Based on forecast registration for 2016 the places required will be over 5,800.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Trade Agreements (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The opening up of negotiations between the EU and the US on a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) was a very important milestone for Ireland, not only because the EU's decision to open talks was achieved under Ireland's Presidency of the EU last year, but more importantly because it will shape many aspects of Ireland's future relationship with the United States. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant in the 2014/15 academic year as specified under the 2014 student grant scheme is as follows: 1. Student must qualify for the standard rate of grant; 2. Total reckonable income net of income disregards and Child Dependant Increase must not exceed €22,703; 3. As at 31st December, 2013, the reckonable income must...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The decision on eligibility for student grant applications for the 2014/15 academic year is a matter for the centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Article 23 of the Student Grant Scheme 2014 sets out the terms under which rental income is assessed.No allowance is made for depreciation, interest on borrowings which fund the asset, tax capital allowances or for any capital expenditure, regardless of how it is treated for income tax purposes. In calculating reckonable income no account is taken of capital assets. Therefore no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Employment Rights (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware my Department appointed Contractors Administration Services (CAS), to conduct random audits on school building projects. CAS have been requested to carry out a full monitoring service for the duration of the contract at the school in question. Should irregularities be uncovered in terms of non-compliance with relevant employment law, enforcement and prosecution...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all schools have been allocated additional teaching resources to provide for children with special educational or learning support needs. Under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, schools are resourced to cater for pupils whose educational psychological assessment places them in the high incidence, or less complex,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 920 and 961 together. The project to provide a new building for the school referred to by the Deputies was included in my Department's 5 Year School Building Plan and listed among those to proceed to construction in 2015/2016. Officials from my Department have been working very closely with officials from Galway County Council to secure a suitable site for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which he refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The Five Year Construction Plan that was announced in March 2012 as part of my Department's €2 billion capital investment programme, outlines the major school projects that are scheduled to commence construction over the duration of the Plan....

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