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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Primary teachers who are registered with the Teaching Council are eligible to be appointed resource teachers in recognised special schools. I do not intend requesting the Council to undertake a study, in accordance with Section 7 (2)(h) of the Teaching Council Act 2001, into the impact of any possible changes registration requirements for the supply of resource teachers for recognised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This building is in the ownership of Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board. The future use of the building is a matter for Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board, subject to the approval of my Department, and my Department is awaiting a proposal from Dublin Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board in this regard. Enquiries regarding the use of the building should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government's approach to restoring the economy has helped Ireland to return to a position where we are seeing economic growth. It is a continuing improvement in our economic growth over a sustained period that will enable us to move to a point where we can look again at providing for additional teacher resources in schools which could bring about further improvement in PTR, class size...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government fully appreciates the concerns regarding the availability of accommodation for students and the report, Student Accommodation: Demand & Supply, which I published recently sets out clearly that the demand for student accommodation outstrips supply in certain areas and will continue to do so in the coming years. There are 13 useful recommendations in this report some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The eligibility criteria for student grants including the income thresholds is reviewed annually in my Department and approved by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As the Deputy will be aware, all proposals made in relation to education expenditure, including changes to income thresholds, will be considered in the context of the Budget 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. The school's Design Team are currently working on completing Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which involves planning permission, fire certificate and disability access certificate and the completion of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The second phase of Lusk...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Expenditure (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes such as Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT). The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. I understand that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, which is set out in my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved a devolved grant to the school in question for the provision of 5 new permanent general classrooms to replace existing prefabs. This additional accommodation will greatly enhance the accommodation available to the school and the school authority has been advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that architectural planning has commenced for a building project at the school to which he refers. The project is at an early stage of the architectural planning process, Stage 2(a) - Developed Design Stage. The next stage involves my Department meeting with the Board of Management and their Design Team for the Stage 2a Stakeholder meeting and this will take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Oct 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: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under this scheme schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the panel of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will appreciate, due diligence must apply in relation to any site acquisition. With regard to the proposed site for the school referred to by the Deputy, issues outside the control of my Department arose during the conveyancing process. These issues have now been addressed which will enable the conveyancing process to be progressed. In the interim period the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Council is obliged under the terms of EU Directive 2005/36/EC to grant registration to teachers who have completed 'regulated education and training' and are deemed fully qualified as a teacher under the terms of the Directive in another EU/EEA Member State. The Council published requirements in this area in a notice of compliance with the Directive in May 2010. The processing time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has been requested to provide support for the completion of a second SAVI (Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland) Study. The request is currently under consideration by officials within my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy recently made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as the assessment process has concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is a School Books Grant Scheme already in place that provides assistance for books for students in all recognised primary and post-primary schools within the Free Education Scheme. Under this scheme, my Department provides funding of €15 million annually to all these schools. The issue of extending this scheme does not therefore arise. The arrangements in relation to this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226, 234 and 235 together. The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. That increase has provided funding for 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs to be recruited for our schools, as well as funding important reforms. However, it was not possible to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. 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. There is no change to the staffing of the school referred to by the Deputy for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Oct 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy recently made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school as soon as the assessment process has been concluded.