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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As I explained to the Deputy in response to a Parliamentary Question on 26 May I met with representatives of the group Right to Peace on two occasions in the previous months. I am aware that the group has sought a further meeting with me and I will consider their request as my schedule permits. I should point out that representatives of the group have recently met with an official of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Administrative issues such as those raised in the Deputy's question are day to day matters that are the responsibility of Caranua itself. I have arranged to have the Deputy's question forwarded to Caranua with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. To date a total of €82.77 million,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. Caranua provides updates on its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Administrative issues such as those raised in the Deputy's question are day to day matters that are the responsibility of Caranua itself. I have arranged to have the Deputy's question forwarded to Caranua with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Section 7(7) of that Act provides that my approval be sought where the Board wishes to engage consultants or advisers. A number of consultancies have been approved under that section. The detailed information sought by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing Appeals Mechanism (29 Sep 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. The staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year are set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that an additional allocation has been made to the school to which he refers for its building project and the school has been informed of the details.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department promotes the quality of teaching and learning through the provision of quality teacher training programmes and continuing professional development and support for principals and teachers in a range of pedagogical, curricular and educational areas. This is done through initial teacher education programmes, education centres and support services for teachers at primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Springboard+ is a specific initiative that strategically targets funding of free higher education courses for jobseekers in areas where there are real, identified labour market skills shortages or employment opportunities. All courses approved for funding under Springboard+ are selected by an independent panel with industry and educational expertise following a competitive tendering process....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. At primary level, it currently operates on the basis of 1 classroom teacher for an average of every 28...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The student to which the Deputy refers, recently appealed the decision of the awarding authority to the independent Student Grants Appeals Board (SGAB). The appeal will be heard within the 60 day timeframe set out in the Student Support Act 2011. The decision of the SGAB will be communicated directly to the student in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department provides funding to schools towards the cost of assistive technology for pupils in Primary, Post Primary and Special schools for personal computers and specialist software for educational purposes under the Assistive Technology scheme, in accordance with the criteria set out in my Department's Circular 0010/2013. Details of the funds that has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: UCD is an autonomous institution within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997. The management of its student accommodation, including the rental rate are matters for which the Governing Body and the management authorities of UCD are responsible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (29 Sep 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. The staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year are set out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Issues (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has received correspondence from the school in question relating to the matter to which he refers. My Department expects to be in a position to respond to this correspondence shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 which became law in 2004 sets out the detailed definition of a "new entrant". In general terms a "new entrant" is a person who commences public service employment for the first time from 1 April 2004 onwards but before 1 January 2013 and has not had a break of more than 26 weeks in his/her public service employment. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular 0030/2014, which is available on my Department's website www.education.ie, sets out my Department's policy in relation to the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme. This Circular states that SNA support is provided in recognised primary, post primary schools and special schools only, and that it is not provided in centres such as medical facilities or hospitals, which will generally...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Chaplaincy Services Provision (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 540, 555 to 557, inclusive, together. My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes of Technology. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (29 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In addition to the supports under the Student Grant Scheme, students in third-level institutions experiencing exceptional financial need can apply for support under the Student Assistance Fund. This Fund assists students in a sensitive and compassionate manner, who might otherwise be unable to continue their third level studies due to their financial circumstances. Information on the fund is...