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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Fee Refund Scheme (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006, under the Teaching Council Act, the Teaching Council is the independent self regulator of the teaching profession in Ireland. In accordance with Section 23 of that Act, the Council charges a fee for registration. The fee for renewal of registration, which was already low in comparison with that for registration as a member of other professions, was reduced to €65 per...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Generally my Department does not hold prefabs that are no longer required as a result of a permanent building being provided under the School Building Programme. Under the Prefab Replacement Initiative rented prefabs are returned to the rental companies from whom they were rented. In the case of purchased prefabs, these are relocated to schools requiring additional accommodation, if in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The announcement on 29 September 2015 of the Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital investment 2016-2021 specifies an investment of €4 billion to the Education sector through direct exchequer provision and the PPP programme. In excess of €3 billion of the investment is in respect of the School sector and in the order of 75% of this amount will be expended on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department provides funding to the school referred to by the Deputy on a budget basis that is based on pupil numbers, but also take into account additional factors which vary from school to school such as condition of buildings, size of school etc. The amount of funding provided by my Department to the school was €608,843 in 2014 and €1,440,005 in 2015. The increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Tender Report for the Campus to which the Deputy refers has very recently been received in my Department and it is currently being examined. The local Education and Training Board is delivering the project and my Department will be in contact with it when the examination of the Tender Report has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jan 2016)

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. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legal Costs (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: University College Dublin is a party to ongoing litigation arising from and in connection with these named proceedings. Accordingly it is not appropriate to make any comment on these proceedings at present.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials in my Department, along with officials in SOLAS, are considering the business case submitted by Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). This consideration will include engagement with KWETB to clarify a range of issues around the business case. This is a proposal for substantial investment where additional information will be required to evaluate it on its merits and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department of Education and Skills is not involved in the acquisition of payroll and administration facilities for Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board at Maynooth, County Kildare. As part of the Departments Shared Services plan for 2014-6, the Department is implementing payroll shared services for the ETB sector and work is ongoing on that project at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Issues (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Capital funding provided to Gaelscoileanna (primary sector) in the period 2011 to 2015 is as follows: 2011 - €23.6m 2012 - €22.6m 2013 - €19.9m 2014 - €30.9m 2015 - €33.6m I refer the Deputy to the announcement last September of the Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021. Over the next six years some €3.8bn in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware officials from my Department are engaged in discussions with Castlethorn Construction with a view to ensuring that the sports facilities, for the school referred to by the Deputy, are delivered. Officials in my Department received a proposal from Castlethorn Construction which would possibly facilitate the delivery of the community facilities. The proposal was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the response to the further information request on the school building project in question has been submitted to Cork County Council and the decision to grant permission is awaited.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not collect statistics on the expenditure on all class room materials. I can confirm that my department provides funding to An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) for the preparation of materials for the teaching of Irish in Gaeltacht and Irish medium schools. Over the last couple of years this has averaged circa €665,000 annually.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, the 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 the period 2019-21. My Department will be in contact with the school authorities in the near future regarding the progression of the school project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The level of extra teaching support provided in respect of language support to schools is determined by the numbers of eligible pupils enrolled and the associated levels of those pupils' language proficiency. New arrangements (rule based allocations and an appeal process) were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Living Wage (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information, the Living Wage is a voluntary societal initiative centred on the social, business and economic case to ensure that, wherever it can be afforded, employers will pay a rate of pay that provides an income that is sufficient to meet an individual's basic needs, such as housing, food, clothing, transport and healthcare. The Living Wage is voluntary and has no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department understands that the primary school in County Louth referred to by the Deputy opened in 1899.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of a two classroom autism unit. To assist the assessment of the application a technical site visit will be undertaken by officials from my Department. In that regard my Department will be in contact with the school authorities shortly regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with the Teaching Council Act 2001, the Teaching Council is the statutory body for the regulation of the teaching profession, including the recognition of teaching qualifications and the registration of teachers. In order to be entered onto the Council's Register of Teachers on the basis of qualifications in post-primary teaching, applicants must comply with the requirements...