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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (9 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As I explained to the Deputy in my response to her previous question of 17 November, under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement the 18 participating congregations are contributing €128m in cash, counselling services and property. The cash contributions of €54.42m under the agreement have been received while information has been provided to my Department that confirms that counselling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (9 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In cases where the Department was in possession of relevant information which, if acted upon, could have prevented abuse occurring, the State will admit that it has some liability and will enter into settlement negotiations. The only such cases to date number 13 in total. In each such case, the State has accepted partial liability and accordingly paid a specific proportion of the settlement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved devolved funding earlier this year for the provision of 2 mainstream classrooms to meet it's 2015/16 accommodation needs. The school has since contacted my Department to request provision of interim temporary accommodation for 1 mainstream class until the devolved permanent accommodation project is complete. The school's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (10 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory role under the Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs Act to provide me with policy advice in relation to matters concerning the education of persons with special educational needs. The NCSE published policy advice in 2013 which identified that the current model for allocating resource...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools in the Free Education Scheme now receive capitation grant assistance to provide for secretarial and/or caretaking services. Within the capitation grant schemes, it is a matter for each individual school to decide how best to apply the grant funding to suit its particular needs and the Department does not stipulate how these services are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Rehiring (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has not received any applications since 2004 for re- instatement, following retirement of staff on grounds of ill -health.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and supporting documentation, it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will appreciate that, in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and supporting documentation, it is not possible to say whether or not a particular student would qualify for a grant at some point in the future. This is a matter for SUSI to determine if/when the student reapplies for grant support. In general terms the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Teaching Council Act, the Teaching Council is, since 2006, the body with statutory authority for the recognition and registration of teachers in the State. Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act requires that a teacher be registered with the Teaching Council in order to be paid from Oireachtas-voted funds in respect of his/her employment in schools recognized for public funding....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. On the 17th November last I announced the details of the new schools to be provided nationwide in 2017 and 2018. I also announced, in view of the anticipated enrolment numbers in the Irish-medium Aonad of Maynooth Community College and the continued support for a Gaelcholáiste in the North Kildare area, that a Gaelcholáiste will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Religious Instruction in Schools (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The model schools have their origin in the set of instructions drawn up by Chief Secretary Stanley in 1831 that empowered the Commissioners for National Education (National Education Board) to, inter alia, establish a model school for the training of teachers. From 1845 onwards model schools were established and managed by local inspectors. Model schools were found to be an unduly expensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that in the first named area to which she refers, a building project to provide for a 24 classroom primary school is currently under construction and is expected to be ready for occupation in early 2016. With regard to the second area, a 24 classroom primary school was completed in May 2015. Both schools will provide for a capacity of approximately 635 pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Start Programme (10 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Early Start Pre School programme was established in 1994/1995 in 40 primary schools in designated areas of urban disadvantage in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford, Galway, Drogheda and Dundalk. The programme is aimed at children aged from 3 years and 2 months to 4 years and 7 months old. It is a one year intervention scheme to meet the needs of children from disadvantaged backgrounds who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Supervision and Substitution Scheme Allowance (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Haddington Road Agreement (HRA), the supervision and substitution (S&S) allowance was discontinued with effect from the commencement of the 2013/14 school year. Since that date, participation in the S&S scheme is compulsory and all teachers are required to provide 43 hours of S&S duties per annum. A limited opt out facility was made available to post-primary teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Accreditation (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The correspondence to which the Deputy refers relates to a Freedom of Information request which is currently being processed by my Department. A response to this request will be issued within the timeframe as set out under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 and 520 together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 accordance with the approach adopted in relation to all such amalgamations, additional non-teaching resources are provided by my Department in respect of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school by way of continued support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Teaching Council Act, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority for the registration of teachers. Teachers are registered under The Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009. These are currently being reviewed. I note the reference in the attached correspondence to Regulation 3. As the statutory professional standards body for teaching in Ireland, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Míbhuntáiste san Oideachas (15 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Rinneadh suirbhé ar an scoil a bhfuil an Teachta ag déanamh tagairt di in 2005 agus measadh nach raibh dóthain comhchruinnithe de dhaltaí faoi mhíbhuntáiste le bheith curtha san áireamh in DEIS. Tar éis achomharc a bheith déanta ag an scoil chuig an bhforas athbhreithnithe neamhspleách in 2006, deimhníodh leis an leibhéal...