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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of the serious problem of youth suicide and of the role that schools can play in prevention. My Department is strongly supportive of the promotion of positive mental health awareness in both primary and post-primary schools. The Department adopts a holistic and integrated approach to supporting the work of schools in promoting positive mental health and to supporting those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Community National Schools (CNSs) represent a new policy initiative approved by Government to deal with increasing societal diversity and demand for greater choice in education provision at primary school level in Ireland. There are a total of eleven CNSs, located in counties Cork, Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow. The Community National Schools are currently under the interim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The school's Design Team are currently working on Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which involves obtaining planning permission, fire certificate and disability access certificate and the completion of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. Once the Stage 2b Tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006 the Teaching Council is the statutory regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. One of the functions of the Council is to register teachers in Ireland. The Council is independent in the discharge of its regulatory functions. Accordingly, this matter should be raised directly with the Council.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school building project to which the Deputy refers in currently under construction. Construction is expected to be completed before the start of the 2016/17 school year and the new school building will then be handed over to the school authorities.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A planning application for the project to which the Deputy refers has recently been submitted to the Planning Authority. My Department is currently awaiting the outcome of this planning application. Subject to receipt of the necessary statutory approvals it is intended that this project will then proceed to construction. Both schools were included in the programme of school building projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At primary level three new schools have been opened in the Tallaght area in recent times in order to meet current and future demographic requirements. CityWest Educate Together National School and Scoil Niamh Community National School opened in 2012, and Scoil Aoife Community National School opened in 2014. Two new primary schools also opened in the adjoining area of Firhouse Oldbawn in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Planning Permission for the School Building Project to which the Deputy refers was lodged with the Planning Authority in August. The Design Team who submitted Planning Application were advised of some minor errors within the application by the Local Authority and were requested to address these. The Design Team have since re-lodged an amended planning permission application and this has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The School Building Project to which the Deputy refers has recently been granted planning permission by the Planning Authority. The project is currently at tender stage and it is expected to commence on site before the end of this year with the intention that the building will be handed over to the school authorities before the new school year commencing September 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department pays pensions to retired primary, voluntary secondary and community /comprehensive teachers, retired special need assistants, certain retired clerical officers and caretakers and spouses and children. There were no retired personnel paid on the payroll operated by my Department in 2014 who were paid an annual pension in excess of €60,000.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy may be aware that, earlier this year, my Department approved devolved funding to the school in question under the Additional Accommodation Scheme to build an ASD Unit and a resource teaching room. Additional funding was also approved recently for wastewater treatment and enabling works on the school site. A further application for financial assistance towards the cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school in question submitted an application for additional accommodation to extend the school classroom sizes. Given the current financial constraints within which my Department is currently operating, priority is being given to applications for essential mainstream classroom accommodation in areas of significant demographic growth and where additional teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, a new 8 classroom major capital building project is currently being provided by my Department for the school in question. On completion of the project, the school will have access to a General Purpose room within the new school building and also to an external space that will comprise a ball court and a separate junior play area which is considered adequate....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A response in this matter will issue to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are allocated to Special Schools and to mainstream Primary and Post Primary schools to assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools which have enrolled pupils with special educational needs in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, they will have access to an appropriate education. Children with special educational needs may be enrolled in a mainstream school and attend all mainstream classes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has no role in relation to the fees charged by private colleges. Such matters are solely the responsiblity of the management authority of the particular College.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand officials in my Department have sought further detail from the Deputy regarding the nature of funding arrangements being addressed in his question. More detailed clarification can be provided to the Deputy following receipt of this information. I can advise the Deputy, however, that my Department provides a range of supports to Special Schools to provide for education for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream schools with special classes catering for children with autism who choose to extend their educational services through the month of July. The programme is also available for pupils with a severe / profound general learning disability.Where a school chooses not to extend their services for July, all eligible...