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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not use any software to automatically delete email messages.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports, including the establishment of special classes in various geographical areas as required. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I expect to be in a position to announce a successor construction programme later this year. As part of the preparatory process for the programme, a major detailed demographic analysis is currently underway in my Department to identify the particular areas across the country where additional new schools and extensions will be required to meet additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In general it is a matter for the relevant property owner and school authorities to determine how school facilities are used, subject to the terms of any existing lease on the property. The day to day management of school buildings is carried out at local level. It should also be noted that the vast majority of primary school buildings in the country are in private ownership. The Constitution...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá na socruithe foirnithe do bhunscoileanna don scoilbhliain 2015/16 leagtha amach i gCiorclán na Roinne 0005/2015 atá le fáil ar shuíomh idirlín mo Roinne. Leagtar amach sa chiorclán na feabhsúcháin ar an sceideal foirnithe do scoileanna beaga sa scoilbhliain 2015/16. Is iad na feabhsúcháin seo ná tairseacha feabhsaithe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rollú Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá an t-eolas atá á lorg ar fáil ar an tábla ceangailte. Uimh. Rolla Ainm na Scoile Daltaí Múinteorí Ranga 14065H SHERKIN ISLAND N S, BALTIMORE, CO CORK 4 1 14303U S N CLEIRE, OILEAN CHLEIRE, AN SCIOBAIRIN, CO CHORCAI 15 2 19525R MHICHIL NAOFA, BALLINAKILLA, BERE ISLAND, BANTRY, CO CORK 19 2 05164I SCOIL NAOMH CHOLMCILLE, OILEAN THORAI, AN BHUN...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun múinteoirí a leithdháileadh ar bhunscoileanna ar shuíomh idirlín na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna gach bliain. Is é an príomhchritéar lena gcinntear an leibhéal acmhainní foirnithe a sholáthraítear ag leibhéal na scoile aonair ná an sceideal foirnithe don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá oifigigh de chuid mo Roinne ag obair go dlúth faoi láthair le hoifigigh de chuid Chomhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe maidir le suíomhanna cuí a fháil chun éascú le soláthar lín áirithe tionscadal tógála scoile sa cheantar dá dtagraíonn an Teachta. Táthar ag cur an phróisis fála seo chun cinn i...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware the Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to my Department for a link corridor. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic requirements, my Department advised the school that it was not in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional school accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for a P.E. Hall. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The data requested by the Deputy are not collected or collated by my Department. There are more than 3,700 individual employers in the education and training sector and it would require a disproportionate amount of time and administrative resources to gather the data sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The main financial support available to students attending further and higher education courses is my Department's Student Grant Scheme. Under the student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding, provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution and meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Universities and institutes of technology, as autonomous institutions under the terms of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts respectively, are responsible for the day to day management of their own affairs, including matters relating to the recruitment of staff. Therefore the filling of particular posts within institutions is a matter for the institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Universities and institutes of technology, as autonomous institutions under the terms of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts respectively, are responsible for the day to day management of their own affairs, including matters relating to the recruitment of staff. Therefore the filling of particular posts within institutions is a matter for the institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of whole time equivalent core academic staff employed in the third level sector at 31 December 2014, including Universities, Institutes of Technology and other HEA funded institutions, Teacher Training Colleges, DIAS and RIAM and Dublin Dental Hospital, was 9,214.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of whole time equivalent core academic staff employed in the third level sector at 31 March 2015, including Universities, Institutes of Technology and other HEA funded institutions, Teacher Training Colleges, DIAS and RIAM and Dublin Dental Hospital, was 9278.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Jun 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: Teacher Training Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The creation of a Wellbeing Team in the Professional Development Service for Teachers costs in the region of €1.5 million per annum in programme and salary costs. As well as the provision from PDST, other support services in my Department support teachers in the area of Wellbeing. The National Behaviour Support Service, Junior Cycle for Teachers, the Special Education Support...