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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Travel advice for all Irish citizens is provided through the and the most recent correct information will be available from there. The Department of Education and Skills issues information updates to schools, preschools and third level institutions on Covid-19 as they are received from the Department of Health, HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre and Dept. of Foreign Affairs and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that an application for major capital funding has been received from the school in question. Under the National Development Plan (NDP), increased funding has been provided for the school sector capital investment programme. This funding allows for a continued focus on the provision of new permanent school places to keep pace with demographic demand and also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department does not have any Emergency Works Application on hand for the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The Gaeltacht placement for student teachers in primary Initial Teacher Education is really important as an immersive Irish language experience. It is improves their communicative competence in Gaeilge, in the context of their future role as teachers of Irish and other subjects through Irish. It also enhances their understanding of life and culture in the Gaeltacht and the reality of life in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Schools have been notified of the arrangements for the allocation of SNA support in respect of students in mainstream classes for 2020/21. The arrangements include the following provisions: - 2019/20 mainstream class SNA allocations will be frozen, from the date of issue of Circular 0030/2020, and will automatically rollover into the 2020/21 school year. This means that no school will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department is not aware of a shortage of special education places in Co Wexford. Since 2011, the number of special classes in mainstream schools has increased almost threefold, from 548 to 1,618 for the 2019/2020 school year. There are currently 60 special classes in Co. Wexford, 15 in post primary and 45 in primary schools. 167 new special classes have been established nationally for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 241 together. As autonomous, independent higher education institutions it remains a matter for individual institutes of technology that are engaged in a consortium seeking to progress proposals for technological university designation under the 2018 Act to progress their proposals appropriately subject to their particular circumstances. Upon...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, a major project to provide an extension to the school in question is included in my Department's building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). It is intended that the project , when completed, will provide capacity for 1,000 students. In the meantime, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on the Department's Capital Programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP) and a site is being acquired for this purpose. My Department is engaging directly with the school in the context of the planning work associated with the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Schools have been notified of the arrangements for the allocation of SNA support in respect of students in mainstream classes for 2020/21. The arrangements include the following provisions: - 2019/20 mainstream class SNA allocations will be frozen, from the date of issue of Circular 0030/2020, and will automatically rollover into the 2020/21 school year. This means that no school will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has been approved funding for a project, under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019, for six mainstream classrooms including en-suite WCs, two SET rooms, and one Assisted Users WC. I can further advise the Deputy that this project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and is currently at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: While it had been my Department’s intention to run the extended school year (ESY) scheme – also known as the July Provision Scheme – this year if possible, given the current school closures and public health restrictions, my Department is now reviewing this. My Department is considering contingency measures, including changes to the format of the scheme. Any changes will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The assignment of HSCL Coordinators is addressed in my Department's Circular 0016/2019 "Home School Community Liaison Scheme: Assignment of Home School Community Liaison Coordinators within DEIS schools." . The Circular specifies that "A teacher shall be assigned to the post of HSCL Coordinator for a maximum of 5 years to be completed on the 31st August of the fifth year. All assignments...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Under the employment contract for Assistant Lecturers in the Institute of Technology/Technological University sector, an Assistant Lecturer teaches such assigned classes as deemed appropriate by management, day or evening, up to 630 hours per annum, with a norm of 18 class contact hours per week. The equivalent figures for Lecturers in that sector are 560 hours per annum with a norm of 16...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an application for funding under the Department's Emergency Works Grant Scheme has been approved in respect of structural works at the school in question. As this is a devolved project it is now a matter for the school authority to progress these works.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The abuse that occurred in residential institutions is thoroughly documented in the Ryan Report with chapters on the history of institutions, the administration and financing of those institutions, the role of the Department of Education and Skills, and the different congregations involved in the running of those institutions. Volume III documents the demographic and social circumstances of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. My Department submitted an application for planning permission to the Local Authority on 26th September 2019. A Request for Further Information was received on 20th November 2019 and My Department's Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The major project for the construction of the new school building for the school referred to by the deputy is at an advanced stage of the tender process and my Department is currently awaiting the return of the supplementary tender report. Subject to no issues arising and contingent upon the current restrictions being lifted, it is envisaged that construction should commence following the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department is currently undertaking a site identification exercise in order to appraise suitable sites for the school to which you refer. This exercise is being conducted in line with current restrictions in place due to the covid-19 pandemic, nevertheless, my officials are making progress on the exercise. Due to obvious commercial sensitivities, I cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b) Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Design Team has recently submitted the Stage 2(b) Report to the Department for review. Upon completion of this...