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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 7th January 2016 the major building project for the school in question was authorised to progress to an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b),which includes the applications for the Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents. Planning permission was secured following the rejection of a third party appeal by An Bord...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department's Rules for National Schools provides that the compulsory school starting age in a National School is 6 years of age and that a child must be at least 4 years of age before she/he may be enrolled in a National School. Although children are not obliged to attend school until the age of six, most children begin school in the September following their fourth birthday. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Children with autism may be enrolled in a mainstream school and can attend all mainstream classes. In such cases these children will receive additional teaching support through the learning support and/or the resource teacher and where appropriate will receive access to Special Needs Assistance and assistive technology if required. In circumstances where children with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department officials and representatives of the Dublin Archdiocese and of the local parish have agreed that the property to which the Deputy refers will be made available to the Department for educational use. My officials and Archdiocesan authorities are continuing to work very closely on the practicalities of the property issues involved to ensure the property is made available for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The building project at the school to which the Deputy refers is currently on site and work is progressing. The contractor commenced on site in August 2015 under a 27 month contract.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school in question under the Summer Works Scheme. Commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works 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. This Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Programmes (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools may invite visitors to support the work of the curriculum where appropriate. My Department has issued best practice guidelines to schools which include specific guidance relating to the role of any visitors in supporting the implementation of the Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme. These guidelines require that visits are carefully planned with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved funding to the school in question for additional accommodation in July 2015. However, I can confirm that my Department has recently received a revised proposal from the school to include additional accommodation as part of the project already approved. This proposal is currently being considered and my Department will be in further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school in question under the Summer Works Scheme. Commensurate with the level of funding available for the Scheme, applications including that from the school concerned, will be assessed on a top down basis in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in the governing Circular Letter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, the building project for the school to which he refers is included in the 6 year construction programme that I announced last November. Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from Wexford County Council under the memorandum of understanding in order to identify and acquire a suitable permanent location for the school. The school's current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project referred to by the Deputy, is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b),which includes the applications for the Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents. Planning permission has been secured. The school building project for this school was included on the 2012/16 five year construction programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for additional classrooms with ancillary accommodation based on their projected enrolment figures that may warrant an additional teacher appointment in September 2017. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as the assessment process has been concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 to 107, inclusive, together. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and local authorities in addition to the Department's own school enrolment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning – Stage 2b, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert, Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. The school are currently awaiting the completion of the transfer of land from a third party which is required for access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving a recent application for additional accommodation from the school in question. My Department's last contact with the school was in 2014 when the school indicated that it was to make a decision on whether it intended proceeding with an application for additional accommodation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Data (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This information is held by SOLAS who manage the apprenticeship programme. SOLAS are compiling the information and will forward it to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: A dedicated continuing professional development (CPD) service for schools, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), was established by my Department in 2013 to provide effective support to schools in the context of their implementation of the Framework for Junior Cycle. Support is available from JCT to all post-primary schools, special schools and centres for education offering the Junior Cycle. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. The definition of an approved institution is set out in Section 7 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 3 of the Student Support Regulations 2016. There are no plans to amend the definition of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (21 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places will arise. The GIS uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. The outcome of the latest demographic exercises, based on the GIS, is that on 17th November 2015, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Apr 2016)

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...