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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under the Department’s Design and Build programme.  Architectural planning has commenced for the delivery of a 16-classroom primary school and a 1,000-pupil post-primary school at a site at Fortunestown Lane, Citywest. The two primary schools currently in temporary accommodation on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under the Department’s Design and Build programme.  Planning permission has been secured and Tender documentation is currently being prepared.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers Data (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The following tabular statement contains the information requested by the Deputy. In accordance with the terms of the Ethics Act, a copy of the respective Special Advisers’ contracts of employment have been laid before the Oireachtas. Minister/ Minister of State Special Adviser Name Salary 1st Sept 2019 Joe McHugh T.D. Mark O'Doherty €99,177 pa Joe McHugh T.D. Ed Carty...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under my Department's Home Tuition Grant Scheme, Home Tutors are engaged by the parents/guardian of the child who is to receive tuition. Home tutors do not have a contractual relationship with the Department of Education and Skills. The change in payment arrangements from September 2015 was on foot of instructions from the Revenue Commissioners that payments under the Home Tuition Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Organisations (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: There are two parents' bodies that are consulted by the Minister for Education and Skills in relation to educational issues. These are: The National Parents Council Post-Primary(NPCpp) is the representative organisation for parent associations in the post-primary sector. At post-primary level the Council acts as the umbrella organisation for the parents’ constituent bodies...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Since my appointment as Minister for Education and Skills, I have met a number of Teaching Principals and I appreciate the pressures they face. In Budget 2019, school leadership is again supported with an additional release day for teaching principals in primary schools and a further four additional release days for teaching principals in schools with special classes. These additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Article 13 (2) of the Student Grant Scheme 2019 states that an applicant's class is defined at their first point of entry to an approved course or at their point of re-entry to such a course and this classification will continue to apply for the duration of his/her studies. Article 13 (5) states that re-entry means a mature student entering an approved course following a break in studies of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The redeployment arrangements at primary and post-primary are the first method to fill vacancies in the school system. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a new post primary school for the Blanchardstown area is included in the 42 new schools announced in 2018. In line with the policy on the use of State assets (Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circulars 11/15 and 17/16), in the first instance my Department is seeking to maximize the use of sites already in its ownership and of available properties...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that in relation to schools admission, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available, the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. With regard to residency, in order to be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that he/she has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: I recognise the very important work done by school secretaries, and indeed by other support staff, in the running of our schools and I am grateful to them for the contribution they make to our education system.  I have spoken to a number of school secretaries about their employment conditions and understand the issues they have raised. I have recently relaxed the moratorium for those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's July Provision Scheme provides funding for an extended school year for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities and students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The scheme was developed to reduce potential regression in learning associated with these specific categories of special education needs over the summer holidays. The National Council for Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under the Department’s Design and Build programme.  Planning permission has been secured and Tender documentation is currently being prepared.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: There has been a lengthy period of engagement between the schools in Tipperary town and my Department regarding the socio-economic circumstances of the town and the supports required to best meet the needs of their pupil cohort. Following a meeting on 31 July this year, correspondence was issued to the schools involved.  This drew their attention to the School Excellence Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: SUSI implements procedures for the timely, sensitive and confidential handling of exceptional circumstances applications. These include allowing students to repeat periods of study in exceptional circumstances such as the death of a parent. Students in third-level institutions experiencing exceptional financial need can also apply for support under the Student Assistance Fund. This Fund...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The person referred to by the Deputy is currently in receipt of pension but is not satisfied with the amount of service with an ETB that has been deemed non-pensionable for the purpose of pension calculation.  She met recently with the ETB to query the pensionable status of the service in question and she is not satisfied with the outcome. The position regarding a review...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The investment in education and training services in counties Longford and Westmeath under the headings requested by the Deputy are as follows. Special Education  The Department estimates that the average total cost for school years 2016/17 to 2018/19 of special education teachers and special needs assistants is on the order of some €127 million. Given that these payroll...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the Single Public Service Pension Scheme, as provided for in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme and Other Provisions) Act 2012 came into effect from 1 January 2013.  There are no plans to introduce a mechanism to enable teachers to revert to their original pension status if they become members of the single pension scheme following a break of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Following publication of Circular 0013/2018, a further Circular 0062/2018 was published by my Department to remove any ambiguity about how religious education and religious instruction are delivered in those schools. Circular 0062/2018 clarifies that in respect of arrangements for religious instruction that students should only be provided with a place in any religious instruction class...