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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department has published details of a summer programme for children with special educational needs enrolled in special schools, special classes and mainstream classes.  The programme incorporates some aspects of the July Provision of previous years.  Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education, is a significantly expanded programme for children with complex...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: On Friday my Department published the report to Government “Planning for reopening schools in line with the Roadmap for reopening society and business” . The report sets out the clear ambition to develop a sustainable plan to fully reopen schools at the start of the next school year in late August/September in line with normal timeframes.   The report also sets out in brief...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department has published details of a summer programme for children with special educational needs enrolled in special schools, special classes and mainstream classes.  The programme incorporates some aspects of the July Provision of previous years.  Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education, is a significantly expanded programme for children with complex...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 235 and 276 together. It is currently not possible for the school referred to by the Deputies to avail of the services of a HSCL Coordinator within a HSCL cluster due to the school’s geographic location to other DEIS schools.  As an alternative provision, the school is in receipt of annual financial support in lieu of the services of a HSCL...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Ensuring that every child has a suitable school placement is a key objective of my Department.  Significant resources are allocated each year to ensure that appropriate supports are available for children with special educational needs. Since 2011, the number of special classes in mainstream schools has increased almost threefold, from 548 to 1,618 for the 2019/2020 school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that a project has been approved for funding for the school in question under my Department's Additonal Accommodation Scheme 2018 and has been devolved for delivery to the school authority in that context. I can also inform the Deputy that my Department has approved this project to proceed to planning on the basis of a project to include one mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: As part of the collaborative response to this pandemic with key tertiary education stakeholders, the Department has established working groups composed of experts to assess and respond to the impacts of Covid 19 across the Sector.  These working groups members are reviewing specific and acute needs within Tertiary Education including the financial impacts and challenges for International...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 240 and 241 together. My Department has published details of a summer programme for children with special educational needs enrolled in special schools, special classes and mainstream classes.  The programme incorporates some aspects of the July Provision of previous years.  Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education, is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Where a student is studying one or more subjects outside of a recognised school, the Guide for Schools on Providing Estimated Percentage Marks and Class Rank Orderings, published by my Department, states that every effort should be made by the school to provide an estimated mark where the principal is confident that there is sufficient evidence of the student’s achievement to make an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, for additional school accommodation, from the school authority in question. The assessment process to determine the school’s permanent accommodation needs is nearing completion. The school will be informed of the decision in due course. In the meantime, interim temporary accommodation has been approved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable the school in question to build 2 mainstream classrooms and 1 WC for assisted users.  In addition, 4 mainstream classrooms and 2 resource rooms to replace existing prefabs were approved. The project has been devolved for delivery to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved to Dublin & Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) for delivery. My Department is fully aware of the need to urgently progress this project. However, it is of the utmost importance that the final outcome will be the correct one for both the school authority and the pupils. In that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 246 and 254 together. As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question is included on my Department's school building programme to be delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP). I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the acquisition of a site to facilitate the construction of a new school building has closed. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in My Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.  This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 Programme. My Department has appointed a Project Manager for the ADAPT 2 Programme, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in My Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.  This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 Programme. My Department has appointed a Project Manager for the ADAPT 2 Programme, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.  This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 Programme. My Department has appointed a Project Manager for the ADAPT 2 Programme, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that planning permission has been secured for a Post-Primary school (Swords Community College RN 76475D) on a site in North Swords (Mooretown). A building contractor was appointed and construction commenced in April 2019. The anticipated handover of the school is Q3 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction It is anticipated that the project will proceed to tender shortly as part...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the building project for the school in question is included in my Department's capital programme. Officials in my Department are progressing the acquisition of a suitable site where the school will be permanently accommodated. While a site acquisition process is underway, due to commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position...