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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The process of schools submitting their annual census is still ongoing. We will be in a position to publish provisonal enrollment figures for the 2019 academic year for all post primary schools in January 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Details of consultancy payments made by my Department for the year 2018 are available on my Department's website at the following link:

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: As part of the Value for Money and Policy Review initiative, during the period referenced by the Deputy, work progressed on the Focused Policy Assessment on the Economic Impact of International Students in Higher Education in Ireland. This work was conducted by staff of my Department and consequently no external financial costs were incurred.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department does not hold information in relation to the number of children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in school. The National Council for Special education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs in consultation with the relevant education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Teacher allocations to all schools (including Gaelscoileanna) are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment.  The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department’s website.   The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the school in question was completely destroyed by fire last Wednesday 16th October and has remained closed since. The school is due to re-open on the 4th November 2019 (after mid-term break) in two local schools. I visited with the school last Wednesday the morning of the fire and met with the Principal, representatives of the patron, some members of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs. This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas where the NCSE identifies need, including in County Limerick. It is open to any school to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 30th September. The staffing process includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Appeals Board.  The school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 218 to 220, inclusive, together. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs. This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas where the NCSE identifies...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The purpose of my Department’s Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department's Circular 0010/2013, is to provide grant-aid to schools to allow them to purchase the type of specialist equipment which has been recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) as being essential for students who have been diagnosed as having a serious physical disability...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in previous years.   Further temporary Language Support is also provided, as necessary,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.   The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I understand the importance of small schools and I hosted a Small Schools Symposium in June attended by CPSMA, Church of Ireland Board of Education, Gaeloideachas, National Association of Board of Management in Special Education, An Foras Pátrúnachta, Educate Together, Muslim Primary Education Board, Education and Training Boards Ireland, Laois and Offaly ETB,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2020 provided for an additional 1064 Special Needs Assistants for schools next year. Provision is therefore made for up to 17,014 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts to be allocated to primary, post primary and special schools in 2020. This additionality will support the extended roll out of the new School Inclusion Model and ensure that students with additional needs get the right...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the school in question was completely destroyed by fire last Wednesday 16th October and has remained closed since. The school is due to re-open on the 4th November 2019 (after mid-term break) in two local schools. I visited with the school last Wednesday the morning of the fire and met with the Principal, representatives of the patron, some members of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the school in question was completely destroyed by fire last Wednesday 16th October and has remained closed since. The school is due to re-open on the 4th November 2019 (after mid-term break) in two local schools. I visited with the school last Wednesday the morning of the fire and met with the Principal, representatives of the patron, some members of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: The procurement process for a bundle of projects is due to commence in the coming weeks with the publication of a contract notice to determine a short-list of interested contractors.  The permanent building for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of this bundle of projects. The procurement process (and the associated tendering to short-listed contractors) for this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disabilities Assessments (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) has not extended service to special schools who traditionally received multi-disciplinary services, including psychology from HSE services or bodies funded by the HSE. I understand that such services are provided, in the school to which the Deputy refers in his question, by the COPE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the provisions of the Technological Universities Act 2018 two or more applicant institutes may jointly apply to the Minister for Education and Skills for an order establishing a technological university (TU). In order to make such an application the applicant institutes must meet the relevant eligibility criteria stipulated in Section 28 of the 2018 Act. Last week Athlone IT and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (22 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: In relation to the planned new Gaelcholáiste to which the Deputy refers, the school patron, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, had deferred the opening of this new school from September 2019 to September 2020 for operational reasons. The ETB has indicated that a high number of expressions of interest for September 2020 have been received and...