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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 497 to 500, inclusive, together. Capital expenditure incurred in the primary and post-primary sectors in the years 2011 to date in 2015 in County Meath is as follows: 2011 - €22.0 million 2012 - €19.9 million 2013 - €41.2 million 2014 - €24.0 million 2015 - €28.2 million I refer the Deputy to my statement on 29 September...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that a project to provide for a new school building on a greenfield site for the school to which the Deputy refers was included in the 2012 - 2016 Construction Programme. I can advise that my Department is working closely with Fingal County Council in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for a new school building for the school in question and we continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in 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: School Placement (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government is continuing to provide additional school places to cater for rising enrolments and is simultaneously diversifying the choice of school patronage available to parents. We are experiencing an ongoing increase in school enrolments and in that context the overarching priority has to be to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place. At the same time, it is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The correspondence referred to by the Deputy covered many areas and I have set out below the position in relation to each of them. In relation to teaching posts, the criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts, including GAM/EAL (learning/language support) is published annually on the Department website. The staffing arrangements for the 2015/16 school year are set out in Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools outside the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools outside the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools outside the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools outside the plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 509 and 510 together. I wish to draw the Deputy's attention to my announcement earlier today of the new Construction Programme, for 2016-2021, which aims to prioritise new building projects and major extensions, including special schools, in areas where significant demographic need has been established. The new Programme also provides for devolved funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rainwater Harvesting Systems Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that rainwater harvesting systems were first trialled in 2004 and introduced for major school building projects in 2008. Since then all major school building projects, where site conditions and circumstances allow and where economically viable to do so, can incorporate a rainwater harvesting system. While fitting the systems in new schools during construction is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Relations (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Issues of local interest are discussed on an ongoing basis between management and trade unions within the education and training sector. At the time that the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA) was being negotiated, the Labour Relations Commission was asked to assist in resolving a number of sectoral matters. In that context, the following processes were established in the education and training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that Castlethorn Construction was not contracted to build Adamstown Community College. The construction of the school building was funded by my Department separately and it was procured under a traditional (design and build) contract, as opposed to a public private partnership arrangement. In relation to agreements in place with Castlethorn Construction, the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, a sports facility was originally planned for the site for Adamstown Community College and this was to be developed by a third party. Due to circumstances outside the Department's control, the facility was not delivered. Officials in the Department have engaged with the relevant parties with a view to reaching an acceptable outcome and the matter is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including children with autism should be included, where possible and appropriate, in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places are also available. The Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The construction company referred to by the Deputy currently has no contracts to construct new school buildings. In line with National and EU procurement guidelines it is open to all construction companies including the company in question to tender for school building projects in the future.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The establishment process for new schools is a transparent, independent process that provides parents with an opportunity to express their preferred type of school. Details of the patronage determination process for the new school to which the Deputy refers will be published shortly and it will be open to all patrons/prospective patrons to apply. It would not be appropriate for the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (17 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: All applications for a maintenance grant are means tested based on the reckonable income for the previous tax year. Article 32 of the Student Grant Scheme allows for the review of eligibility during the academic year, if there is a permanent change in circumstance, relating to a number of events including a drop in reckonable income which is likely to obtain for the duration of the approved...