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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department launched its "Policy Proposals for Educational Provision in Gaeltacht areas" on 5 May, 2015. The proposals aim to strengthen Irish-medium provision in Gaeltacht schools. They include a range of policy options and measures that could potentially address the challenges facing Gaeltacht schools. Interested parties have been invited to provide their views in relation to the...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 199 and 200 together. The National Council for Special Education's (NCSE) has advised that 165 valid applications have been received from schools to date, in respect of children with Down syndrome, not already supported through the NCSE annual allocation process. However, the allocation process for the 2015/16 school year has not concluded and additional...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is being compiled in my Department and will be forwarded to her as soon as possible.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. Where children have significant care needs whereby they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The SOLAS apprentice register indicates there are 17 state and semi state bodies, currently employing and supporting 449 apprentices through their apprenticeships. The data requested by the Deputy is set out below. Employer Name No of Apprentices AER LINGUS LTD. 48 DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY 7 AIR CORPS 4 IRISH NAVAL SERVICES 22 PERMANENT DEFENCE FORCES(ARMY) 61 BORD NA MONA (LEABEG -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the school was approved funding, on a devolved basis, in December 2014 last for the provision of three general classrooms, one resource room and ancillary accommodation to replace existing prefabs. Funding was also provided for the associated prefab removal costs. The school subsequently requested that the project approved would be reviewed to allow the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The records maintained by my Department in respect of large scale building projects are retained on a county basis. The first table provides a list of new schools and large scale extensions/refurbishments in Dublin that were completed in the period 2011 to 2014. The five year plan for new schools and large scale extensions was announced in March 2012 and information in respect of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on the number of pupils enrolled in each school are available on the Statistics Section of my Department's website at . The most recent published information is provisional data for the 2014/2015 school year. Final data in relation to the 2014/15 school year will be published later in the current school year. The teacher allocation and redeployment process for the 2015/16 school year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The very serious shortcomings identified by the Equality Tribunal in its ruling last November in the case of Dr. Micheline Sheehy Skeffington must be acknowledged. Discrimination against women in the workplace is unacceptable in any setting and the issues brought to light in that case are of serious concern to me. For that reason, I have welcomed the response of NUI Galway in unreservedly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the cost of employing an additional 1,000 resource teachers would be approximately €60 million per year, based on current average salary rates.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my focus in Budget 2015 was on obtaining the additional funding that was necessary to provide for demographic growth. The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60 million during 2015. That increase has provided funding for 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs to be recruited for our schools, as well as funding important reforms. However, it was not possible to secure the funding which would be required to also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The latest figures available are for the 2012/2013 school year and are included in the following table. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PAID FEE CHARGING SCHOOLS January - December 2013 €4,004,291.19 SALARIES - FEE CHARGING SCHOOLS 2012 - 2013 (SCHOOL YEAR) Teacher - Gross Clerical - Gross SNA - Gross €96,981,176.20 €246,266.13 €2,000,829.88

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace windows at their school. As replacement of windows is outside the terms of the scheme it cannot be considered for funding. The school authority has been requested to submit a revised application to address immediate health &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application from the school to which he refers for funding to replace temporary accommodation. It is open to the school management to submit an application to my Department for consideration. Any application received will be considered in the context of competing demands on my Department's capital budget and other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced that I am not proposing to change the way resource teachers are allocated to schools to support children with Special Educational Needs for the coming school year. Through consultations, there was a broad welcome for the proposed new model from Parents, disability groups, schools and stakeholders. However, there has not been sufficient time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, the School Meals Programme is administered by the Department of Social Protection and schools must apply to that Department for inclusion in the programme. DEIS schools are prioritised for funding in accordance with the National Policy Framework for Children, Young People - Better Outcomes Brighter Futures. At present, 97% of DEIS schools with the highest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Currently four prefab suppliers have prefab rental contracts with my Department with a combined annual value of €1.2m. The four companies are Roankabin Manufacturing Ltd, Western Building Systems Ltd, Instaspace, and Extra Space Solutions Ltd. The most recent contract was put in place in October 2014 and is due to expire in September 2017. All other contracts are due to expire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The taxation of payments made as compensation for a reduction in hours by an employee is governed by the tax regulations and this Department has no discretion in the matter. The Revenue Commissioners have advised this Department that if compensation for a reduction in hours is paid and the employee is continuing in employment, the payment is treated as additional emoluments and taxed...