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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 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 (16 Jul 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information that is available in relation to the number of teachers in primary schools on a county basis as provided by the managerial authorities of the schools are published in the Statistics Section of my Department's website. The link to access the information is containd at www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Data-on-Individu al-Schools/ Statistics on a county basis are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that I recently announced that I had secured Government approval for an additional 610 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts which may be made available for allocation to schools to support children with special educational needs with assessed care needs. From the beginning of September, there will be 11,820 whole time equivalent SNA posts available in schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Over the period 2011 to date (mid-July 2015) a total of seven large scale projects were completed in counties Longford and Westmeath. These projects comprise the following: Two new primary schools and one new post-primary school.Two large scale extensions at primary level and two large extensions at post-primary level.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning - Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert, Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Stage 2b submission has been reviewed by my Department and the Design Team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to confirm to the Deputy that funding has recently been approved to the school in question for the provision of two resource rooms. A letter confirming this decision has issued to the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Junior Cycle curriculum was last changed in 1989. The new Junior Cycle reform is being phased in from September 2014 until September 2019. This phasing in approach is to enable the NCCA to prepare new specifications, to allow school leaders and teachers to prepare for the new subjects including the provision of CPD, so that students can have a quality learning experience. At Senior...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The previous Minister launched new "Guidelines for Developing Textbook Rental Schemes in Schools" on the 28th January 2013. These Guidelines provide practical advice to primary and post-primary schools on how rental schemes can be established and operated. The aim of the Guidelines is to help as many schools as possible to start such book rental programmes.Schools which already have book...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 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: Student Grant Scheme Reform (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The rates of grant and the income thresholds for the Student Grant Scheme are announced annually as part of the Budget. No changes to the rates or thresholds were included in Budget 2015. Student grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period. The means test arrangements of the Student Grant Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authority of the school referred to by the Deputy has applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for replacement of a boiler, front door and attic insulation at their school. The application is currently being assessed and the school authority will be notified of the outcome as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information sought is provided in the following table. An examination of the apprenticeship data demonstrates that the number of apprentices employed in the various sectors has declined over the period 2007-2013, which reflects the lower level of activity within the wider economy, but in particular the construction sector. The number of active apprentices in apprenticeship training with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jul 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers submitted a major application for a new school building in November 2013. The current status of all applications, including for the Gaelscoil, in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at www.education.ie To facilitate the provision of a new school building for the Gaelscoil, in question, a greenfield site will be required....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project referred to by the Deputy has recently completed the Design Team Appointment process. The project is to provide for refurbishment of the listed building on site and an extension to provide overall accommodation for a 16 classroom school. My Department has already secured planning permission for the project using in-house Architectural resources. The newly appointed design team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that additional funding has been approved for the school in question and the school authority has been informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The capital allocation to schools in County Kildare from 2011 to end June 2015 amounted to €122.6m. In addition over the same period there was a capital allocation of €19.7m to Maynooth University.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the religious congregation that owns existing school property has offered to transfer the property concerned to the State as part of its offer made in response to the publication of the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the Ryan Report). My Department through the Chief State Solicitor's Office is currently working with the Solicitors acting on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jul 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Student Support Act 2011, applications for student grants are assessed with regard to the Student Grant Scheme and Student Support Regulations of the relevant year. In order to be approved for student grant funding, the eligibility criteria set out in this legislation must be satisfied and this includes that a student meets the criteria in relation to progression within their...