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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a joint project. The project is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  In June 2019, at a meeting with the schools, the consultant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.  A revised Stage 2(b) report was reviewed in my Department and comments issued to the Design Team in June 2019.  The Design Team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The provision of education for children with special needs, including those with Autism, is an ongoing priority for Government. Currently, almost 20% of the total Education Vote or €1.9bn is invested in supporting children with special needs. Since 2011 investment in Special Education supports has increased by 50%, which is significantly above the 7% increase in total student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for External Environment Projects under my Department's multi-annual Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2020 onwards. The Deputy may be aware that I recently announced details of the 405 schools that will receive funding in summer 2020 under the summer works programme. Commensurate with the level of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for External Environment Projects under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016. The Deputy may be aware that I recently announced details of the schools that will receive funding in summer 2020 in respect of applications submitted for "Life Safety Systems projects". Commensurate with the level of funding set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for External Environment Projects under my Department's multi-annual Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2020 onwards. The Deputy may be aware that I recently announced details of the 405 schools that will receive funding in summer 2020 under the summer works programme. Commensurate with the level of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, my Department continues to engage with a landowner and Kildare County Council in regard to technical considerations crucial to the delivery of the site and the commencement of architectural planning. It is a priority for my Department to commence the architectural planning process for this site at the earliest possible stage. For the time being - given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government. Currently, almost 20% of the total Education Vote or €1.9bn is invested in supporting children with special needs. Since 2011 investment in Special Education supports has increased by 50%, which is significantly above the 7% increase in total student numbers over the same period. As a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy forms part of two Land Registry Folios one of which is a freehold title under my ownership and the other Folio is a Leasehold title, the Leasehold of which is under my ownership. The lease duration is for a period of 999 years from 1788.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the current legislation, the bulk of the records created by the redress bodies are legally required to be disposed of on the dissolution of the three redress bodies.Under the existing legislation (section 7(6) of the Commission to Inquire into Childcare Act 2000), it is a matter for the Commission to make such arrangements as it considers appropriate for the making of as complete a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is assessing an application, for capital funding for additional accommodation, from the school in question. A decision will be relayed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is in the process of being devolved to Waterford & Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) for delivery. The acquisition of a site to facilitate the construction of permanent accommodation for the school is at an advanced stage of the conveyancing process. Due to commercial and legal sensitivities relating to site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy, firstly, that in relation to the provision of additional teaching support for the child referred to in this question, that DES Circular 007/2019 for primary schools and 008/2019 for post primary schools, set out the details of the model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: In April 2018, the Government announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the four years from 2019 to 2022, including a new 800 pupil post-primary school to be established in 2020 to serve the Goatstown_Stillorgan_DLR school planning area as a regional solution . The successful patrons of the six new post-primary schools to be established in 2020, including the new school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The permanent buildings for the schools referred to by the Deputy are being delivered under my Department's Design & Build Programme. Architectural planning for these schools is at an early stage. Following design development the next stage in the process is an application to the relevant Local Authority for planning permission. The planning permission process will be a key factor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Review (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The DEIS programme allows for a reduced class size in Urban Band 1 primary schools with the application of a preferential staffing schedule to these schools of 20:1 at junior classes and 24:1 at senior classes to support those students at the highest risk of educational disadvantage. As the Deputy may be aware, DEIS Plan acknowledges the allocation of teaching resources to DEIS primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: Students with disabilities are one of the target groups identified in the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education (NAP). Various access supports are available to students with disabilities such as: - The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) allocates funding to further and higher education colleges for the provision of services and supports to students with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the deputy is attached in tabular format.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department has been in contact with the school authority in question. The school has been requested to provide further information and the matter can be considered further when this has been received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: A building project for the school referred to by the deputy is included in the Department of Education & Skills’ Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. This building project will provide a 16-classroom school on the existing school site. A new Design Team had to be appointed in 2018, as the brief was increased from 8 classrooms due...