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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 816 to 821, inclusive, together. The following table shows the proportion of 1st year full-time level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree new entrants to higher education in the 7 universities that did not progress from 1st year in the academic year 2012/13 to 2nd year in the academic year 2013/14. Three institutions are above the university average of 11%...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 822, 823, 828, 829, 834 and 835 together. All children with Down's syndrome had previously been entitled to receive additional teaching support either through the General Allocation systems, if the child had mild general learning difficulties, or if they had an additional low incidence disability, as set out in my Departments Circular 02/05, through an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 824 to 827, inclusive, 830 to 833, inclusive, and 836 to 839, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that, while there is not a distinct disability category of Asperger's syndrome for resource allocation purposes, such children are generally supported through the resourcing mechanisms which are in place for supporting children with Autistic Spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Circular 0044/2014 sets out the current minimum educational requirements for appointment as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA). People appointed to SNA posts are required to have: 1. A FETAC level 3 major qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications; 2. A minimum of three grade Ds in the Junior Certificate; or 3. Equivalent The above are the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 841 to 844, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the availability and provision of health-related services, including speech and language and occupational therapy supports, is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive, which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are 25 stand-alone Further Education Colleges delivering the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme in ETBs. Over half of the overall provision of 32,688 PLC places is currently delivered in these colleges with the remainder delivered in schools which also deliver second level provision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A total of twenty new primary schools were constructed in 2014. Two new primary schools have been completed to date in 2015. The table lists the new primary schools constructed during the period in question. New Primary Schools completed 2014 and 2015 County Roll No School Year Cork 20354A Cara Jnr (Special) School, Mayfield 2014 Cork 20435A St Joseph's NS & St John's NS,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A total of seven new second level schools were constructed in 2014. No new second level school has been completed to date in 2015. The table lists the new second level schools constructed during the period in question. New Post-Primary Schools completed 2014 County Roll No. School  Galway 76096S Merlin College, Doughiska Leitrim 91519H Ballinamore Community School Limerick 68121S...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the information attached demonstrates, the majority of Irish higher education institutions offer courses during the summer. These include summer courses for children, life-long learning courses for adults, and continuing professional development courses, as well as mainstream undergraduate and postgraduate programmes which continue during the summer months. In addition higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: €10 million in funding was sanctioned by Minister Quinn in 2013 to assist WIT with meeting the costs of acquiring Manor Village Student Accommodation and the completion of the Carriganore Sports Campus.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise you Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application under my Department's the Major Capital works scheme for a new school building As the Deputy may be aware, 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. In that regard,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency (EWS) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. I understand from my officials that the EWS have been in communication with this family. Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal by a parent or guardian to the Secretary General...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Le leasuithe a tugadh isteach sa scoilbhliain 2012/13 cruthaíodh aon phróiseas simplithe leithdháilte amháin don tacaíocht foghlama agus don tacaíocht teanga araon. Ag an mbunleibhéal, leithdháiltear uaire tacaíochta foghlama nó teanga ar bhonn na bpost príomhshrutha múinteoireachta ranga sa scoil. Tá neamhspleáchas ag na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 May 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 tuition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of the research referred to by the Deputy.The research is based on a survey of guidance counsellors and one to one telephone interviews with a small number of them. While the research is useful it is important to note that the survey did not include a school management perspective or encompass the role of other teachers in schools given that guidance provision is a whole school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since September 2012 guidance provision is now being organised by school management from within the standard staffing schedule allocation. In this way principals have discretion to balance guidance needs with the pressures to provide subject choice. The representative organisations for School Principals and school management developed a framework that assists schools on how best to manage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 858 and 859 together. Under the Teaching Council Act the Teaching Council is the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. Section 39 of the Act, which has not yet been commenced, provides for the Council to review and accredit programmes of continuing professional development for teachers. I intend that section 39 will be commenced as soon...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no plans currently to incorporate Chinese as a subject into the Leaving Certificate curriculum. As part of junior cycle reform, schools are be able to include a short course in Chinese language and culture, prepared by the NCCA, in their junior cycle programme, if they so wish. There is also currently a Transition Year module on Chinese, which was taken by 4,820 students in 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The President of UCC wrote to my Department on the 31st March 2015 referring to additional payments made to staff in 2014. The President has since confirmed that the additional payments have ceased. The University has been requested to provide further information to allow my Department establish all of the facts relating to the additional payments.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all 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. At post primary level and in addition to teacher allocations based largely on pupil teacher ratios, an...