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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. My officials have been advised by the awarding authority that the student in question made an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The location in question is a joint facility of UCD's School of Agriculture and Food Science and School of Veterinary Medicine. It operates mixed enterprises, supporting the dairying, beef and sheep teaching and research needs of both Schools. UCD researchers are working with the Irish agri-food sector to ensure sustainability and global competitiveness and to develop safe,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The Dept. of Education & Skills issued two Circulars in August 2019 regarding exemptions from the study of Irish for both Primary and Post Primary schools.  Circulars 052/2019 and 053/2019 refer. Section 2.2 of both Circulars advise on the circumstances in which a pupil may be granted an exemption from the study of Irish.The decision to grant an exemption from the study of Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The awarding authority has advised my Department that the students in question did not meet the nationality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Coronavirus Outbreak (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: Advice on travel insurance is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs website at In relation to insurance for cancelled school trips, schools should address their concerns to their travel agent and/or their insurance company.  If after these steps schools are not satisfied, they should contact the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman who deals with issues regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that a Special Education Needs Base will be included in the new permanent secondary school building for Blanchardstown West Dublin 15 and Blanchardstown Village (Regional Solution) when constructed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Special Education (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: In September 2018, the NCSE was requested to develop policy advice on the educational provision that should be in place for students educated in special schools and classes and to make recommendations on the provision required to enable them achieve better outcomes. It was agreed that the report will be completed and submitted to the Minister by June 2020. The NCSE was also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. The SENOs are available to assist parents to identify appropriate educational placements for children with special educational needs and to discuss their child's special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme administered by SUSI, grant assistance is awarded to students attending an approved course in an approved institution who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment/progression and means. An individual who does not meet the nationality criterion in the Student Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: Ireland has strong educational links with the United States and our Government Departments, our State Agencies and the education sector continue to focus on further developing and enhancing these important relationships across a wide range of education areas. In May of last year, I led a education trade mission to Washington DC. I was accompanied on this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation scheme, from the school authority in question.  Once the application has been assessed, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision in writing.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department is in the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model, based on school enrolment data form 2018/19 and the latest data available from Census 2016 under the HP Deprivation Index. A detailed quality analysis of the data has been carried out by members of the DEIS Technical Group which contains representatives of the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit Data from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection and the Department's own school enrolment databases, to identify where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the deputy is included in My Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 (Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning & Tendering) Programme. My Department has completed the process...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a new site is required for the replacement building for the school in question and my Department has commenced the site identification process. In line with protocols for the use of State property assets, my Department has written to the Department of Defence enquiring if the Department is in a position to provide a site that could be suitable. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. 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: School Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. The Design Team is currently working on the completion of the Stage 2(b) report which will be submitted through the Board of Management to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.  The NCSE is also responsible for managing the appeals process. As the matter to which the Deputy refers is a matter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department recently meet with representatives of the Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy relating to the school's accommodation. My Department advised the representatives that a site visit to the school will be undertaken and that further contact will be made with the school when arrangements have...