Results 11,601-11,620 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has put in place an appeals process, by which schools or parents may appeal decisions made by NCSE Special Education Needs Organisers in respect of applications made for Special Needs Assistant or Resource Teaching support. Details of the manner in which the NCSE Appeals Process is conducted, along with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation (2006 to 2013) was a broad based strategy which covered funding for research and innovation across all disciplines and across the full continuum of research from basic to applied, as well as commercialisation of research. The Government remains committed to the importance of research given the key role that it plays in underpinning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A report on Learning from the Evaluation of DEIS commissioned in 2014 is currently nearing completion and I expect to receive the report shortly. This report incorporates information in relation to the various inputs, processes and educational outcomes contained in the findings from the DEIS research and evaluations conducted to date by the Educational Research Centre and my Department's...

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. An appeals process is also available to schools. Details of the appeals criteria are set out in the published staffing arrangements. The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an appeal for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The two schools to which the Deputy refers were both approved funding under the Prefab Replacement Scheme in 2012. The schools are situated on a split campus in Carrigaline town. The school authorities submitted an alternative proposal to provide all of the proposed replacement accommodation on the senior school's site and rationalise provision from 3 sites to 1 site. My Department advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A report on Learning from the Evaluation of DEIS commissioned in 2014 is currently nearing completion and I expect to receive the report shortly. This report incorporates information in relation to the various inputs, processes and educational outcomes contained in the findings from the DEIS research and evaluations conducted to date by the Educational Research Centre and my Department's...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the accommodation brief for the school building project to which he refers has recently been finalised. The project concerned will involve both the provision of additional accommodation and also significant restoration works. An invitation to tender to appoint a Project Manager to oversee the project has already issued to the Departments Framework of Project...

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. An appeals process is also available to schools. Details of the appeals criteria are set out in the published staffing arrangements. The board held its first meeting for 2015 last week and those schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Planning and Building Unit has no record of receiving an application for funding for replacement windows from the school referred to by the Deputy. Should an application be received, it will be assessed and the school authorities will be notified of the outcome.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: It is envisaged that the new Leaving Certificate Politics and Society specification will be introduced in schools on a phased basis from September 2016. The number of schools which will comprise the first phase and the criteria against which their application to join the first phase will be considered, are yet to be determined. It is noteworthy that what is proposed for Leaving Certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is not possible to respond to the Deputy question because the information provided is insufficient to formulate a reply. If additional information is provided by the Deputy, an appropriate response will be provided.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Data (25 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together. Comprehensive information in relation to the composition of the boards of non-commercial State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills, which includes the information requested by the Deputy (with the exception of the information in relation to the average age of chairpersons, which is not collated by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 and 216 together. My Department has a number of strategies and initiatives in place to ensure that education and training meets the skills requirements of the workplace. SOLAS, with the assistance of relevant experts such as the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), employers and local and national organisations, have published a five year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government is committed to delivering a wide ranging reform programme in higher education to enhance the quality of research, teaching and engagement. Restructuring the system and in particular the establishment of Technological Universities forms a key part of the reform programme. The process and criteria to attain this new status were published in early 2012. Carlow Institute of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: No application has been received relating to the construction of a new campus at Carriganore from Waterford Institute of Technology.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scientific Research (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation (2006 to 2013) was a broad based strategy which covered funding for research and innovation across all disciplines and across the full continuum of research from basic to applied, as well as commercialisation of research. The Government remains committed to the importance of research given the key role that it plays in underpinning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department, through its Post-Primary Languages Initiative, has developed a specification for a short course in Irish Sign Language (ISL) which will be available as part of the new Junior Cycle. In this short course the emphasis is on developing communication skills in ISL at level A1 (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). This short course develops students' ability to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that the following three Bills have been submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by my Department: the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill; the Technological Universities Bill; and the Retention of Certain Records Bill. As the Deputy will be aware, the Government decided that most legislative proposals should be referred for pre-legislative scrutiny, and I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teidlíochtaí Mháithreachais (26 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Roimh an 1 Bealtaine 2013 d'fhéadfadh múinteoirí a bhí ar shaoire mháithreachais leas a bhaint as uasmhéid de 30 lá breise neamhláithreachta íoctha in ionad tréimhsí ina mbíodh an scoil dúnta le linn na tréimhse céanna den 26 seachtaine de shaoire mháithreachais. Cuireadh deireadh leis seo i mBuiséad 2013...