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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently out to tender. The project was included in the 2015 list of projects to proceed to construction this year. However, until tenders are received and assessed, it would not be possible to provide an indicative date for when construction is likely to start. Funding will be drawn down in the normal way once construction starts.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There were 220 cases where an award changed from Non-Adjacent to Adjacent between the 2014/15 and 2015/16 academic years. In the majority of cases the reclassification occurred as a consequence of new information provided by the student. The current qualifying distance for the higher non-adjacent rate of student grant, at 45km, takes into account a reasonable radius within which students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The Stage 2b Submission (Detailed Design) has been approved by the Department, however, as the project was not included in the Department's Five Year Building Programme, the project was not authorised to proceed to tender. The Design Team and Board of Management were informed of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of primary schools and voluntary secondary schools receive grant assistance to provide for caretaking (and/or secretarial) services. Within the grant schemes, the level and extent of services provided is a matter for school management who, through the discretion afforded under the scheme, apply diverse arrangements for caretaking (and/or secretarial) services as resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will appreciate, due diligence must apply in relation to any site acquisition. With regard to the proposed site for the school referred to by the Deputy, issues outside the control of my Department arose during the conveyancing process. These issues have now been addressed which will enable the conveyancing process to be progressed. In the interim period the Department had...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department are currently working closely with officials from Galway County Council in relation to the acquisition of suitable sites to facilitate the provision of a number of school building projects in the area referred to by the Deputy. This acquisition process continues to be progressed. The provision of permanent school accommodation for the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can advise that my Department has acknowledged the need for a new school building in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy. In that regard, my Department is satisfied that the site being made available is suitable for the development of a new school building. The project brief has been finalised and agreement was recently reached with the school in that regard. In that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, since 2006, under the Teaching Council Act 2001, the Teaching Council is the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. The Council is also the competent authority for the recognition of qualifications under EU Directive 2005/36/EC. The Council is independent in the exercise of these functions. The issue raised is an operational matter for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b. Stage 2b includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate, Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured and the tender documents have been finalised. Due to competing demands on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school in question applied to my Department for funding towards the provision of an additional special education teaching room. My Department has advised the school that the space sought can be provided through reconfiguring existing accommodation. My Department considers that the provision of additional accommodation is therefore not required. The National Council for Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Sep 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 teaching posts are allocated on the basis of 19:1 with a ratio of 18.25 applying in DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A building project is a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor, specialist sub-contractors, domestic sub-contractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant etc. In general all sub-contractors employed on education sector building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly by the Main Contractor through other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 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 accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as the assessment process has been concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not currently have a live Emergency Works application for the school to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The building project referred to by the Deputy is included in the Five Year Construction Programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. The original design team appointed to the project had reached completion of Stage 1 of Architectural Planning. As part of that work and following an assessment of the current accommodation, it was agreed by the Department that extensive additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Momentum Programme (30 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Funded by the Momentum programme, the Ignite Academy offers a 6 month full-time start your own business training programme for people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more. Two separate training programmes have been provided. There were 134 applications for the programme entitled 'Sounding Board - Training Network for Start Ups for Self Employment' 90 of whom enrolled on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme Funding (30 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2012 Budget provided for the reduction in allowances paid to participants in Youthreach under 18 years of age. Figures for the period since 2011, indicate that participation levels by learners aged under 18 years, on Youthreach training have remained at similar levels. In 2011, 912 learners in that age category attended Youthreach training and in 2014, 832 learners in the same category...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (30 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (30 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A number of sections of the EPSEN Act have been commenced, including those establishing the National Council for Special Education and those promoting an inclusive approach to education of children. The Sections of the EPSEN Act which have not been implemented are those which would have conferred a statutory entitlement to an educational assessment for all children with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (30 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that a major extension to provide additional classrooms and resource rooms has been approved in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy. Responsibility for the project has been devolved to the school authorities, and the relevant Education and Training Board is providing assistance to the school in this regard. I understand that the Design Team has been appointed...