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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not issue guidelines to schools on examination fees with regard to the mock exams, or whether they should be internally or externally corrected, nor does it request any data from schools in this regard. Mock exams are administered by schools, without any input from the Department or the State Examinations Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The tender report for the project was recently submitted to my Department and is currently being assessed. When the assessment is completed my Department will be in contact with the school authorities in relation to the further progression of the project. It is anticipated that once the project commences on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (26 Jan 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 the building in the foreseeable future. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. In this regard, my Department is aware that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 444 together. The school to which the Deputy refers submitted three applications under the Emergency Works Scheme in the past year. The first of these was received on 22 December, 2014 seeking funding to replace leaking pipes and carry out electrical repairs. This application was approved and the grant has been paid in full. The second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As previously indicated in my PQ reply of December 15 2015, the criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers under Circulars 29/2007 and 29/2010 was agreed in the first instance, under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of the teacher unions, school management bodies, the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional school accommodation. The application is currently under consideration and my Department will be in contact with the school concerned in the matter shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to clarify that my Department has not received an application to establish a new post-primary school in Co. Donegal. Contact has been made with my Department with regard to a proposal to establish an Irish-medium Aonad in an existing post-primary school in Sligo and this is under consideration by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since the beginning of the financial crisis, there has been a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure. The previous Government reduced the salaries and allowances payable of all new entrants to public service recruitment grades (including teachers) by 10% with effect from 1 January 2011 and required that such new entrants would start on the first point of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The current arrangements for garda vetting of teaching and non-teaching school staff were introduced in September 2006. In late 2010, my Department issued Circular 0063/2010 which updated and clarified the requirements for Garda vetting as part of recruitment procedures for all teaching and non-teaching positions. This circular also set out the vetting requirements of non-employees such as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding towards General Purpose Halls.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: This appeal has been decided and additional funding to the amount of €5,750 in respect of DCG has been paid to the school's ETB in accordance with the normal arrangements. Letters were issued to Killorglin Community College on 23 October 2015, and Kerry ETB on the 18 November 2015 notifying them of the appeal decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fee Exemptions (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Mock examinations are not part of the State examinations system. The decision to organise and/or charge for mock examinations is made at school level, and mock examinations are not a requirement of my Department. The Department would have no data relevant to the question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (26 Jan 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 (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware a technical inspection of a significant number of potential site options for the school accommodation to which he refers has been conducted by officials from my Department working with officials from Donegal County Council. My officials are currently considering the findings of this assessment and, with the assistance of the Local Authority, are clarifying technical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Service Reform Plan Measures (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will appreciate, it is normal practice for my Department to consult extensively with the Education Partners in respect of the implementation of Educational policy. The Education Partners, through consultation and debate make a valuable contribution to policy implementation in the Education Sector. However, my Department does not collect or collate the type of data sought by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved funding by my Department in July 2014 for the provision of a Resource Room to meet their accommodation requirements. In addition, the school was also approved additional funding in December 2014 to address Health and Safety issues at the school. The school has now contacted my Department for further additional funding in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project for this school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documentation. All statutory applications have been granted and the design team are in the process of completing the stage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department remains committed to providing permanent accommodation for Gaelscoil Phadraig. It is my Department's intention that the gaelscoil will relocate to the premises currently occupied by Ballyowen Meadows school following the construction of its new school. All statutory applications have been granted for the new school and the design team are in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The teacher exchange scheme is designed to facilitate primary teachers to temporarily exchange their posts for education purposes. Under the present scheme the minimum period for which an exchange may occur is one year and the maximum is five years. The person referred to by the Deputy has been awarded the maximum period allowable under the existing scheme. The Teacher Conciliation Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (26 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that commensurate with the level of funding available for the Summer Works Scheme, applications including that from the school referred to by the Deputy will be 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...