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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1210, 1316 and 1330 together. I wish to advise the Deputies that my Department has received a proposal to amalgamate the two schools in question directly from the schools concerned. My Department is aware that extensive consultations relating to the proposal have been undertaken between relevant stakeholders locally. The amalgamation proposal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the residency requirement of Section 14(4) of the Student Support Act 2011, a student must have been resident in Ireland for at least 3 of the 5 years immediately prior to commencing an approved course in an approved institution in order to qualify for a grant. However, a student may qualify for a grant, having met the residency requirement during the course of their studies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The issue raised by the Deputy is currently being considered at the Teachers' Conciliation Council. The Teachers' Conciliation Council is the recognised forum for dealing with matters relating to pay and conditions of service of teachers. The parties to the forum include representatives of the managerial authorities of schools, the teacher unions, the Department of Education and Skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and 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. The criteria by which SNA support is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Debt Collection (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Third level institutions are autonomous institutions and my Department does not have any function in their day to day operational affairs, for which the Governing Bodies and the management staff of the institutions are responsible. The collection and administration of the student contribution and tuition fees, where a student is not eligible for funding under my Department's free fees...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school to which the Deputy refers has been given approval for 2 mainstream classrooms under my Department's Devolved Additional Accommodation Scheme for 2014. The project is expected to commence on site shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, in order to qualify for tuition fee funding, students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter aliaEU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an EU/EEA/Swiss state for at least three of the five years preceding their entry to an approved third level course. Where students do not qualify for free fees funding they must...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has recently completed a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation might be needed from 2017 onwards. I will announce the details of the new schools arising out of this exercise in due course. A submission in relation to an Irish-medium post-primary school to serve the Dublin 15/East Meath area has been received by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: CERT was a training organisation specifically for the hospitality sector. There are no plans to re-establish a dedicated training organisation for the sector but rather to deliver the required education and training through the mainstream higher and further education and training sectors. The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs will shortly be publishing an analysis of current and future...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 of which include capital financing, tax considerations and planning issues, as well as support for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1223 to 1229, inclusive, together. I welcome the publication of the Irish League of Credit Unions' survey on Third Level Education. In terms of student sentiment, I welcome the findings that almost 8 in 10 (79%) college students now expect to find work in Ireland, up from (53%) in 2013. The survey has also found that less students expect to have to emigrate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement and provision is made for early educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Relocation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, the school concerned submitted a proposal through its Patron to relocate the school within the Portlaoise area to meet it's long term accommodation needs. In that regard, my Department has undertaken a technical site visit to examine the proposed alternative location. In addition, my Department has met with the NCSE (National Council for Special Education) to discuss...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy, through its Patron, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB), has made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation. The application is currently being considered and my officials are liaising with KWETB on the matter. A decision will be conveyed to the school as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Over €2.2 billion in funding is being invested by my Department under its Five-Year School Capital Investment Plan (2012 – 2016). Over €1.5 billion of this is being allocated for the funding of major school building projects. The balance is being used for the additional accommodation scheme, the prefab replacement initiative, the Emergency Works Scheme and the acquisition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Apart from the recognised fee-charging second level schools, recognised schools are not permitted to charge mandatory fees or payments from existing pupils or from those seeking admission to the school. Recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme have teaching resources and other funding allocated to them on a different basis from those schools that charge fees. The Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and 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. The criteria by which SNA support is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved grant-aid to the school in question for the provision of temporary accommodation and also yard improvements to accommodate special needs pupils.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1237 and 1274 together. The details of the number of prefab units that have been rented by schools in counties Mayo and Galway each year since 2010 are contained in the table below. 13 schools in Co Galway were invited to participate in my Department's prefab replacement initiatives 2012 and 2013. To date 8 schools have successfully completed their...