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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: Tá an Grúpa Stiúrtha um Sholáthar Múinteoirí, atá faoi chathaoirleacht ag Ard-Rúnaí na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna, ag déanamh breithniú ar na saincheisteanna a théann i bhfeidhm ar an soláthar múinteoirí agus tá sé ag déanamh maoirseacht ar chomhlíonadh an Phlean Gníomhaíochta um...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Nov 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, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: As Minister for Education & Skills, I am committed to continuing the process of investing in our higher education system and to the development and implementation of a sustainable funding model for the sector for the future.  The Government's commitment to investment in higher education is clearly demonstrated by the scale of investment in higher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department understands that the report referenced in the Deputy’s question is an internal organisational review conducted on foot of an agreement between City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) and a staffing union relating to resources, grant management and communications in CDETB and was carried out by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Reduced Timetables (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware my Department, in conjunction with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and Tusla, has compiled draft guidelines for schools on the use of reduced timetables.  The following proposals have been included in the draft guidelines: - Schools will be required to notify TUSLA Education Support Service when a reduced timetable is being put in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Departments July Provision Scheme provides funding for an extended school year for students with a severe/profound general learning disability and/or  students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The scheme was developed to reduce potential regression in learning associated with these specific categories of special education needs over the summer holidays. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: The most recent phase of consultation invited the public to provide feedback on the NCCA's draft report on the Review of Relationship and Sexuality education (RSE). The consultation was open from July 9th - October 25th with significant public engagement.  All suggestions and feedback arising from this consultation will now be carefully considered and will inform a revised Report on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware following the review of DEIS, my Department introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme. As a first step, 79 new schools were brought into the DEIS programme in 2017 with a further 30 being upgraded from Band 2 to Band 1 status.  These schools were assessed as having the highest levels...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 139 and 166 together. Safety is the number one priority for my Department since the structural and fire safety issues, which are the subject matter of the Deputy’s Parliamentary Questions, arose and I am pleased to be able to inform him that significant progress has been made on the remediation programme for the 40 schools involved. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Special Education Teaching allocation, as outlined in Circular 0007/2019, provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in previous years. Further temporary Language Support is also provided, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: DES Circulars 0007/2019 for primary schools and 0008/2019 for post primary schools provide details of how the allocations of Special Education Teachers have been updated for schools from September 2019, based on updated profile data. All schools have now received revised allocations for September 2019. As the re profiling occurred, some schools gained additional allocations, where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 143 and 148 together. Once the presence of pyrite in the school referred to by the Deputy was established, my Department's Planning and Building Unit sought legal advice as to how to proceed. The matter has been referred to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. The Deputy will appreciate that as this matter is still being dealt with by the Chief State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Departments July Provision Scheme provides funding for an extended school year for students with a severe/profound general learning disability and/or students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The scheme was developed to reduce potential regression in learning associated with these specific categories of special education needs over the summer holidays. The National Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: The building project to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is delivered under my Department's Design and Build Programme and is funded under the National Development Plan. Under Project Ireland 2040 and the National Development Plan 2018-2027, my Department has an €8.8bn envelope for the delivery of the school building programme. Budget 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Nov 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, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department has no record of receiving an application for funding for the project in question under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) from the school to which the Deputy refers. The Deputy may wish to be aware that the Emergency Works Circular and Application Form are both available on my Department's Website www.education.ie

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department has regard to all aspects of demand when allocating the resources which are made available to it, including as part of the annual Budgetary Estimates process. This includes examining demographic needs and demands for special educational provision when allocating mainstream teaching posts, special education teaching posts and special needs assistant posts, which together make up...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: In the current school year, the numbers employed in our schools have reached the highest ever level. Over 1,300 additional posts in schools have been funded, including more than 370 teaching posts to cater for growth in student population and additional special classes. This builds on the Budget 2018 measure which provided a one point improvement in the staffing schedule in primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: Gross expenditure on the order of €95 million was incurred in 2018 on salaries for teachers and special needs assistants (including employer’s PRSI) in fee-charging schools. The total amount spent on Capital Expenditure (including ICT grants) in 2018 was on the order of €0.958 million. If the parents of children in the fee charging sector chose to send their children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (19 Nov 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department has not undertaken any assessment of the feasibility of bringing all private educational institutions into State ownership, having regard to the Constitutional, legal, policy, financial and operational aspects of this question. I am therefore not in a position to provide any estimate of the costs of such a proposal.