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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received a request from the Patron body of the school in question to operate an additional junior infant stream. The request is currently being considered and my Department will convey a decision to the Patron when this process has been concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. Full details of the scheme are available from their website: www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations In view of this I have forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The new Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 (Enhancing Teaching, Learning & Assessment), launched in October 2015, sets out a clear vision for the role of ICT in teaching, learning and assessment in primary and post primary schools. The Strategy is focused on realising the potential of digital technologies to transform the learning experiences of students by helping them become...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. This enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Building on Recovery: Infrastructure and Capital Investment 2016-2021 programme, which was announced on 29 September 2015, provides for an investment of €4 billion in the Education sector through direct exchequer provision and the PPP programme. In excess of €3 billion of this investment is in respect of the school sector with in the order of 75% of this amount will be spent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (14 Apr 2016)

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 includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, a very significant grant was approved in principle for the school in question, in October 2013, for refurbishment works subject to certain conditions being met. In August 2015 my Department was in a position to issue final approval as the school had confirmed the specified conditions were now satisfied. However, a revised application containing various revised cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Lusk National School is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The tender report for the project has been submitted to the Department and is currently being assessed. When the assessment is complete the Department will be in contact with the school authorities in relation to the further progression of the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of architectural planning, Stage 2a - Developed Design Stage. The Design Team have requested a date for the Stage 2a meeting and this date is currently being finalised. When this stage is complete, and subject to no issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b – Detailed Design Stage,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department was advised by Kilkenny and Carlow ETB that in light of the number of students that have enrolled for the school year 2016/17 and due to the declining enrolments over a number of years, that the ETB will not be proceeding with the enrolment of new first year students in Muine Bheag Vocational School for the coming school year, 2016-17. The ETB has indicated that this position...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that the Summer Works Scheme will be applied on a multi-annual basis for the years 2016 and 2017. Accordingly, a new call for proposals from schools will not be sought in respect of 2017. Under SWS 2016 and 2017, valid applications from schools that are not reached for funding reasons from within the funding made available in 2016 will qualify to be assessed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that in April 2015, my Department approved grant aid of over €97,000 to the school in question under the Summer Works Scheme for window replacement. This is in addition to grant aid of over €635,000 provided to the school in recent years for additional accommodation, prefab replacement and roof works. My Department's current priority is focused...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: In identifying the requirement for additional school places, my Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. With this information, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department has received correspondence from the club referred to by the Deputy. This correspondence is under consideration and a response will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 691 and 719 together. The Deputy may be aware that applications for the 2016 and 2017 Summer Works Scheme (SWS) closed on 2nd December last. Commensurate with the level of funding available for the Scheme, applications are being assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for the Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of surplus permanent and CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to my Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. The pilot voluntary redeployment scheme at second-level operated in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information: Statutory Instruments are a matter of public record and all S.I.s are published at . Tenders for goods and services for a value greater than €25,000 are published on the eTenders website and can be viewed at the following link . All contracts awarded above the value of €25,000 must be published on the eTenders website in accordance with Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: To be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that he/she has been resident in the State for at least 3 years out of the 5 year period ending on the day before the start of his/her approved course of study. The Free Fees Initiative (FFI) has a similar residency requirement. However, it is possible for students, who did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As outlined in my response to the Deputy's previous Parliamentary Question, the developer in question is currently in the process of appointing a design team in respect of the project to provide sports and community facilities at Adamstown. Dublin and Dún Laoghaire ETB is liaising with the developer in respect of the preliminary designs for the sports facilities and the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The range of services for students in HEA funded higher education institutions, include the supports provided by Access Offices. In particular these offices co-ordinate pre and post-entry pastoral and academic supports for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, as well as for mature student entrants. Among the supports administered by the access offices, in conjunction with student...