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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Internship Scheme Eligibility (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: JobBridge is a national internship scheme administered by the Department of Social Protection. The scheme was introduced to provide a pathway to appropriate employment, training and education opportunities for a specific cohort of jobseekers on the Live Register. Changes to the scheme are therefore a matter for the Department of Social Protection in the first instance. Recognised Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (22 Mar 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Regarding new school provision, 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 the Department's own databases. With this information, my Department carries out demographic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Mar 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. The 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: Psychological Assessments (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I have been informed by SOLAS that payment for an educational psychological assessment is the responsibility of the individual concerned and that this is brought to the attention of apprentices in the Apprenticeship Induction Booklet. SOLAS inform me that if learners have any special requirements and need support with dyslexia, numeracy, literacy, physical disabilities or medical conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department recently approved grant to the school in question to facilitate the provision of classroom accommodation for September 2016. This decision has been conveyed to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with the Superannuation scheme a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) who is not "a new entrant" under the terms of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, must retire at the end of the school year in which he/she reaches age 65. The abolition of the compulsory retirement age under the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Payroll Shared Services for the Education & Training Boards (ETBs) is progressing, and is now in the design stage of the project following business case approval. The Department of Education & Skills is currently working closely with relevant State agencies on the procurement process for a payroll system for all 16 ETBs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 list of successful applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application for additional funding in respect of its building project. The application is currently being examined and when a decision has been made the school will be notified accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for major capital funding for school accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 Mar 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 from my Department have worked closely with officials from Cork County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites to procure a suitable site for this building project. A site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the purpose of the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children who have significant special educational care needs, in an educational context, in recognised primary and post primary schools. The criteria by which SNA support is allocated to pupils, and the role of an SNA, is clearly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2016) which is available on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule and pupil enrolments on 30 September 2015. The staffing schedule also includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's Emergency Works Grant Scheme, the school in question applied for a range of works including ramps, railings, automatic front doors, a designated wheelchair car-parking spot and widened footpaths to enable a special needs pupil to attend the school. Funding was approved for these works last February. In addition to this, funding for an enlarged classroom and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2016) which is available on the Department 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 30 September 2015....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2B Detailed Design Stage. All statutory approvals have been secured. A brief change request, from the Board of Management of the school in question, to use an adjoining site to fully decant the school during construction was approved by the Department on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Mar 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department approved funding last year for the school in question to allow them to provide additional accommodation to meet their accommodation requirements. At present, my Department has not received any further applications from the school referred to by the Deputy for additional accommodation. My Department expects to be in contact with the school...