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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all mainstream Primary schools have been allocated significant additional teaching resources under the General Allocation Model (GAM) to cater for children with high incidence special educational needs, including Specific Learning Disability (SLD), of which dyslexia is one such SLD. All Post Primary schools have also been allocated additional teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Juvenile Offenders (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Inspectorate conducts specialised High Support Unit, Special Care Unit and Children Detention Centre inspections in schools attached to these Units/Centres. These schools have been inspected annually since 2011.All Inspection reports are published on my Department's website. A variety of assessments are carried out in these schools depending on circumstances including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The latest information available on school retention rates is for the cohort of pupils who began post-primary education in 2008. Of the 2008 entry cohort, 96.89% sat the Junior Certificate Exams in 2011 or 2012 and 90.56% sat the Leaving Certificate Exams in 2013 or 2014. More detailed information on retention rates and school leavers is available on my Department's website here: ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The latest retention rates available in my Department relate to the pupil cohort that started post-primary school in 2008. The retention rate for that cohort was 90.6%. 5,293 pupils did not complete the Leaving Certificate out of a cohort of 6,075 students who started post-primary school in 2008. Retention reports are available on the Statistics section of my Department's website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The building project referred to by the Deputy is included in the Five Year Construction Programme to proceed to Tender and Construction. The original design team appointed to the project had reached completion of Stage 1 of Architectural Planning. As part of that work and following an assessment of the current accommodation, it was agreed by the Department that extensive additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that some €1.37 billion will be spent in support of children with Special Educational Needs this year, which represents approximately 15% of my Department's budget. The investment which is being made to support children with special educational needs is an area of spending which has been prioritised above most other areas by this Government. We now have the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A short course for Junior Cycle in Physical Education (P.E.) is currently available to schools. This short course has been designed for 100 hours duration. The P.E. short course is part of the new Framework for Junior Cycle which recognises the importance of physical education and physical activity in schools, particularly in the context of the 'Wellbeing' principle. Under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 477 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the major building project for the school to which he refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals including planning permission, fire and disability access certificates have been secured and tender documents have been prepared. Due to competing demands on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Capital expenditure incurred in the primary and post-primary sectors in the years 2011 to date in 2015 in County Louth is as follows: 2011 - €19.8m 2012 - €16m 2013 - €12.3m 2014 - €15.7m 2015 - €17.2m It is not possible to provide the data/information requested in respect of all schools within a county. However, if the Deputy wishes to nominate a specific...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In March 2012 a total of 275 large scale school projects were announced as part of the capital investment programme introduced the previous November. Under the "Investing in Infrastructure and Jobs" package announced in June 2013 a further 28 large scale school projects were approved and in December 2014 under the annual announcement a further 16 large scale school projects were included....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The question posed by the Deputy queries whether a teacher currently in employment who is not a member of the Secondary Community and Comprehensive Teachers Pension Scheme and who is subsequently promoted to a position of Deputy Principal should then become an automatic member of the Scheme. The terms of the Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Teachers Pension Scheme are such that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department have been in contact with the school management authorities of Coláiste na hInse, who have confirmed that the issue referred to has now been resolved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy is aware that the Teaching Council were asked to examine and advise on entry requirements to courses of initial teacher education including the Gaeltacht entry scheme to the Bachelor of Education and I have recently received the Council's advice in relation to the Gaeltacht entry scheme to the Bachelor of Education. The advice from the Teaching Council is being considered by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Nov 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: State Examinations Commission (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a 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: Summer Works Scheme Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that I recently confirmed the provision of €80 million over 2016 and 2017 for a multi-annual Summer Works Scheme for schools. This funding was initially promised as part of the Budget 2016 investment in schools. The funding will allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works such as gas, electrical and mechanical works, roof and window...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The assessment to which the Deputy refers is a matter for the school authority. If the school considers that there are issues with the roof that need to be addressed, it is open to it to submit an application for funding under the Summer Works Scheme, details of which are currently available on my Department's website.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the major building project for the school to which he refers is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals including planning permission, fire and disability access certificates have been secured and tender documents have been prepared. Due to competing demands on the Department's capital budget, imposed by the need...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (10 Nov 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department are currently processing the annual pupil returns for all post-primary schools for 2015/2016 school year and the data that the Deputy is seeking will not be available until 2016 at the earliest.