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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Reforms introduced in the 2012/13 school year created a single simplified allocation process for both learning and language support. At primary level, learning/language support hours are allocated on the basis of mainstream classroom teaching posts in the school. At post-primary level, learning/language support is allocated on the basis of pupil numbers. Schools have autonomy to deploy this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 to 486, inclusive, together. The Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Skills does not have overall responsibility for the probation of newly qualified teachers. From 1 September 2012, the Teaching Council is the decision-making body with statutory authority to determine criteria and procedures for probation for registration of newly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: St. Patrick's College and Mary Immaculate College are funded via the Higher Education Authority. The average unit cost is estimated by the Higher Education Authority to be between €10,000 - €12,000 per annum per student.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The total value of capitation grants paid to Marino Institute of Education in the current academic year in respect of eligible students on the Bachelor of Education course is as follows: Year 1 (September 2015 entrants) €740,879 Year 2 (September 2014 entrants) €740,879 Year 3 (September 2013 entrants) €740,879 Year 4 (September 2012 entrants) €726,493 Total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Please see the following table of meeting requests received by the Minister as requested. Date Meeting Requests Wednesday 23/7 /2014 Laura Harmon USI Wednesday 27/8/2014 INTO Wednesday 27/8/2014 CPSMA Thursday 28/8/2014 Anne Looney NCCA Thursday 28/8/2014 Association of Community and Comprehensive schools Thursday 28/8/2014 Joint Managerial Bodies Tuesday 2/9/2014 Michael Moriarty...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Photography costs of approximately €1,860 are outlined for the Deputies information in the attached documents. To mark the 90th anniversary of the Department in its modern form since the establishment of the Ministers and Secretaries Act, 1924 A sum of approximately €7,500 was paid in July 2014 by my Department for the restoration, framing and installation of photographs in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In relation to my Department's policy for the engagement of external expertise, this is generally only considered where the issues involved require expert skills or capabilities that are not readily available within my Department and any such engagement is done in accordance with the provisions of the Department of Finance "Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and other External...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details in relation to consultants engaged by my department are compiled annually in respect of the previous year and in this regard I attach details in respect of the years 2011 to 2014 inclusive. All consultancy engagements during this period are listed and the status of any report that may have been produced is indicated in each case. Details in respect of consultants engaged in 2015 will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers Data (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The following tabular statement gives details of personnel contracted as Special Advisers at the Department of Education & Skills together with their annual salary as at the 31st December in the years stated by the Deputy. In accordance with the terms of the Ethics in Public Office Acts copies of their contracts with details of their conditions of employment were laid before the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places will arise. The outcome of the latest demographic exercises, based on the GIS, is that on 17th November last, I announced the establishment of 4 primary schools and 9 post-primary schools to open in 2017 and 2018. A new post-primary school to serve the area to which the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning – Stage 2(b). This stage includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. Details on the estimated cost of the project cannot be provided ahead of the tender stage owing to commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the school in question was established on 1st September 2011 following the amalgamation of a DEIS post-primary school and Non DEIS post-primary school. In line with all such amalgamations, the new school continues 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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Dec 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 Playgrounds (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, where significant grant aid is provided by the Department for the development of school premises on property not owned by the State, this investment is secured by way of a charging lease. While I have a vested interest in this site, the land referred to is not in my ownership. In relation to any divesting or disposal arising, this is a matter for the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that funds are made available from my Department to the Educational Training Boards to provide for the various non-pay cost of students on the Youthreach programme, including counselling and psychology services. I would advise therefore that if the parents of the student referred to in the Deputy's question have concerns in relation to his educational development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, a project for the school, referred to, is included in the 6 Year Construction Programme that I announced on 17th November last, and is listed to proceed to tender and construction in 2017. My Department will be in contact with the school concerned in the near future relation to the next steps to be taken.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 503 and 542 together. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places will arise. The outcome of the latest demographic exercises, based on the GIS, is that on 17th November last, I announced the establishment of 4 primary schools and 9 post-primary schools to open in 2017 and 2018. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the pilot scheme of a new model for delivering teaching resources to schools to support students with special needs, which is currently under way. The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recommended the development of a new model for delivering teaching resources to schools to support students with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board. I understand that CDETB will be contacting the group in question to arrange a meeting.