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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the review of the Visiting Teacher Service has now been concluded.This review was published on 10th February, 2015, and is available on my Department's website at: www.education.ie/en/The-Education-System/Special-Education/

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In November 2011 the Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2012-16: Medium Term Exchequer Framework was published and this indicated the level of capital investment available to Government Departments over the five year period 2012 to 2016. The Department of Education and Skills was allocated €2,210 million or just over €2.2 billion for the period. The total assigned to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The inventory of school accommodation to which the Deputy refers is an online inventory which schools complete through the Department's Esinet portal. This Inventory provides indicative data and statistics on the existing school building stock throughout the country at both primary and post-primary levels. To date over 80% of schools have completed or are in the process of completing this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides funding to schools towards the cost of assistive technology for pupils in Primary, Post Primary and Special schools, for equipment and specialist software for educational purposes under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department's Circular 0010/2013. In order to qualify for equipment under the Assistive Technology...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (31 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 for works under categories 7-10 were advised that their applications would be retained for prioritisation if funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, a building project for the school referred to, is currently being progressed within my Department's architectural planning process. Planning Permission has been granted by Donegal County Council and the project has been authorised to advance directly to Stage 2a Developed Design. I understand that the Design Team are currently working on updating site surveys...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At both primary and post primary I have prioritised literacy and numeracy as key skills for all students. Complementing the Literacy and Numeracy strategy has been the recent implementation of new specifications in maths at junior and senior cycle - known as Project Maths. The NCCA has provided me with new specifications for Leaving Certificate Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The NCCA has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of DEIS in 2005. Due to conflicting reports of posts being lost in these schools, my Department produced a report on the impact of the withdrawal of these legacy posts from DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 Schools. Following the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs and addtional care needs respectively. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware following An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse planning permission for the proposed Memorial which was to be integrated with the Garden of Remembrance, the Memorial Committee recommended that while any new competition should be open to conceptual and site specific proposals, a central Dublin location be identified on a cost neutral basis with appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, the 18 participating religious congregations are contributing €128m in cash, counselling services and property. The cash contributions of €54.42m under the Indemnity Agreement have been received. These contributions include collective contributions from the congregations. Of the €54.42m cash, €12.7m was earmarked for former...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware from my previous reply that matters in relation to the provision of health-related services, including speech and language therapy supports, should be directed to the Health Service Executive as the body with responsibility for the provision of such services. My Department provides an extensive range of supports for pupils with Specific Speech and Language Disorder...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go mbeidh tuairim is 210 ionad scoile ar fáil do dhaltaí céad bliana sna scoileanna dá dtagraíonn an Teachta in 2016/2017. I gcás na scoile céadluaite ar an liosta sna sonraí a cuireadh ar fáil, tá tús curtha le pleanáil ailtireachta chun malairt fhoirgnimh a sholáthar a mbeidh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rollú Scoile (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is ionann an rollú reatha comhcheangailte sa 5ú rang sna scoileanna dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ná tuairim is 444 dalta. Comhdhéanfaidh na daltaí seo an 6ú rang a bheidh ag fágáil na bunscoile i Mí Meithimh 2016. Is ceart a thabhairt faoi deara go mbaineann na sonraí seo leis an scoilbhliain 2014/15 agus go bhfuil siad fós...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child to a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The Deputy will be aware that a range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs, including autism, is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing numbers. This will continue to be the main focus for investment by my Department in the coming years therefore it is not possible to provide funding for the provision of astroturf pitches at schools. While my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of DEIS in 2005. Due to conflicting reports of posts being lost in these schools, my Department produced a report on the impact of the withdrawal of these legacy posts from DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 Schools. Following the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has confirmed to the schools in question that funding is being made available, on a devolved basis, to provide ASD units at both schools. It is a central tenet of the devolved scheme that responsibility for the management and delivery of a project rests with the individual school authority. I am aware that it is the schools' intention to have the accommodation in place for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. In accordance with these rules each school management authority is required to organise its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs). The amount due by apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in Institutes of Technology during the academic year. Since 2004, FÁS/SOLAS has paid over 70% of the Annual Student Contribution due in respect of apprentices, with apprentices themselves paying the...