Results 13,181-13,200 of 17,531 for speaker:Jan O'Sullivan

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy has applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for replacement of a boiler, front door and attic insulation at their school. The application is currently being assessed and the school authority will be notified of the outcome as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information sought is provided in the following table. An examination of the apprenticeship data demonstrates that the number of apprentices employed in the various sectors has declined over the period 2007-2013, which reflects the lower level of activity within the wider economy, but in particular the construction sector. The number of active apprentices in apprenticeship training with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers submitted a major application for a new school building in November 2013. The current status of all applications, including for the Gaelscoil, in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie To facilitate the provision of a new school building for the Gaelscoil, in question, a greenfield site will be required....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project referred to by the Deputy has recently completed the Design Team Appointment process. The project is to provide for refurbishment of the listed building on site and an extension to provide overall accommodation for a 16 classroom school. My Department has already secured planning permission for the project using in-house Architectural resources. The newly appointed design team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that additional funding has been approved for the school in question and the school authority has been informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The capital allocation to schools in County Kildare from 2011 to end June 2015 amounted to €122.6m. In addition over the same period there was a capital allocation of €19.7m to Maynooth University.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the religious congregation that owns existing school property has offered to transfer the property concerned to the State as part of its offer made in response to the publication of the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Report). My Department through the Chief State Solicitor's Office is currently working with the Solicitors acting on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Student Support Act 2011, applications for student grants are assessed with regard to the Student Grant Scheme and Student Support Regulations of the relevant year. In order to be approved for student grant funding, the eligibility criteria set out in this legislation must be satisfied and this includes that a student meets the criteria in relation to progression within their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information, the Department's advertising costs in 2013 was €321,598.57 and in 2014 was €147,997.16. Expenditure on public advertisements is incurred in connection with a wide range of educational programmes and schemes including staff appointments in the education sector, invitations to attend local hearings, invitations to forward submissions on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department's printing cost in 2013 was €163,502.42 and in 2014 was €101,847.07.As printing documentation is not categorised, the figures represent the total cost of printing undertaken by the Department including reports and other official documents, leaflets etc. In relation to the Department's annual report the Deputy should note that the Department's policy is to publish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The total cost in 2013 and 2014 of issuing hard copy payslips to staff of my Department is set out below. Included in this total are costs associated with stationery, postage and printer maintenance. 2013 – €4,795; 2014 – €1,355. In March 2013 my Department commenced rollout of an online payslips facility, beginning with staff in the Department's headquarters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information sought is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's capital investment plan for the entire education sector will be considered in the context of a multi annual capital investment framework covering the period 2016 to 2020 which will be concluded with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Details of the investment programme are expected to be announced later this year. Investment plans for the Universities and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Appointments (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Department officials will check records relating to board appointments and I will revert to you should any relevant information be located. I should like to make the Deputy aware that comprehensive information in relation to the composition of the boards of non-commercial State bodies under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills, which includes information on the board...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2015 Gross Expenditure Allocation for my Department is €8,585 million, made up of Current Expenditure- €8,018 million and Capital Expenditure- €567 million. Provisional Gross Expenditure to end-June 2015 of €4,156 million is running €2 million or 0.05% behind the profiled figure of €4,158 million - €11 million behind on Current Expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There has been no overall assessment of the potential savings that could arise from the digitisation of application processes. However it is my Department's aim to increase the range of services available online 24/7 to its customers. Examples of such online systems, include the online Claims System (OLCS) used by almost 4,000 primary and post-primary schools to submit details of school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand from the information that you have provided that your constituent works as a Resource Worker for the Adult Literacy Service. The position is that there is no scheme for the award of incremental credit to such Resource Workers. Furthermore, my Department has no plans to introduce such a scheme as it would be contrary to Government policy to do so. The details of a separate case...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is 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: Departmental Reports (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department's annual report for 2014 was published in June 2015 and can be viewed on the Department's website via the following link, www.education.ie/en/Publications/Corporate-Reports/Annual-Re port/Department-of-Education-and-Skills-Annual-Report-2014.p df.