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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 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. I also indicated that a number of areas experiencing increased...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The school in question was approved funding in 2015 under the Additional Accommodation Scheme to provide two new classrooms and some conversion works to the existing building. The school authority submitted an application for additional funding in respect of an increased scope of works. While additional funding was made available for the original project at that time, an increase in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the property referred to by the Deputy is not in the ownership of the Minister for Education and Skills. As the Deputy maybe aware, the primary school referred to has ceased to exist since the 1960's.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. Further details relevant to the application were requested from the school. On receipt of that information the application can be considered further with a decision conveyed to the school authority in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works Scheme, applications including that from the school referred to by the Deputy will be assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (0055/2015), is available on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works Scheme, applications including that from the school referred to by the Deputy will be assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (0055/2015), is available on my Department's...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for this issue. 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: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works Scheme, applications including that from the school referred to by the Deputy will be assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme. This Circular Letter (0055/2015), is available on my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to 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 process also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, in order to qualify for tuition fee funding, students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to an approved third level course. Where students do not qualify for free fees funding they must...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: In general my Department looks favourably on applications for the establishment of pre-school facilities on school sites. However there are a number of complex issues that need to be considered in respect of such applications, including governance, insurance and leasing arrangements among others. These issues are currently being appraised by my Department and the school authorities will be...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for the provision of a PE hall for the school in question. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes such as Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT). The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. I understand that DKIT...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools which have enrolled pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, they will have access to an appropriate education. Children with ASD may be enrolled in a mainstream school and can attend all mainstream classes. In such cases these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received three enquiries relating to the use of the property in question. I also wish to advise the Deputy that the site will continue to be used for educational purposes and is therefore not available for the purpose to which he refers.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand following clarification that this question concerns eligibility for the Student Grant Scheme. Approved undergraduate courses for the Student Grant Scheme 2015 are prescribed in the Student Support Regulations 2015 and in the Student Support Act 2011. The Regulations prescribe that an approved undergraduate course is a full-time course leading to a major higher education and...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at Stage 2(a), developed design stage of the architectural planning process. The Design Team are currently finalising the Stage 2(a) Report. Upon successful completion of Stage 2(a) and subject to no issues arising, the project will be authorised to complete Stage 2(b) which includes securing Planning Permission, Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The figures given are those provided by schools on 30th September 2014 for the 2014/2015 Annual School Census. Island Primary Schools 2014 - 2015 Roll No. Official School Name Total Boys Total Girls Total Pupils Total Teachers (Full Time Equivalent) 14065H SHERKIN ISLAND N S 2 2 4 1 14303U S N CLEIRE 8 7 15 2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular 8/2013 issued by my Department dealt with the Public Service wide review of allowances and premium payments for teachers. Under the terms of that Circular teachers appointed prior to the 1st February 2012 who were in receipt of the island allowance at that time continue to be paid it. The payment of the allowance is subject to continuing to comply with the criteria as outlined in...