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

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The nationality requirements for the student grant scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements provide for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Given the current economic climate and the target to reduce public expenditure, prioritising and maintaining resources for children at risk of educational disadvantage is a significant challenge. The need to maintain existing supports for schools catering for the most concentrated levels of educational disadvantage means that there is no capacity for additionality to the DEIS programme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Home Tuition scheme provides compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides for children with special educational needs awaiting a suitable educational placement and for early intervention for children with autism. In line with the terms of the scheme, parents/guardians must...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provided a new 16 classroom school for the school in question in 2012 at a cost of approximately €3.5 million. As the Deputy will appreciate, the question of enrolment in individual schools, including the school in the area concerned, is the responsibility of the managerial authority of the school. There is a responsibility on schools to...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of Architectural Planning. The Stage 1 report has been finalised by the relevant Education and Training Board and their Design Team and submitted to the Department for review. Following the technical review, and subject to no issues arising, the project will be authorised to proceed to Stage 2A, Develop...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2014 edition of the OECD's annual publication Education at a Glance reports that the ratio of academic staff to students in Irish higher education institutions is 1:19. The OECD average is 1:14 and the EU21 average is 1:16. This ratio, which was at the OECD average in 2008, has increased in recent years as a result of increasing student numbers and restrictions on staffing imposed under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Scéim Scolaireachtaí Triú Leibhéal (Trí Ghaeilge: Teoranta), agus Scéim Scoláireachta Donogh O'Malley. Bronnadh na trí Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta gan aon chritéir socheacnamaíoch a chur i bhfeidhm. Tá na sparántachtaí nua, áfach, deartha go speisialta chun díriú ar mhic léinn atá ag freastal...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council was established under the Teaching Council Act 2001 as the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. Part 5 which will enable the Council to investigate complaints against registered teachers has not yet been commenced. Amendments to the 2001 Act are proposed in the Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill which I presented to the Oireachtas on 21 January to,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (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' hours will continue to be allocated to schools by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), in accordance with my Departments existing criteria for the coming...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As outlined in answer to Parliamentary Question no. 502 of 3rd February 2015, while Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) offers advice and information on the range of options available in relation to the recognition of prior learning or experience (RPL), QQI does not conduct RPL processes itself but relies upon providers of relevant programmes who have the necessary expertise and...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 463 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 have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will also be aware that last week I announced the establishment within the National Council for Special Education of a new Inclusion Support Service to assist schools in supporting children with special educational needs. This service will include the Special Education Support Service (SESS), the National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS) and the Visiting Teacher Service for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Water Supply Contamination (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 465 and 466 together. The day to day management of schools is done at local school level. The type of information sought by the Deputy in relation to water quality is therefore held at local school level rather than centrally within my Department. However, if a school authority has concerns about the quality of the drinking water on its school premises,...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which he refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding for a new school building. The current status of all applications, including for the school in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie The Five Year Construction Plan that was announced in March 2012, outlines the major school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Asylum Support Services (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that in October 2014, my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality established a Working Group on Improvements to the Protection Process with terms of reference concerned with respecting the dignity and improving the quality of life of applicants for international protection, including those in direct provision centres, while their applications for protection in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is in receipt of correspondence from the school to which the Deputy refers and it will be responding to this correspondence shortly. All new schools, primary and post-primary, are set up to meet specific demographic demands in distinct geographical areas. This includes the school to which the Deputy refers. The enrolment policy for all new schools is expected to reflect...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is committed to continually reviewing and taking on board feedback in relation to the primary online database. My Department continues to engage with the Data Protection Commissioner regarding the primary online database. It would not be appropriate for me to comment further as this at present as it is still under discussion.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Postcode System Expenditure (17 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has not incurred any cost to date in relation to the implementation of Eircodes. It is intended to make any changes needed to support Eircodes along with changes to our systems which arise in the normal course of business and as a result, the costs incurred should be minimal.