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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Chun a chur ar chumas údarás na scoile an deacracht a aithnítear maidir le tiomantas riachtanach curaclaim a shásamh laistigh den ghnáth-leithdháileadh foirne. Tá cur síos ar na mionsonraí a bhaineann le próiseas an lamháltais do leithdháileadh post ar an láithreán gréasáin freisin.Áirítear mar chuid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Outdoor Education Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It appears that the application referred to by the Deputy has not been received by officials in my Department. Funding for outdoor education centres is approved on the basis that they are self-financing and that their financial activities would be separate from the overall ETB finances. Accordingly, my Department's annual grants are contributory in nature and the allocations go mainly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 513 together. The National Council for Special Education(NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third-level admissions scheme for students with a disability. The scheme is operated by a number of higher education institutions and not by my Department. Admissions to the institutions are regulated by the institutions themselves. Further details in relation to the DARE scheme including the eligibility criteria, closing dates and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The rates of grant and the income thresholds for the Student Grant Scheme are announced annually as part of the Budget. No changes to the rates or thresholds were included in Budget 2015. Student grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period. The means test arrangements of the Student Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. Private colleges operated on a for-profit basis are not listed as approved institutions for student grant purposes. However, tax relief on tuition fees may be available for students attending courses in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 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 SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and these criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Jul 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 SNA support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support and these criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Establishment (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is in the process of finalising a delegated sanction agreement for the education sector with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This agreement will replace the existing Employment Control Framework arrangements which have been in place since 2010. When the Delegated Sanction Agreement has been finalised my officials will discuss with the operationalisation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all second level 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. In addition to teacher allocations based largely on pupil teacher ratios, an ex-quota allocation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Outdoor Education Centres (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Funding for outdoor education centres is approved on the basis that they are self-financing and that their financial activities would be separate from the overall ETB finances. Accordingly, my Department's annual grants are contributory in nature and the allocations go mainly towards the core staffing costs involved in running the centres. In relation to the provision of general capital...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are a considerable number of amendments from the Government here but many are technical. That applies to this grouping too. These are minor wording amendments to ensure consistency of language in referring to sections of the Bill following its enactment. Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 10 to 14, inclusive, and 17 to 22, inclusive, and 37 replace references in the Bill to the Act as the...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Amendment No. 40 provides for the holding of an inquiry under section 43 by a panel of the disciplinary committee where the investigating committee has determined that there is a prima faciecase to answer, following a complaint to the council regarding a registered teacher. This is a redraft of section 43 in order to make clear the steps and processes involved in an inquiry and the...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a technical amendment to update the reference to the EU directive on mutual recognition of qualifications. Section 7(2)(n) provides that one of the functions of the Teaching Council is to act as a designated authority within the meaning of Regulation 3(1) of the European Communities (General System for the Recognition of Higher Education Diplomas) Regulations 1991, SI 1 of 1991, for...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is a technical amendment to update the name of Marino Institute of Education in the Act. For the information of the House, the Bill as originally published included in subparagraph (iv) the phrase "National University of Ireland, Maynooth".

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Amendment No. 6 enables the disciplinary committee, for the purpose of carrying out a fitness to teach inquiry, to sit in divisions of itself, with each division to be referred to as a panel. The 2001 Act already provides that panels would conduct inquiries on behalf of the committee, and the revised wording strengthens references in the Act to the role of the panels. Section 28 of the...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Amendments Nos. 7, 29, 32, 33, 35, 38 and 39 propose to remove references to the director as secretary to the investigating committee. There is no legal need for the director to act as secretary to the investigating committee and removing this requirement will afford the Teaching Council more flexibility in the operation of the fitness to teach processes, including in the allocation of staff...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 29 of the principal Act provides for the establishment and maintenance of the register of teachers. The purpose of this amendment is to update section 29 in regard to entering on the register details of each person who is registered or is entitled to be registered, as opposed to only each person entitled to be registered, to make clear that the provision relates to teachers who are...

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Regulation No. 3 covered special schools.

Seanad: Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (7 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand it applied to Montessori teachers in special schools rather than specifically in regular schools.