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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Oversight (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Standards are established for new syllabuses in Ireland in advance of examining. The approach taken is sometimes described as a "college of professionals" approach. In the first instance, a group of people who are deemed to have an expert knowledge of what the students in the target audience ought to be able to achieve in the subject concerned reach a consensus regarding the content...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations for candidates with special needs in the Junior and Leaving Certificate examinations. The scheme is designed to support candidates who cannot show attainment in an area of the examinations system, for example a waiver from the testing of spelling and grammar for candidates who have a specific learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyberbullying Issues (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying and promoting an anti-bullying culture in schools. These actions focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed. Implementation of the actions in the Plan is ongoing and good...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWG) for the removal and replacement of a boundary fence. As the scope of works is outside the terms of this scheme, the application cannot be considered for funding. To be eligible for EWG funding, the works must be sudden, unforeseen and, if not addressed, would cause the school to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For student grants purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. An independent student must be a mature student, aged 23 or over on entry to college (or re-entry after a break in studies of at least 3 years) who has not lived with his or her parents for a period before...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 246 together. Other than in very limited circumstances, all teachers working in publicly funded schools must be registered with the Teaching Council. In order to be registered, they must meet minimum standards for qualifications which have been established by the Council. Once registered, the recruitment and deployment of teachers is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of all of the special classes for children with special educational needs, which are attached to mainstream schools, are published each year on the NCSE website at www.ncse.ie. The list of post-primary Autism classes in Cork City and County has been compiled and I have arranged for this list to be forwarded to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2015/16 school year are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, I announced details on 17 November last, of the major school building projects that are scheduled to proceed to construction over the next six years, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion capital investment programme. A project for the school in question was included in this announcement. All projects, including the project concerned, will be progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I would like to explain to the Deputy that, in cases where a DEIS post-primary school amalgamates with a non DEIS post primary school, the new school will continue to receive the current level of supports in respect of the number of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school until that pupil cohort have left the school. In the case of a post primary school, these supports continue to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The purpose of the Home tuition scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early for early intervention for children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: SOLAS publishes an annual integrated Further Education and Training (FET) Services Plan that provides information on the range of further education and training funded by the Irish Government. It sets out in detail how the State's investment in FET will be used by SOLAS and the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). The 2015 Service Plan sets out in detail the budget allocation for all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB) who manage the programmes in question. I have asked the ETB to contact the Deputy directly to clarify the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Currently, 366 primary and post-primary schools are renting prefab accommodation. Details of these schools by county, together with the current cost and the number of newly rented units since 2014 at each school, is attached for the Deputy's attention. My Department has grant aided the purchase of twenty three prefabs units since 2014. Six of these were previously rented by schools and have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of the tender process. My Department is currently awaiting the submission of the Tender Report. Subject to no issues arising it is envisaged that this project will commence on site in the first quarter of 2016 with a build period of approximately 15 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minority Faith Schools (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For planning purposes the Department divides the country into geographic areas each with several primary schools feeding into a post-primary centre, consisting of one or more post-primary schools. These defined areas facilitate the orderly planning of school provision and accommodation needs. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirgnimh Scoile (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá an tionscadal a ndéanann an Teachta tagairt dó beagnach i gcrích ó thaobh an phróisis tairisceana de. Fuarthas an Tuairisc Tairisceana le déanaí sa Roinn. Mura mbíonn aon cheisteanna ag éirí aisti táthar ag súil go leanfar ar aghaidh leis an tionscadal ar an láthair sa chéad ráithe de 2016. Go dtí go...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Universities and institutes of technology, as autonomous institutions under the terms of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts respectively, are responsible for the day to day management of their own affairs, including matters relating to sick leave and absenteeism. Accordingly, neither my Department nor the Higher Education Authority holds the specific information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (3 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools input details of days worked by substitute Special Needs Assistants (SNA) through my Department's Online Claim System and payment is made in the next payroll run after the claims are submitted. The substitute SNA in question will receive payment on 3rd December. A tax certificate for the person concerned was received from the Revenue Commissioners and will be applied to her payment...