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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (13 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory role under the Education of Persons with Special Educational Needs Act to provide me with policy advice in relation to matters concerning the education of persons with special educational needs. The NCSE published policy advice in 2013 which identified that the current model for allocating resource...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that some €1.37 billion will be spent in support of children with Special Educational Needs this year, which represents approximately 15% of my Department's budget. This provides for a range of supports and services including additional learning and resource teaching support, Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support, special transport arrangements, building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that students with a special educational needs, including those with Down syndrome, have a range of options available to them in the higher and further education sectors. Some students choose to participate in educational programmes through further adult educational programmes or in adult settings. While the Department of Health and Children/Health Service Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 751 and 787 together. In the case of the location referred to by the Deputy, the school is in a remote location serving a small community. Under the proposal to the Catholic Patron for a potential change of patronage to Lifeways Ireland Limited, the long-term viability of the school would appear to rely on the enrolment of children who reside some 20 kms or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (13 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jan 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. 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides for a range of services and supports to ensure that children with special educational needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. All mainstream schools have been allocated additional teaching resources to cater for children with High Incidence special educational needs, including Specific Learning Disabilities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The options available to persons, returning to education following unemployment, can vary depending on each individual's particular set of circumstances. Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (13 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Initial teacher education programmes for primary and post-primary teachers are facilitated through a range of concurrent (undergraduate) and consecutive (postgraduate) programmes. Minimum entry requirements for programmes of primary initial teacher education are set by my Department, in consultation with the Teaching Council. Applications for undergraduate programmes (4 year Bachelor of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that I have made provision in Budget 2016 for some 2,260 additional teaching posts for our primary and post primary schools next year. These posts will provide for an improvement in the staffing schedules at primary and post primary levels, enhance the leadership and management roles of deputy principals at post-primary level by reducing their teaching time, an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jan 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. 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: Appointments to State Boards (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy should note that Board appointments, while made by me as Minister, are not in all cases made at my sole discretion. Individuals may be nominated for appointment by various organisations as specified in the relevant statute of the body concerned. Under currently Guidelines for Appointments to State Boards, which can be viewed on the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: While the study of Irish is compulsory at both primary and post-primary there are a limited number of specific circumstances whereby an exemption from this requirement may be granted. The granting of exemptions is governed by Departmental circulars, 12/96 for primary and M10/94 at post-primary. Under these circulars the authority to grant exemptions within the terms of the circulars has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The funding arrangements made by my Department for post primary schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. My Department provides funding to Community and Comprehensive schools such as the one referred to by the Deputy on a budget basis that is based mainly on pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, I am currently engaged in a series of meetings with the different education partners involved in implementing the recommendations of the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism. The key objective of these meetings is to make further progress on the recommendations of the Forum which include a recommendation that the Rules for National Schools be reviewed and updated, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: The tabular statement contains the information requested by the Deputy. The tabular statement gives details of the Professional Bodies, the number of staff concerned and the cost of subscriptions in 2015. Membership details Professional body/institution No of staff to whom payment relates Total Cost Reimbursement of Professional Memberships Note 1 Association of Chartered Certified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Information in respect of payments made by my Department for the purchase of newspapers or magazines have been extracted from the Department's Financial Management System (FMS). Total expenditure in 2015 was €8,959.58. The details of publications purchased are in the table. LIST OF CURRENT PUBLICATIONS DAILY WEEKLY BI WEEKLY IRISH TIMES X 5 ECONOMIST X 7 PHOENIX X 2 IRISH...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (13 Jan 2016)

Jan O'Sullivan: Information in respect of the cost in 2015 for advertisements placed in newspapers, magazines, television, radio and social media by my Department have been extracted from my Department's Financial Management System (FMS). The total spend in 2015 was €100,178