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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Planning and Building Unit has no record of receiving any recent application for Emergency Funding from the school to which the Deputy refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The list of the schools in question is available on my Department's website at the following link:- The resources provided for DEIS Primary Schools are as follows: Band 1 Schools - - Reduced class sizes with pupil teacher ratios of 20:1 in junior schools, 22:1 in vertical schools and 24:1 in senior schools Band 1 and Band 2 Schools - - The appointment of an Administrative Principal in Band...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The revised Tender Report was received in my Department in February 2016. Earlier this week, my Department authorised the School Authority to issue the letter of intent to the preferred tenderer. When the completed supplementary tender report is received and considered my Department will revert directly to...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school in question has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation. My Department expects to be in a position to convey a decision on the application to the school in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Students who are attending undergraduate courses in an EU Member State can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution. The student grant scheme does not extend to postgraduate courses pursued outside of Ireland. Tax relief at the standard rate of tax may be claimed in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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 Letter (0055/2015), is available on my Department's website www.education.ie. It is my intention to publish a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teaching hours to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, which is set out in Spec Ed Circular...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provided a purpose built building for the school in question in 2008. My Department, therefore, has no plans to replace or extend this building. The school is operating at the capacity for which the building was constructed. I also wish to advise the Deputy that one of my Department's key responsibilities is to ensure that schools, in an area...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved devolved funding in 2015 to build two mainstream classrooms, to meet it's 2015/16 accommodation needs. The school subsequently contacted my Department to request provision of interim temporary accommodation until the devolved permanent accommodation project is complete. The school's application for temporary accommodation...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy is included on the six year programme announced on 17th November 2015 and is listed to proceed to tender and construction in 2017. A Project Manager and Design Team have been appointed for the project and it is currently at Stage 1 of Architectural Planning, which is the initial sketch design stage. My Department officials met recently with the Board of...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria for the appointment of Administrative Principal and Administrative Deputy Principal posts are based on pupil numbers. Enrolment thresholds for the 2016/2017 school year are set out in Appendix B of Circular 0007/2016, which is available on my Department's website. My Department supports schools with more than one autism class by providing for the appointment of an...

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...

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: We achieved quite a lot with very little money.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: It has not disintegrated.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy just wants to stay on the outside and whinge all the time.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: They can go on the transfer list, for the Deputy's information.

Nomination of Taoiseach (Resumed) (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I find it profoundly depressing to witness the farce we have seen in the Dáil today. I came here more than a decade ago to contribute progressively and positively as a parliamentarian, like everyone else here, and I have done so both in opposition and in government. This Dáil does absolutely no service to the people of Ireland who elected the 158 of us who sit in this Chamber. We...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Apr 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to set out the sequence of policy and budgetary measures in relation to appointees to teaching and their pay entitlements that have occurred over the last number of years. The first measure took effect on 1st September 2010. It requires that, in order to be eligible to receive the qualified rate of pay and allowances, a person on their first appointment to teaching must be...

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. It does not have responsibility for mock examinations; they are the sole responsibility of the school. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. Full details of the scheme are available from...