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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Data (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the provisions of freedom of information legislation, the decision-making and internal review functions of requests processed within my Department are formally delegated to departmental officials from Executive Officer to Assistant Secretary level. The Secretary General of my Department has no role in the clearing or approval of material for release for these requests.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 804 and 805 together. The staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year are set out in Department Circular 0005/2015 which is available on my Department's website at www.education.gov.ie. The circular sets out the improvements to the staffing schedule for the 2015/16 school year for small schools. These improvements are improved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not facilitate the dual enrolment of children in schools and that there has not there been any change of policy in this regard. National Council for Special Education (NCSE) Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENO's) can only allocate resources to schools in respect of those pupils enrolled in a school. However, dual placement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm that an application has been received by my Department for funding from the school, referred to by the Deputy, relating to the teaching of technology to the Leaving Certificate stage. On foot of this application, a Departmental inspector visited the school and discussed the school requirements with the Principal and relevant teachers. Following on from this visit, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The building project referred to by the Deputy is included in the Five Year Construction Programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. The original design team appointed to the project had reached completion of Stage 1 of Architectural Planning. As part of that work and following an assessment of the current accommodation, it was agreed by the Department that extensive additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that spending of more than €70 million was approved for the 2014 Summer Works Scheme to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. This allowed for the funding of applications received under categories 1-6. Schools which had applied under categories 7-10 as is the case in respect of the school to which the Deputy refers, were advised that their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of a network of autism-specific special classes in schools across the country to cater for children with autism has been a key educational priority in recent years. Children with autism have a number of placement options including mainstream placement with support, placement in a special class in a mainstream school or placement in a special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school building referred to by the Deputy and the lands attached to it are not in my ownership. The school availed of funding under the Summer Works Scheme from 2004 to 2011 for refurbishment of the school building. As the lands referred to are in the ownership of a third party, queries in relation to the proposed sale should be directed to the property owner in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Justice Strategy (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that, on 13th December 2005, the Government approved youth justice reforms following a review carried out by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. The rationale for these reforms is to provide leadership and restructuring of the delivery of the State's services in the area of youth justice, which up to 2007 were dealt with by a number of Departments...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application in January 2015 for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace underfloor heating at their school with standard radiators. As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme they cannot be considered for funding. I understand that the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron for a change to fully vertical co-educational status for each of the three schools referred to in Dublin 10. As the Deputy may be aware, any proposal for a change in status must first involve consultation with all of the relevant school stakeholders. Following the consultation process, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant in the 2014/15 academic year as specified under the 2014 student grant scheme is as follows:1. Student must qualify for the standard rate of grant 2. Total reckonable income net of income disregards and Child Dependant Increase must not exceed €22,703 3. As at 31st December, 2013, the reckonable income must include one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools are currently providing their students with age appropriate information on the issue of alcohol abuse through aspects of the curriculum such as the Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme. The latest data, taken from the Lifeskills survey (2012), indicate that 90% of primary and 100% of post primary schools provide their students with information on alcohol abuse....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I respect the understanding and the experience which the representatives from Gaeltacht schools bring to COGG and the role they have played in relation to the comprehensive work carried out by COGG since it was established in 2002. In the context of the establishment of the new board of COGG there are a number of opportunities for Gaeltacht schools to obtain representation through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Students who are attending undergraduate courses in an EU Member State can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution. The student grant scheme does not extend to postgraduate courses pursued outside of Ireland. Tax relief at the standard rate of tax may be claimed in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron for a change to fully vertical co-educational status for each of the three schools referred to in Dublin 10. As the Deputy may be aware, any proposal for a change in status must first involve consultation with all of the relevant school stakeholders. Following the consultation process, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun críche poist mhúinteoireachta a leithdháileadh ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne gach bliain. Is é an phríomhthoisc a chuirtear san áireamh nuair a chinntear an leibhéal d'acmhainní foirne a sholáthraítear ag leibhéal na scoile aonair ná an sceideal foirne don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: All new schools, either at primary level or post-primary level, are set up to meet specific demographic needs within defined geographical areas. As part of the patronage determination processes to establish who will operate new schools, prospective patrons must commit to enrolling, as a priority, pupils from the area for whom the school is intended. The Department would expect to see this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently carrying out a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation might be needed from 2017 onwards. This includes an examination of the Ennis area. On foot of this review, arrangements will be made to provide additional post-primary accommodation where this is needed. The Deputy may be aware that an extension project...