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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In general my Department looks favourably on applications for the establishment of pre-school facilities on school sites. However there are a number of complex issues that need to be considered in respect of such applications, including governance, insurance and leasing arrangements among others. These issues are currently being appraised by my Department and the school authorities will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for the provision of a PE hall for the school in question. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes such as Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT). The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. I understand that DKIT...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, my Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools which have enrolled pupils with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, they will have access to an appropriate education. Children with ASD may be enrolled in a mainstream school and can attend all mainstream classes. In such cases these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received three enquiries relating to the use of the property in question. I also wish to advise the Deputy that the site will continue to be used for educational purposes and is therefore not available for the purpose to which he refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand following clarification that this question concerns eligibility for the Student Grant Scheme. Approved undergraduate courses for the Student Grant Scheme 2015 are prescribed in the Student Support Regulations 2015 and in the Student Support Act 2011. The Regulations prescribe that an approved undergraduate course is a full-time course leading to a major higher education and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at Stage 2(a), developed design stage of the architectural planning process. The Design Team are currently finalising the Stage 2(a) Report. Upon successful completion of Stage 2(a) and subject to no issues arising, the project will be authorised to complete Stage 2(b) which includes securing Planning Permission, Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The figures given are those provided by schools on 30th September 2014 for the 2014/2015 Annual School Census. Island Primary Schools 2014 - 2015 Roll No. Official School Name Total Boys Total Girls Total Pupils Total Teachers (Full Time Equivalent) 14065H SHERKIN ISLAND N S 2 2 4 1 14303U S N CLEIRE 8 7 15 2.5...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular 8/2013 issued by my Department dealt with the Public Service wide review of allowances and premium payments for teachers. Under the terms of that Circular teachers appointed prior to the 1st February 2012 who were in receipt of the island allowance at that time continue to be paid it. The payment of the allowance is subject to continuing to comply with the criteria as outlined in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department have requested the information from the Higher Education Authority and it will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As previously advised, the decision on eligibility for new student grant applications is a matter for the centralised grant awarding authority, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). When considering whether a student meets the conditions to be assessed independently of his or her parents, grant awarding authorities are obliged to satisfy themselves beyond doubt that an acceptable degree...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 572 and 574 together. The current estimated cost of employing an entry grade teacher, including the cost of Employer's PRSI, is: primary school - €46,000; and secondary school - €48,800. Teachers appointed for the first time to a fixed term or permanent position have generally worked in a casual capacity previously. This is reflected in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually 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 previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Support Services Expenditure (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Disability Access Route to Higher Education (DARE) scheme is managed by the Irish Universities Association. Information on annual budgets for the DARE scheme can be sought from the DARE-HEAR shared services unit in the IUA (Tel. 01 799 60 24).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In accordance with the Rules and Programme for Secondary Schools, all second level schools should provide Physical Education as part of the curriculum. The junior cycle and senior cycle programme that each school plans and delivers should be based on the Department's approved syllabuses and the teaching hours should be registered on the school timetable. The Rules and Programme provide that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector was published in April 2012. The Report recommended a review and updating of the Rules for National Schools and in particular, Rule 68. As acknowledged in the Report, there is an overall context that many of the Rules are outdated and have been overtaken in whole or in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (17 Dec 2015)

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 is set out in my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that the direct costs of employing an additional 100 psychologists to the National Educational Psychological Service would be approximately €7m per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home-School Liaison Scheme (17 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The role of the HSCL is set out in my Department's circular 0056/2013. This is available on my Department's website at . Special schools are intended to cater for children with special educational needs from 4 to 18 years of age. All special schools receive enhanced pupil teacher ratios ranging from 6-1, to 12-1, depending on the disability categorisation of pupils attending. These enhanced...