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

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together. The Boards of Management of schools are responsible for the employment of school secretaries and it is a matter for each school to determine the level of secretarial services required for the school.  Funding to cater for these services is made available from my Department under two separate schemes. One is the 1978/79 scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in the education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year.  In total, the Education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over...

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

Joe McHugh: My Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding which includes funding for a new sports hall from the school referred to by the Deputy.   Under the National Development Plan (NDP), increased funding has been provided for the school sector capital investment programme.  This funding allows for a continued focus on the provision of new permanent school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in the education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year.  In total, the Education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level....

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

Joe McHugh: The total expenditure on part time and full time teachers salaries and substitution for 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to the end of June is set out in the tables below. These figures do not include expenditure in schools operated by Education and Training Boards.  Total Expenditure on Teachers' Salaries and Substitution in Primary, Voluntary Secondary and Community and...

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

Joe McHugh: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in the level of detail requested. The information is being collated and I will arrange for it to be forwarded direct to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Teachers are paid fortnightly by my Department.  The process for payment is that where a contract is being awarded by a school to a teacher, application forms are submitted to my Department to enable payment to be set up.  Application forms must confirm that a teacher is qualified for the appropriate sector and confirm their registration details with the Teaching Council. ...

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

Joe McHugh: It is a matter for school management to issue contracts in accordance with the approved teacher allocation and curricular needs of the school, guided by Department of Education & Skills Circulars. My Department has improved the position of part-time teachers through the implementation of the Ward Report and a revised sequence for allocating available hours in a school which gives...

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

Joe McHugh: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises...

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

Joe McHugh: My Department is in the process of commissioning an independent review of current practices in the Design and Build model for the delivery of school buildings (or other similar public buildings) internationally.  I expect to be in a position to announce the organisation carrying out this work shortly. The intention is that a Report will be available in the last quarter of 2019. The...

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

Joe McHugh: The schools to which the Deputy refers are included in my Department’s School Remediation Programme.  Schools, Patrons and Education Partners are issued with regular updates on the progression of this on-going programme.  Apart from keeping the school authorities involved directly informed, the purpose of these communications is to assist them with updating parents and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). The NCSE ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who...

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

Joe McHugh: The student maintenance grant is a contribution towards the living costs of a student.  It is not intended to cover the full costs of attending college. The student grant scheme does however, provide for different levels of maintenance support, depending on means.  Grants are also provided at adjacent and non-adjacent rates.  The higher non-adjacent rates are intended to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Rinneadh an cinneadh le stop a chur le deontais socrúcháin Ghaeltachta i rith na géarchéime eacnamaíochta nuair a rinneadh cinntí an-deacair, ar an drochuair, le cúrsaí airgid an náisiúin a chobhsú. Ag an am, tugadh tús áite leis na hacmhainní le haghaidh seirbhísí oideachais tosaigh a chosaint chomh fada agus ab...

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

Joe McHugh: Access to relationship and sexuality education is an important right for students. Schools have a responsibility to provide for this, importantly, in consultation with parents and having regard to the ethos of the school. Curricular provision for Social Personal Health Education (SPHE) and Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) across primary and post-primary level is aimed at ensuring...

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

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan.  As part of the preparatory work for the project, a site visit has been made to the school. My Department will continue to liaise directly with the school authority...

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

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is in the process of being devolved to Waterford & Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB) for delivery. I can confirm that the schedule of accommodation for the proposed new school has been completed and a copy has been provided to the patron. The next step in the process is to put in place a Service Level Agreement...

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

Joe McHugh: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design which includes the application for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured.  The Design Team is currently completing the Stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in the education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, a 6.7% increase on last year.  In total, the Education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. Budget 2019 will see numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over...

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

Joe McHugh: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme.  This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. There is also a full-time Clerk of Works present on site who represents the interests...