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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council, the body with statutory authority to register teachers, registers post-primary teachers for curricular subjects leading to State Examinations. As Chinese is currently not on the list of state examination subjects the Council does not hold such data.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority to recognise teaching qualifications and register teachers. Data supplied to my Department by the Teaching Council indicate that there are approximately 2710 primary teachers registered with a Masters qualification on the Teaching Council Register. It should be noted that this number reflects records where the teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority to recognise teaching qualifications and register teachers. Data supplied to my Department by the Teaching Council indicate that there are approximately 5991 post-primary teachers registered with a Masters qualification on the Teaching Council Register. It should be noted that this number reflects records where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is in the table. Schools under Church patronage 2014-15 Primary mainstream Post-primary * Patron Body Mainstream primary schools Voluntary Secondary School Catholic Bishop 2,786 42 Church of Ireland Bishop 164 2 Presbyterian Church 17 Joint patronage of a Catholic Bishop and Church of Ireland Bishop 1 Joint patronage of Church of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including children with autism, should be included where possible and appropriate in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places are also available. Home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At both primary and post primary, literacy and numeracy have been prioritised as key skills for all students in line with the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (2011). A new mathematics curriculum has been rolled out in post-primary schools. This reform was accompanied by an intensive programme of continuous professional development for teachers, provided by the Project Maths Development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials in my Department have been working with officials from Cork County Council in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent site for new school accommodation for the school to which he refers. A preferred site option has been identified and is being progressed. However given the commercial sensitivities associated with land...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Two additional prefabs have been approved for the school to which the Deputy refers for 2015/16 school year. A planning application for this development was submitted to the local authority at the end of last week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design Full and Part-time enrolments 2006/07-2013/14 - 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Full-time 879 830 865 932 918 940 914 1035 Part-Time 26 124 179 242 227 222 241 189 Total 905 954 1044 1174 1145 1162 1155 1224

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design Full time Non-EU enrolments 2006/07-2013/14 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Full-time 7 1 2 6 8 6 8 9

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design - Core Staffing Figures - Full time Academic Part time Academic Full time non-academic Part time non-academic Total 31/12/2006 60.30 10.80 70.70 0.00 141.80 31/12/2007 62.80 10.80 68.60 0.00 142.20 31/12/2008 67.20 10.80 72.20 0.00 150.20 31/12/2009 65.20 8.00...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 148 to 152, inclusive, 155 and 157 together. As the Deputy may be aware issues regarding financial, accounting and governance matters in the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) were identified by the Comptroller & Auditor General (C&AG) in a Special Report which was submitted to my Department last September. I would like to assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Unions Funding (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. My Department, or the HEA, does not provide funding to the Union of Students in Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and DesignMembers of An Bord2003 – 2015 Years Director (ex officio) Nominated by Minister Academic Rep Student Rep May 2012 – March 2015 Prof. Declan McGonagle Mr. Sean O'Laoire, Chairperson Mr. David Caron Ms. Aoife Soden Mr. Peter Johnson Mr. Paul O’Brien Ms. Adrienne...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Third level institutions are autonomous bodies and day-to-day operational issues regarding accommodation are a matter for the institution concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is provided in the table. Emp- loyer NUIG NUIM UL TCD DCU UCC UCD DIT IT- TRALEE CICE DIAS LIT WATER- FORD IT DUN- DALK IT IT SLIGO IT CORK NCAD IT BLANCH MARY IMMAC IT CARLOW GMIT IT TALL- AGHT RIAM MATER DEI ATH- LONE IT Total 100,000- 150,000 115 56 87 107 69 123 238 11 2 1 8 5 3 2 3 5 2 4 10 3 2 3 1 1 4 865 150,000- 200,000 15 2 3...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since my appointment in July 2014, one direct ministerial appointment to a State board of a non-commericial body under the aegis of my Department has arisen. In March 2015, I appointed Ms Rosemary Adaser to the board of Caranua (the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund). Ms Adaser's appointment was made in accordance with the new procedures recently put in place by the Public Appointments...