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Social Housing: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: They are taking statements.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has received correspondence from Donegal ETB regarding the proposed purchase of these lands and has conveyed approval in principle to Donegal ETB for the purchase to proceed, subject to standard terms and conditions.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is aware of the proposed intention of the school to transfer and install a prefabricated building. The matter concerned is under consideration and my Department will be in contact with the school in the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, in the management of a capital programme, periodically it is necessary to review the scheduling of construction projects within the overall programme. In this context, my Department is currently conducting an expenditure profiling exercise, which will determine when projects, including the project referred to by the Deputy, can advance to site. When the expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has prioritised the roll out of high-speed symmetrical 100Mbit/s broadband to post-primary schools. This has been a very successful initiative which is enhancing our young people's learning opportunities. In accordance with the recently published Digital Strategy for schools, we will continue to invest in school connectivity across the sectors but giving priority to primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The teacher exchange scheme is designed to facilitate primary teachers to temporarily exchange their posts for education purposes. Under the present scheme the minimum period for which an exchange may occur is one year and the maximum is five years. The Teacher Conciliation Council is part of the scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration Scheme for Teachers and was set up to deal with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department recently sanctioned a major capital project at the school comprising eight additional classrooms to meet the school's immediate accommodation needs. My Department provided in excess of €1.2m for the project, which was completed last November.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electoral Commission Administration (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, matters relating to the holding of elections and referenda are the responsibility of my colleague, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government. The Deputy will also be aware that Returning Officers are statutorily responsible for the conduct of elections and may, under electoral law, use school premises for this purpose. In relation to polling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has confirmed the need for a new school building to be provided for the school referred to by the Deputy and in that regard a Major Capital Building Project for the school has been included in the 6 Year Construction Programme. I can advise that officials in the Department are currently working closely with officials from Galway County Council in relation to the acquisition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The acquisition process of a suitable permanent site for the new post primary school to serve the Ballinteer/Stepaside area is currently underway. Due to commercial sensitivities I am not in a position to provide any further details at this time. In the interim, officials in my Department are working on the provision of suitable temporary accommodation for this school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is envisaged that the patronage determination process for the new primary school which will open in September 2016 to serve the Goatstown/Stillorgan area will commence shortly. It will be open to all patrons and prospective patrons to apply for patronage of this school under this process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Work is continuing in relation to securing suitable permanent school accommodation for Ballinteer Educate Together National School. My Department officials will continue to liaise with the school authorities in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 1 July 2013 the 33 Vocational Education Committees (VECs) were dissolved and replaced with 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs). My Department is responsible for the disbursement of pay and non-pay grants to each of the 16 ETBs in respect of the range of school and non-school based services. Details of funding provided by my Department to the ETB Sector for the period 2011 to 2013 are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since the beginning of the financial crisis, there has been a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure. The previous Government reduced the salaries and allowances payable of all new entrants to public service recruitment grades (including teachers) by 10% with effect from 1 January 2011 and required that such new entrants would start on the first point of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that in February 2015 the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. This application was refused as the school were considered to have sufficient accommodation available to them. My Department has recently received further correspondence from the school, in respect of the application,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Nursing Education (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the following table. 2014/2015 Enrolments, Palliative Care Courses by Institute Full-time Full-time Total Part-time Part-time Total ISCED Discipline Programme Type Institute Course Name Year 1 Year 2 Year 1 Year 2 (0913) Nursing and midwifery Masters Taught (Postgraduate) Trinity College Dublin Palliative Care 11 2 13...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 419 together. The Devolved Additional Accommodation Scheme together with the Large Scale Projects Programme (new schools and large scale extensions) is the mechanism by which additional permanent school accommodation is delivered. I can inform the Deputy that approximately 76% of the 2015 capital expenditure in the school sector was accounted for in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that in February 2015 the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. This application was refused as the school were considered to have sufficient accommodation available to them. My Department has recently received further correspondence from the school, in respect of the application,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is not in receipt of any application for funding from the school for the specific works referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 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 my Department will be in contact with the school in question in the matter shortly.