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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (24 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy, an appeal was considered by the independent Student Grants Appeals Board on 22nd September 2015 and the Board's decision issued directly to the student. The student was advised of his options in the decision letter. The options are that he may appeal to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6) of the Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that in line with the Memorandum of Understanding, my Department is working closely with Fingal County Council in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. A potential site option for the school referred to by the Deputy has been identified and my Department is working with officials from Fingal County Council to progress...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In the case of the schools referred to by the Deputy I can advise that my Department is working closely with the relevant County Council in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable site for the schools in question and we continue to liaise with them in advancing this process. The positioning of school projects on the new programme in terms of year to commence construction is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (24 Nov 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: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, I announced details on Tuesday, 17th November last, of the major school building projects that are scheduled to proceed to construction over the next six years, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion capital investment programme. I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a project for the school to which she refers was included in this announcement. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 209 and 223 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department will review the application of the appeals process in relation to the school referred to by the Deputy and revert to the school should there be a requirement.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved funding to the school in question for additional accommodation. This decision has been conveyed to the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the matter of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places in an area. This may result, however, in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the budgetary process in November 2011 a Government decision was taken to concentrate available educational capital resources on delivering school places and to restrict investment in higher education infrastructure to legally binding contractual commitments that existed at that time. The project referred to by the Deputy had not reached the point of being a legally binding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Article 24(6) of the Student Grant Scheme 2015 provides that gifts or inheritances received in the reference period will be included as reckonable income. If any of the persons whose income is under consideration received a gift or an inheritance in the reference period, these are included in reckonable income, unless in the case of an independent student, the gift or inheritance was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For student grants purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. A student may be assessed as an independent mature student if he or she has attained the age of 23 on the 1 January of the year of first entry to an approved course or of re-entry following a break in studies...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Both privacy and data protection issues were considered and addressed in the development of both the Primary Online Database and the Post-Primary Online Database. However formal privacy impact assessments were not used in the development of these databases.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. 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. An appeals process is available to small...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school building project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, completing Stage 2a - Developed Design Stage.The Stage 2a Report has recently been received and is currently being reviewed by my Department. Following this review, and subject to no issues arising, the project will be authorised to progress to Stage 2b – Detailed Design Stage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved funding to the school in question for additional accommodation. This decision has been conveyed to the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. The enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is aware of the recent judgement from the European Court of Justice in the Bara case. My Department is seeking advice to determine the implications, if any, for the Primary Online Database and Post-Primary Online Database. The Deputy should be aware that my Department has previously prepared Fair Processing Notices for the information of parents, students and schools regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: No legislation was introduced by my Department between 1 January 2000 to 2015 which contains a provision amending the Data Protection Acts 1988 and 2003.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (19 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information, under the Public Service Reform plan, the following were identified for rationalisation or merger since 2011 and the following actions have taken place. The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology and Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences were merged in March 2012 to form the Irish Research Council (IRC). The IRC has...