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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Outline planning permission for a primary school on the site in question was granted by Kildare County Council in December 2009, and a subsequent application for outline permission for development of the site to include a post-primary school was granted in July 2010. A planning application for permanent school buildings on this site was subsequently refused by Kildare County Council on 11...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Kildare VEC (now Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board) acquired the site for a primary and post-primary school on Hazelhatch Road, Celbridge in two transactions in 2009 and 2010. The site was acquired in 2 parts (one comprising circa 3 acres and a second comprising an area of circa 7 acres) and funding was provided by my Department. The acquisition of the site was authorised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: On the 17 November last I announced the details of the new schools to be provided nationwide in 2017 and 2018. I also announced that in view of the anticipated number of enrolments in the Irish-medium Aonad of Maynooth Community College and the continued support for a Gaelcholáiste in the North Kildare area that a Gaelcholáiste will be established in 2019 to serve the North...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to deliver a new building for the school referred to by the Deputy was included in the list of projects recently announced to go to construction in 2019-2021. As the Deputy will be aware, officials in my Department have been working closely with officials from Meath County Council towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which she refers....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In light of continued pressures on the higher education system, former Minister Quinn established an expert group to examine future funding of higher education under the independent chairmanship of Peter Cassells. The objective is to identify a range of approaches that, combined, will achieve a sustainable funding base to address the continual expansion of the sector while protecting the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Qualifications Data (2 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Given the scale of demand for ICT skills in recent years, my Department and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation launched a revised Government/Industry ICT Skills Action Plan in 2014. The Plan takes a comprehensive approach including increases in high-level graduate output, enhancing awareness of ICT as a career among students, maintaining a strong talent pool and promoting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teachers' Common Basic Scale and allowances available to newly employed teachers from 2010 onwards are set out in the attached table. Not all of the allowances listed are available to every teacher as entitlement is based on the qualifications held by the individual and/or the nature of the post for which they were employed. Since the beginning of the financial crisis, there has been a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The scope of works required at the school to which the Deputy refers is outside the terms of my Department's Emergency Works Grant Scheme. The works are appropriate for consideration under my Department's Summer Works Scheme and the school was advised accordingly. In addition to this, the minor works grant, which was recently paid, can be used by the school to address some of the priority works.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the school in question was established on 1 September 2011 following the amalgamation of a DEIS post-primary school and Non DEIS post-primary school. In line with all such amalgamations, the new school continues to receive the current level of supports in respect of the number of eligible pupils from the former DEIS school until that pupil cohort have left the school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The schools included in the list to which the Deputy refers are new schools which will open in 2017 and 2018 to serve specific areas of demographic need. As indicated in the list nine of these schools will open in 2017 and four will open in 2018. In its first year of establishment, every new school starts operation with a class at intake level and then grows incrementally over a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 498 and 499 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including children with autism, should be included, where possible and appropriate, in mainstream school placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the attached tables. County Post Primary School Type Ethos/Religion - Catholic Church of Ireland Inter Denominational Multi Denominational Methodist Jewish Quaker Carlow Community 1 Secondary 5 Vocational 5 Cavan Community 1 Comprehensive 1 Secondary 3 1 Vocational 5 Clare...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Department of Education and Skills and the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) in relation to the acquisition of sites has been in place since 2012. This MOU fosters increased levels of cooperation and formalises the Local Authorities' part in identifying and securing sites for educational use. A copy of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the Department's 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 arrangements for the 2015/16 school year are set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question was approved funding in June 2015 to provide a classroom and resource rooms. The school has since confirmed its acceptance of the funding being provided.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (1 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: Education and Training Boards (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I think it would useful to set out the position in relation to second level schools that have an Education and Training Board as Patron under the provisions of the Education Act 1998. In all cases the Education and Training Board is the sole patron. Traditionally all of the schools have been multi denominational and provide for children of all religions and none. This applies equally to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Dec 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home based provision may be...