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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), which includes the securing of all statutory approvals and completion of tender documents. Following an appeal to An Bord Pleanála planning permission was granted. However, a Judicial Review of the decision by An Bord Pleanála was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the residency requirement of Section 14(4) of the Student Support Act 2011, a student must have been resident in Ireland for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately prior to commencing an approved course in an approved institution in order to qualify for a grant. However, a student may qualify for a grant, having met the residency requirement during the course of their studies. From...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Staffing (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: SOLAS, the Further Education and Training Authority, was established in October 2013 under the Further Education and Training Act, 2013. SOLAS, under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills, is responsible for the strategic co-ordination and funding of the Further Education and Training sector. The total number of FTE staff currently employed by SOLAS is 211. SOLAS staff...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Establishment (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Following the establishment of Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on 1 July 2013 and the establishment of SOLAS, to replace FÁS, on 27 October 2013, 7 SOLAS training centres and their staff transferred to 4 ETBs on 1 January 2014 and 12 SOLAS training centres transferred to a further 7 ETBs on 1 July 2014. A total of 863 staff were transferred from SOLAS to the ETBs. The staff...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department is in contact with the school Patron relating to enrolments in the primary schools in the first area to which the Deputy refers, including the gaelscoil in that area. The Department understands that the Patron is consulting directly with the schools involved in relation to the enrolment matters being raised. The Department will continue to liaise with the Patron, who has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for SOLAS, who manage the apprenticeship programme and associated recognition of prior learning. I have asked them to contact the Deputy directly with the information he has requested.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Directives (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: One Directive related to my Department falls into this category. Directive 2013/55/EU, of 20 November 2013, amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation is due to be transposed by 1st January 2016. My Department is responsible for overall coordination of the transposition.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is laid out in the table. Bill Date Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Completed Education (Admission to Schools) Bill March 2014  Technological Universities Bill April 2014

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is set out in the table. Bill  Date First Added to Government Legislation Programme Retention of Records Bill September 2013 Technological Universities Bill September 2013 Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill January 2014

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has not seconded any of its staff to external private firms since 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not have any secondments based in my Department from external private firms since 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the deputy that my Department does not have a policy regarding secondments from and within my Department to external firms. The Department does however participate in schemes which may from time to time be initiated centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. One such scheme was provided for under Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 03/2013....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools. The amount of grant paid to an individual primary school for capitation and ancillary services is determined by the school's enrolment, subject to a minimum grant for both capitation and ancillary services in respect of schools with enrolments up to 60, and a maximum ancillary services grant in the case of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to confirm that an all-in devolved grant was recently approved for the school to which the Deputy refers. This funding will allow the school to build two additional classrooms and the school has been advised of this decision. These additional classrooms will greatly enhance the school's accommodation and will meet the school's long-term accommodation needs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that the school in question is recognised as a two-stream school by my Department. I also wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in contact with the school Patron for the primary schools in the area in question regarding pupil enrolments. My Department understands that the Patron is consulting directly with the schools involved, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department has been working in conjunction with Cork County Council to secure a site to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers. A preferred option has been identified and is being progressed. However, due to the sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally it is not possible to provide further information at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the residency requirement of Section 14(4) of the Student Support Act 2011, a student must have been resident in Ireland for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately prior to commencing an approved course in an approved institution in order to qualify for a grant. However, a student may qualify for a grant, having met the residency requirement during the course of their studies. From...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is aware of the closure of the school to which the Deputy refers. While my Department has no plans at the moment to acquire the school in question, it is currently engaged in a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation may be needed from 2016 onwards. The area where the school is located is included in this review. When...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for the provision of new temporary accommodation and to have works carried to facilitate the enrolment of a special needs pupil. As the provision of additional accommodation is outside the terms of the Emergency Works Scheme it cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (15 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: To satisfy the terms and conditions of the student grant scheme in relation to progression, a student must be moving from year to year within a course, having successfully completed the previous year or be transferring from one course to another, where the award for the subsequent course is of a higher level than the previous course. The objective of this policy is to help as many students...