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

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports, including the establishment of special classes in various geographical areas as required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 826 and 827 together. 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...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Following a Budget 2010 decision, all new applicants in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), and the VTOS allowances for those pursuing PLC courses, are no longer eligible for maintenance support under the student grant scheme. However, students who qualify for the BTEA may be considered for support for the student contribution under the student grant scheme provided they...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise that a major capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's current 5 Year Construction Plan. The project is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. Following a recent Pre Stage 1 meeting, which was held in February 2015, the Board of Management and their Design Team have been authorised to progress to Stage 2(a), which is...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the proposed school amalgamation, referred to by the Deputy, is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. Following the Pre Stage 1 meeting, which was held in November 2014, the Boards of Management and their Design Team are working on finalising the stage 1 report for submission to my Department. Upon satisfactory completion of stage 1 and subject to no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (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 were advised that their applications would be retained for prioritisation if funding for further...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron to the re-organisation of the three schools referred to in Dublin 12 into junior and senior co-education schools. Taking into account representations from the Boards of Management that sufficient time would be allowed for a smooth transition, it was decided that the two new schools would...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The information in relation to the 2013/14 school year which is currently the most up to date available was provided in the Reply to PQ 152 of the 27th January, 2015. The resources required to abstract the information on the costs of employing retired teachers as substitutes in the 2013/14 school year are not currently available as all available staffing resources are allocated to dealing...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently analysing the latest demographic data on a nationwide basis to determine where additional school accommodation might be needed at post-primary level in the coming years. This process includes an examination of the Kinnegad area. When this exercise has been completed arrangements will be made to make additional accommodation available where it is needed.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has received a proposal from the school to which he refers for funding to relocate to alternative premises. The proposal is under consideration and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process is complete.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is a stand alone project which is currently completing the advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. All relevant statutory approvals have been obtained. The...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: A major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. A Pre Stage 1 meeting was held in December 2014. The Board of Management and their Design Team's submission following the Pre Stage 1 meeting is currently under review by my Department. On completion of that review my Department will contact the school regarding the next stage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 retention thresholds for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department administers two separate Home Tuition Schemes. From the limited information provided by the Deputy it is not clear if the pupil in question would qualify for either scheme. One of the schemes provides for a 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Government committed, as part of the budget announcements made last year, to provide for 365 new Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts to support children with special educational needs in schools in 2015. This increase is additional to the increase of 390 posts which this Government announced in December 2013, which had raised the previous cap from 10,575...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The average annual salary cost for a teacher can vary between primary and post-primary level. However, the combined average annual cost for both sectors, inclusive of employer's PRSI, is circa. €47,500. The average annual increase in costs used for estimating purposes is currently €1,970, inclusive of employer's PRSI. The full year cost for an additional 1,400 teachers is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 161 and 163 to 165, inclusive, together. School based July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism and/or those with severe/profound learning disability that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. Where school based provision is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: New students entering postgraduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year onwards are not entitled to maintenance payments under the Student Grant Scheme. Those who meet the qualifying conditions for the special rate of grant under the Student Grant Scheme are eligible to have their post-graduate tuition fees paid up to the maximum fee limit of €6,270. The qualifying criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware a project for the school in question is included in my Departments Five Year Construction Plan. My Department is currently developing an accommodation brief for the project and will be in contact with the school shortly in relation to the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question was approved funding, on a devolved basis, for the provision of a new Resource room in January 2015 last. However, a further application was received on the 11th March last from the school, in question, for an additional mainstream classroom. This application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the...