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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Deployment (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies and make appointments based on the needs of their institution and available funding subject to relevant legislative provisions.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at Stage 2a (Developed Design) of the architectural planning process. When that stage is complete, and subject to no other issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department have been working very closely with Galway County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the County and City Managers' Association to acquire a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. I can confirm that a suitable site has been identified and the site acquisition process is at an advanced stage. The site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2015/2016 school year is set out in the published staffing arrangements (Circular 0005/2015) which is available on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The report of the Expert Group on Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employment in Primary and Second Level Education in Ireland was published in September 2014. At the time of publication I gave a commitment to implement the report with effect from September 2015. Following consultation with the education partners Circulars 23/2015 and 24/2015 detailing the arrangements and procedures for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy is accessible by bridge from the mainland. It is not therefore in the same position as other island schools that are only accessible by boat or by helicopter/aeroplane. The particular staffing arrangements for island schools that are set out in the published Staffing Schedule are designed to reflect the isolated nature of an island school that is only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department have been in contact with the Patron's Office and the Management Authority of the schools concerned to request further information in respect of the proposal. When the full information requested has been received, my Department will be in a position to consider the application further.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am very conscious that the cost of textbooks is a considerable burden on families. The previous Minister met with members of the Irish Educational Publishers' Association in 2011 and impressed on them the need to limit the cost of textbooks. He also stressed to them the real need to avoid placing schools and families in a position where textbooks are altered unnecessarily. The Association...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school to which he refers is included in the list of schools I announced earlier today that have been approved for funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2014. The school in question has been approved funding for the provision of external environment works. Further details and instructions on how to proceed with its project can be accessed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that should the school in question have a need for additional accommodation, particularly where an additional post is due to be appointed due to increasing enrolments, it is open to the school to submit an application to the Department, copy of which may be downloaded from my Department's website on www.education.ie. The application once received will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all children who have been assessed as having a Mild General Learning Difficulty are entitled to receive additional teaching support in schools under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports at primary level, or through a general allocation of High Incidence (HI) disability support at post primary school level. All schools have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, my Department provides maintenance grants to undergraduate students pursuing approved third level courses, in the State or in other E.U. Member States, to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. Under the student grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Quality and Qualifications Ireland published the relevant awards standards for the accreditation of courses in counselling and psychotherapy on their website in July 2014. The information sought by the Deputy is easily accessible at the following link:

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The plumbing craft award reflects the overall knowledge, skills and competencies required by industry and encompasses all elements of operation, installation, repair and commissioning demonstrated by a modern craftsperson. While the current plumbing apprenticeship curriculum does have a significant level of welding content in Manual Arc, Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) and Oxy-Acetylene welding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 provides that those former residents who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards or settlements are eligible to apply to Caranua. This approach was taken having regard to the maximum funds available of €110 million and a potential pool of some 15,000 applicants. As the Deputy may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The processing of individual applications is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to inform the deputy that, while there was a regrettable delay in the processing of this application, the relevant report was furnished by the visiting teacher service to the State Examinations Commission prior to the Easter holidays. I am informed that the State Examinations Commission has been in touch with the student's school in relation to the application, and that all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department is currently in discussions with SOLAS and the City of Dublin Education and Training Board regarding issues relating to the payment of enhanced redundancy to four Local Training Initiative coordinators and assistant coordinators who worked in the St John Bosco Youth Centre, Drimnagh, Dublin 12.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At primary level, funding towards schools' running costs is provided by my Department's scheme of capitation grants. These grants are intended to contribute towards the general operating costs of primary schools. Minimums and maximums apply to these grants which reflect the estimated minimum running costs of small schools and the economies of scale that may be achieved in larger schools....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Internationalisation Register includes information on education and training programmes which meet specified criteria. It is a reference point primarily for the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of the Department of Justice and Equality in considering visa and residency applications from non-EEA applicants wishing to study on a full-time basis in Ireland and to avail of...