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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The FÁS Overseas Graduate Programme (OGP), which began in 1983, placed newly qualifying graduates with honours degrees in Business, Engineering or the Sciences, into full-time employment with companies in Japan and China. The overarching aim of the Programme was to increase the number of Irish qualifying graduates with top quality international experience in their chosen discipline,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The works referred to by the Deputy are appropriate to the Summer Works Scheme, the purpose of which is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to facilitate schools carrying out small and medium scale building works that will improve and upgrade existing school buildings. Under the scheme, responsibility for identifying and prioritising the most urgently required project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Increased collaboration between the libraries at the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, Institute of Technology Tallaght and Dublin Institute of Technology has delivered a real practical benefit for all students and staff at the 3 Institutes. Students and staff from any one of the Institutes can visit any of the libraries at the other two Institutes with a minimum of fuss - by simply...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. To date a total of €81.44 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that, the National Council for Special Education published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on 18th June 2014. This Report was prepared by a Working Group, appointed by the NCSE and Chaired by Mr Eamon Stack, which included representatives from disability organisations and also parent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of pupils enrolled in individual schools is provided in the National School Annual Census. Results from the Census for the current school year (2014/2015) are being finalised at present. Publication of a provisional list of schools and their enrolments will be on my Department's website by the end of March and the finalised list will be available by July. The criteria used for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Article 42 of the Constitution provides for the right of parents to choose the form of education they provide or to have provided to their children. Primary legislation gives effect to this right and includes the Education Act 1998 and the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, the project for the school referred to is currently at Stage 3 (Tender Stage). Upon completion of the new school building for the school in question, the school will vacate its current accommodation. My Department is currently reviewing the options with regard to the future use of the accommodation concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's 2014 Summer Works Scheme for the partial replacement of windows. As the Deputy is aware funding in excess of €70m was approved to allow over 770 schools to undertake improvement works for applications received under categories 1 to 6, which cover gas works, electrical works, mechanical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at Stage 2a (Developed Design) of the architectural planning process. When that stage is complete, and subject to no other issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: An application in relation to the proposed amalgamation of schools referred to by the Deputy has recently being received by my Department. This proposal is currently under consideration and officials from my Department will be in contact with the Management Authority of the schools concerned shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service Provision (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency (EWS) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. The EWS may be able to offer assistance and advice on securing a school placement within the pupil's area. The contact details for the EWS is Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (5 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no officials at my Department or staff at any of the bodies under its aegis based at the Government Buildings offices mentioned in the Deputy's question.

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which he has raised, as he said, on a number of occasions. I am aware that a large public meeting on this topic took place in south Kerry last night, which was addressed by the president of the INTO and others. The Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, has given me copies of the petition which was presented. The Government recognises that small...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I acknowledge Deputy Griffin's particular concern. He has raised the matter many times and I am conscious there is a particular issue with widely dispersed small communities. We obtained a limited increase in last year's budget, which creates difficulties for us with the various issues being proposed within education. I am certainly conscious of the issues involved in this, particularly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2015 included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our schools, as well as to fund prioritised reforms, such as implementation of the literacy and numeracy strategy, reform of junior cycle, and the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that, the National Council for Special Education published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on 18th June 2014. This Report was prepared by a Working Group, appointed by the NCSE and Chaired by Mr Eamon Stack, which included representatives from disability organisations and also parent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has recently submitted an application for additional accommodation to my Department. The application will be assessed and a decision conveyed to the school authorities as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2015 included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our schools, as well as to fund prioritised reforms, such as implementation of the literacy and numeracy strategy, reform of junior cycle, and the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. Following initial communication with stakeholders in December 2014, the Apprenticeship Council formally invited proposals for new apprenticeship programmes from consortia of enterprise, professional bodies and education and training providers on the 16th January 2015. Details of the proposal process are available on...