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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home based provision may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's policy is focused on ensuring that all children, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. The policy is to provide for children with special educational needs, including autism, to be included in mainstream schools unless such a placement would not be in their best interests or the interests of the children with whom they are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: ETB school principals are appointed and employed by the 16 education and training boards and, accordingly, the information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. My Department's Circular PPT 06/02 sets out the eligibility criteria for appointment to Principal posts in ETB schools. Candidates for appointment are required to have a minimum of five years' whole-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that there are now more additional resource teachers/learning support teachers in our schools than at any time previously. Over 11,000 resource and learning support teaching posts are currently allocated to schools, which is the highest level of resource teaching allocations that we have ever had. It will ensure that children with special educational needs can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 180 together. The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials in my Department have been working with officials from Meath 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 number of site options have been appraised. While a site acquisition process is underway, given the commercial sensitivities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (13 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for emergency funding from the school to which he refers. Details of the Emergency Works Scheme can be accessed on my Department's website at www.education.ie. The main purpose of the Scheme is to ensure the availability of funding for urgent works to those schools that are most in need of resources as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information the Deputy requires is contained in the following table. Post primary schools in Co. Donegal where some or all pupils are taught some or all subjects through the medium of Irish. School Roll Number Official School Name Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Irish language classification 71242B Gairm Scoil Chú Uladh Béal an Átha Móir An Clochan, Leifear Co. Dhun...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 and 186 together. As the Deputy may be aware the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is at an advanced stage in preparing policy advice on the education of children with autism. The NCSE commissioned two separate pieces of research in the context of the policy advice. One is a systematic literature and country review of evidence relating to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department supports the use of Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) and training is provided for teachers in its use. The use of ABA as part of the range of interventions is particularly useful for addressing behavioural issues. The NCSE is at an advanced stage in preparing policy advice on the education of children with autism, which will incorporate a review of literature on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to reiterate that the position outlined in earlier responses on this issue is factually correct. The record of the Dáil therefore is accurate and does not require correction. The Home Tuition Scheme operated by my Department is designed to support children who are not in a position to attend school and, because of this, it is generally the case that the tuition is provided at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 189 and 190 together. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN), together with the SOLAS Skills & Labour Market Research Unit (SLMRU), is currently undertaking a study 'Assessing Future Skills Requirements of the Hospitality Sector 2015-2020'. The study will assess the current and planned domestic supply of hospitality-related skills from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested is outlined on the following tables. It should be noted by the Deputy that the 2014 expenditure includes several engagements which commenced in 2013 but final payment was not made until 2014. It is also the case that significant investment has been made in the use of consultant services to progress components of the public sector reform agenda for example digital...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Appeals (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate examinations. Applications for such accommodations are submitted by schools on behalf of their students. Full details of the scheme are available for downloading...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the school referred to was approved funding on a devolved basis, for the provision of accommodation for an ASD Unit and a resource teaching room. The school in question subsequently reverted to my Department regarding interim temporary accommodation requirements pending the delivery of the new school extension. My Department, subject to the agreement of the school, is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 May 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 atwww.education.gov.ie.Section 1 of the Circular sets out the retention arrangements for Island Schools in the event that a reduction in the pupil numbers of an island school will result in the loss of the second or third...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has already set out previously the position in relation to the staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the coming school year. As part of the information supplied the Deputy has raised the question as to whether my Department is in breach of the Lisbon Treaty. I will arrange for my Department to seek some advices on this matter and revert to the Deputy in relation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Application Numbers (14 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's records that are readily available are in respect of the years 2000 to date. The following tables provide a list of new schools and large scale extensions/refurbishments that were completed in the period 2000 to 2014. In addition the tables includes three new schools that are under construction and these when completed will finalise the delivery of large scale school...