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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The DEIS Programme is my Department's main policy instrument to tackle educational disadvantage. To realise our vision for education to more fully become a proven pathway to better opportunities for those in communities at risk of disadvantage and social exclusion, we have set a target in DEIS Plan to continue to improve leaving certificate retention rates in DEIS schools from their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The following spreadsheet details the 13 projects that have progressed from an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), Detailed Design to the next stage of architectural planning - Stage 3, Tender Stage since the start of the 2019/20 academic year. Thereafter, a tender stage normally takes between 7 and 8 months to complete depending on the size and complexity of the project. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: In terms of current projects at Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, 22 projects have recently been approved to Stage 2(b) and are at this latter stage of architectural planning for less than 1 year, 21 such projects have been progressing through the stage from 1-3 years, 12 projects have been progressing from 3-5 years, 9 further projects have been progressing from 5-7 years and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan. My Department is currently liasing with the patron regarding the proposed project and is awaiting further contact from the patron in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is in the process of acquiring additional land adjacent to the existing site of the school in question. This land, which is in the ownership of South Dublin Co Co is presently being legally conveyed into my Department's ownership. Every effort is being made to expedite this conveyancing process. When the acquisition concludes, it will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.  The Department understands from the Design Team Leader that the Stage 2(b) report is expected to be submitted to Dublin Dun...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.  A brief change request relating mainly to structural and foundation works for the new building was reviewed and approved by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.  A brief change report in relation to movement of costs from Stage 2(a) to Stage 2(b) was approved by my Department in October...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan. My Department is currently liaising with the patron in the context of progressing the project to the next stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a joint project. The project is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  In June 2019, at a meeting with the schools, the consultant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents.  A revised Stage 2(b) report was reviewed in my Department and comments issued to the Design Team in June 2019.  The Design Team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (12 Dec 2019)

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 Social Protection and the Department's own school enrolment databases, to identify where the pressure for school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The current status of large-scale projects being delivered under the National Development Plan is listed on a county by county basis on the Department's website and updated on a monthly basis to reflect progress through design, tender and construction stages. Details of the 70+ major school building projects currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 84 and 97 together. The provision of education for children with special needs, including those with Autism, is an ongoing priority for Government. Currently, almost 20% of the total Education Vote or €1.9bn is invested in supporting children with special needs. Since 2011 investment in Special Education supports has increased by 50%, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's Capital Programme continues to make progress to increase the infrastructural capacity in the schools sector nationally, in order to meet demographic and other demands. Capital planning and budgeting is undertaken on a multi-annual basis. Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €12 billion over the period 2018-2027....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services Funding (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The funding allocated to the Fund for Students with Disabilities requested by the Deputy are as follows: 2017 - €10,300,000; 2018 - €10,900,000. The final figures for 2019 are not yet readily available. Figures are not available for 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Irish language is accorded special status in Ireland and is protected by various pieces of Legislation and in particular Article 8 of our Constitution which states that “The Irish Language as the national language is the first official language”. The Education Act 1998 recognises the particular responsibility of the education system with regard to supporting the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to inform the Deputy that 114 applications for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme are currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that a total of 115 applications for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme have been refused to date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that 467 applications for my Department's Emergency Works Scheme have been approved to date. I would also like to refer the Deputy to the information in this respect that is available on my Department's website at www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/Building-Works /Emergency-Works/.