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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent and CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to my Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. At post primary level for the 2015/16 school year teachers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Schools (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying in schools. These actions focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed. My Department does not collate data on which particular workshops have taken place in schools. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Tender Process for this school building project is complete and a preferred bidder identified. The acquisition of a site for the school is being advanced. Delays outside the Department's control have been incurred in the site acquisition process. Due to sensitivities relating to the site acquisition I am not in a position to provide any further details at this time, however my officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The details requested by the Deputy are as follows: 2008 - 3 new primary schools, 3 new post-primary schools; 2009 - 3 new post-primary schools; 2010 - 7 new primary schools; 2011 - 3 new primary schools, 1 new post-primary school; 2012 - 7 new primary schools; 2013 - 6 new primary schools, 4 new post-primary schools; 2014 - 4 new primary schools, 10 new post-primary schools. The number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that last week I announced that I am not proposing to change the way teachers are allocated to schools for children with Special Educational Needs for the coming school year. Resource Teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) will continue to be allocated to schools by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), in accordance with my Departments existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Student Assistance Fund is a component of the Third Level Access Measure which is managed on behalf of my Department by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) and comprises two sub-priorities: the Student Assistance Fund and the Fund for Students with Disabilities. The Student Assistance Fund is administered on a local basis by participating higher education institutions and targets those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 437 together. I will arrange for a response to be issued directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Schools Broadband Access programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools. A new framework was put in place in 2012 for the provision of this service, as a result of this the number of service providers has been expanded from 6 to 13 with the aim of ensuring that satisfactory solutions would be awarded to all schools. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that last week I announced that I am not proposing to change the way teachers are allocated to schools for children with Special Educational Needs for the coming school year. In making this decision to retain the current model for allocating resource and learning support teachers for the coming year, I have been guided by the advice of the National Council for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Déanann an Chigireacht monatóireacht ar cháilíocht teagaisc agus foghlama na Gaeilge i ngach bunscoil agus iar-bhunscoil mar chuid dá clár cigireachta bhliantúil. Úsáidtear réimse múnlaí cigireachta lena n-áirítear measúnuithe ar an scoil uile, cigireachtaí ábhair, cigireachtaí teagmhasacha agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for school amalgamations belongs to the Patron of a school, and this is subject to the approval of the Minister for Education and Skills. As the Deputy will appreciate, any such proposal must first involve consultation with all of the relevant stakeholders. Following the consultation process, a decision taken at local level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is working closely with the relevant Local Authority in relation to securing a suitable site for the school to which the Deputy refers. This process is ongoing at present. However, as I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, there are commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally and I am not in a position to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Feb 2015)

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: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Design Team on the project to which the Deputy refers are currently finalising their stage 2A report for submission to my Department. Upon successful completion of Stage 2A and subject to no issues arising the project will then be authorised to complete Stage 2B, which includes the application for planning permission and other statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Teaching Council Act 2001, the Teaching Council is, since March 2006, the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. Accordingly, it holds authority and responsibility for registration of teachers in the State. As the question refers to an operational matter for the Teaching Council, I am referring it to the Council for early direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Jobs Data (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I recently provided to the Deputy the numbers of direct and indirect jobs supported by the school building programme for the years 2012 to 2015. These numbers are based on the Construction Industry Council norm which I also provided to the Deputy earlier this month. This is the methodology that the Department uses to calculate the numbers of direct and indirect jobs that are supported by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 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 (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 445 together. The Deputy will be aware that last week I announced that I am not proposing to change the way teachers are allocated to schools for children with Special Educational Needs for the coming school year. In making this decision to retain the current model for allocating resource and learning support teachers for the coming year, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Ballymun Initiative for Third Level Education (BITE) was established in 1989 and is an initiative based in Trinity Comprehensive School, Ballymun, with the goal of supporting young people attending that school to have an equal opportunity to progress to Third Level education. BITE runs a number of programmes including study groups, extra tuition and support for specific subjects, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The nationwide demographic review at post-primary level is an extensive exercise which is on-going in my Department. It will be completed as quickly as possible.