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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular 11/95 and the Rules for National Schools provide that the minimum length of the normal full school day at primary level comprises of a period of not less than 5 hours and forty minutes. The Deputy has not stated the class that the child is attending but Circular 11/95 and the Rules for National Schools also provide that pupils in infant classes may have a school day that is one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that since DEIS was launched in 2005 a total of 37 schools with DEIS status have amalgamated with other schools, some of which had DEIS status and some of which were non-DEIS schools. There were 29 such amalgamations at primary level and 8 at post primary. The details of same are set out in the table attached. In line with all such amalgamations, the new school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware Coláiste Pobail Acla was established on 1st September 2011 following the amalgamation of a DEIS post-primary school, McHale College and Non DEIS post-primary school, Scoil Damhnait. In line with all such amalgamations, the new school will continue to receive the current level of supports in respect of the number of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes Administration (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for SOLAS which administers the Momentum Programme. I understand from SOLAS that there is no mechanism in the Momentum Programme to provide additional training and testing once the participant has completed the course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. Subject to no issues arising in the supplementary tender report, it is anticipated that works will commence in early 2016. It is anticipated that the project will take approximately 18 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Very significant numbers of third-level students move out of home to go to college and continue to be supported by their parents while in full-time education. Confirmation that a student is living separately from their parents/guardians is, of itself, not sufficient to establish independent status. When considering whether a student meets the conditions to be assessed independently of his or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates the 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: Departmental Programmes (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures is the Government's overarching National Policy Framework for children and young people (aged 0-24 years). This cross-government approach will run from 2014 until 2020 and accommodate a number of constituent strategies. The Framework sets out common outcomes, policy commitments and key actions to ensure innovative and effective ways of working to improve the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools may choose to provide information directly to parents, but the main focus in schools is on educating their students on health and well-being. This takes place firstly through the school curriculum, in the subjects Social, Personal and Health Education, Home Economics, and Physical Education; and secondly through various extra-curricular initiatives. Schools also have policies on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 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 autism in order to ensure that, wherever a child is enrolled, they will have access to an appropriate education. Children with autism may be enrolled in a mainstream school and can attend all mainstream classes. In such cases these children will receive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy was surveyed in 2005 and was judged not to have a sufficient concentration of disadvantage among its pupils to warrant its inclusion in DEIS. An appeal by the school to the independent review body in 2006 confirmed that the level of disadvantage did not warrant the school's inclusion. I wish to advise the Deputy that a process for the review of the DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced in November last the need for the establishment of 4 new primary schools and 9 post primary schools to cater for increased demographics across a number of locations in 2017 and 2018. The demographic projections for the Wexford Town area does not indicate that a new post primary school is required. As part of my Department's School Capital Investment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The specific information requested by the Deputy is not available in my Department as the provision of physical education facilities including P.E. Halls, General Purpose rooms and outdoor hard play areas such as basketball courts etc. are included in the accommodation brief for school projects and within the overall project cost.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 480 and 481 together. The gross yearly cost of allowances paid in respect of Principal, Deputy Principal, Assistant Principal and Special Duties allowances are provided in the table. GRADE Gross Amount Paid 2014 €ML Principal 46 Deputy Principal 22 Assistant Principal 7 Special Duties 22

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Traveller specific posts that existed in 2008/2009 were made up of a Visiting Teacher Service for Travellers and a Resource Teacher service for Travellers. In 2009, 41 Visiting Teacher Service for Travellers (VTST) posts were in place with 21 of these posts in the primary education system. From 1st September 2009, responsibility for the Visiting Teacher Service for Travellers moved to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Reforms introduced in the 2012/13 school year created a single simplified allocation process for both learning and language support. At primary level, learning/language support hours are allocated on the basis of mainstream classroom teaching posts in the school. At post-primary level, learning/language support is allocated on the basis of pupil numbers. Schools have autonomy to deploy this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 484 to 486, inclusive, together. The Inspectorate of the Department of Education and Skills does not have overall responsibility for the probation of newly qualified teachers. From 1 September 2012, the Teaching Council is the decision-making body with statutory authority to determine criteria and procedures for probation for registration of newly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: St. Patrick's College and Mary Immaculate College are funded via the Higher Education Authority. The average unit cost is estimated by the Higher Education Authority to be between €10,000 - €12,000 per annum per student.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (8 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The total value of capitation grants paid to Marino Institute of Education in the current academic year in respect of eligible students on the Bachelor of Education course is as follows: Year 1 (September 2015 entrants) €740,879 Year 2 (September 2014 entrants) €740,879 Year 3 (September 2013 entrants) €740,879 Year 4 (September 2012 entrants) €726,493 Total...