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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (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. This included all areas of the country, including Kinnegad. I will announce the details of new schools to be provided arising from this exercise in due course. Where new schools are to be established, my Department runs an...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that while it was necessary for the school to vacate the main school building following weather related damage, the school has continued to operate in temporary accommodation pending the restoration of the building and the provision of an extension. In this regard, the proposed building project is at Design Team appointment stage. When appointed, the...

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 recently approved grant-aid to the school in question for the provision of additional classrooms. This accommodation will facilitate the school in meeting its future accommodation needs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (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, 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 soon as the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for the provision of a PE hall for the school in question. I wish to advise the Deputy that due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The table following details the capital funding issued to Longford and Westmeath schools (primary and post-primary) in the years 2008 to the end of August, 2015. It is not possible to provide a breakdown per school on a percentage basis. However, if the Deputy wishes to nominate a specific school, I would be happy to provide the level of capital funding issued in such an instance. 2008...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Obesity (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is involved in a number of measures to promote the overall Government 'Healthy Ireland' agenda which is led by the Department of Health. Healthy Lifestyle Guidance for post primary schools was circulated recently. This guidance was drafted in consultation with the Department of Health and the HSE and encompasses measures to promote healthy eating, healthy vending, as well as...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy may be aware that I signed a Memorandum of Understanding between my Department and the County and City Managers' Association (CCMA) in 2012. This Memorandum of Understanding fosters increased levels of cooperation and formalises the Local Authorities' part in identifying and securing sites for educational use. In that context, my Department has worked closely with Cork County...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's 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 process includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are allocated to Special Schools and to mainstream Primary and Post Primary schools to assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware 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: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1250 and 1278 together. The purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school, for children with special educational needs awaiting a suitable educational placement and for early intervention for children with autism. The change in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school, for children with special educational needs awaiting a suitable educational placement and for early intervention for children with autism and all the funds allocated to this scheme are fully utilised. The...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has just sent copies of its 2016 commemorative programme in a Circular to all schools. The Circular details a wide range of initiatives designed to appropriately commemorate and reflect upon the 1916 rising and its leaders. My Department has a range of over twenty initiatives, competitions, awards and resource-development projects in train, all of which are detailed in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1253 and 1282 together. As the Deputies will be aware, since 2006, under the Teaching Council Act 2001, the Teaching Council is the regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1254 to 256, inclusive, 1268 and 1312 together. Eligibility for assistance from Caranua (the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund) is confined to those who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards or settlements. Relatives of survivors of abuse are not eligible to receive support from Caranua. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The decision to use tablet devices is a matter for the Board of Management of a school. Where the introduction of new technology is planned, it is advisable that there should be consultation with members of the school community including parents. The cost and other implications must be fully considered by the Boards of Managements before a decision is made. An advice sheet on the adoption...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I understand an application to establish a Special Needs Class was made directly to the primary school to which the Deputy refers. I understand however that this application was not proceeded with at this time due to the current accommodation arrangements of the school in question. The position is that the school building in which the primary school in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (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. This comprised all areas of the country, including Swords. I will announce the details of new schools to be provided arising from this exercise in due course. Where new schools are to be established, my Department runs an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (22 Sep 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Student grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period, with certain specified social welfare and Health Service Executive payments excluded. The Student Grant Scheme 2015 was published in April 2015. The 2015 Scheme includes a number of new income disregards such as Rent Supplement payments. The...