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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126 to 129, inclusive, together. The Deputy will be aware that last October and November my Department carried out initial structural assessments into 42 schools constructed by a particular contractor. In 22 of these schools precautionary measures were implemented to enable continued safe occupation and part of the school to which the Deputy refers was closed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I have not had any formal engagement with the CEO or Chairperson of City of Dublin Education and Training Board recently. I would however meet CEs and Chairpersons of Education and Training Boards (ETBs) on a regular basis in the course of my work as Minister. Engagement on issues which impact ETBs is by the Executive of the ETB with officials in my Department and there is planned and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Data (28 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy concerning details of staffing levels in State agencies under the remit of my Department was collated and forwarded to the Deputy in a letter dated 21st May 2019. A copy of the letter is in the following link.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that my Department has received applications from the schools referred to in the details supplied by the Deputy for the replacement of temporary accommodation. I wish to confirm that my Department remains in contact with the second named school regarding its application and my Department's School Capital Appraisals Section in Tullamore expects to be in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Despite requests from my Department, the Landlord involved did not want to extend the lease so that the school to which the Deputy refers could remain on their land past the current academic year 2018/2019.  They had required my Department to confirm that the school would vacate the property at end June 2019. Clearly, my Department could not give such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The site acquisition process for the school is now complete. A planning application for the permanent accommodation for the school was lodged in January 2019.  A request for additional information received from the local authority was responded to on 26 April 2019 and a decision is awaited.  The timeframe for delivery of the school will be dependent on the grant of planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that Department officials are working to put a solution for the permanent accommodation for the school in question in place at the earliest possible date.  Engagement with relevant stakeholders, including relevant State bodies, is ongoing in that regard. Unfortunately it is not possible to comment on individual properties at this time but I can assure the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department previously approved capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation at the school in question. The school authority has sought an increase in capital funding to increase the project brief and this application is currently under consideration. My Department will be in contact with the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has recently written to my Department seeking  a review of the schedule of accommodation for the school's building project.  My Department will consider the request and contact will be made with the school authority as soon as this process has been completed. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, in April 2018, the Government announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022), including a new 8 classroom primary school to be established in September 2019 to serve the Killester_Raheny_Clontarf school planning area. This announcement follows nationwide, demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a major building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department’s school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan. In this regard, a project manager has been appointed to initiate the master planning process of the site to explore the feasibility of whether accommodation needs of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs. This includes taking account of the flow of students from primary into post primary. The NCSE ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special educational needs. The NCSE ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements. The NCSE and my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school.   The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grants Data (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information is not collated in the specific format requested by the Deputy. However, the number of grant recipients categorised by PLC, undergraduate and postgraduate for the academic years 2011/12 to 2017/18 is attached. The data encompasses students in receipt of a SUSI grant and grants from the other 66 awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The person to whom the Deputy refers was awarded pension on retirement in 1996 by the then existing Vocational Education Committee. These functions are now the responsibility of the Longford and Westmeath Education and Training Board (ETB) and the payment of pension is administered by the Payroll Shared Service Centre (PSSC). My Department has been informed by the ETB, that the person in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to Donegal Education and Training Board (DETB). The project is currently at Stage 2A, the pre-planning stage of the design development process. DETB is liaising closely with officials in my Department to ensure that a number of design issues that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (22 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to carry out works to the school building.  Additional information has been requested from the school authority in respect of this application. When this information is submitted, the request for funding will be assessed and a final...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects Status (21 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. I was briefed on the meeting last night and I want to put on record my apologies to the staff and students for not being in a position to go as I had a prior engagement that was arranged last October. I thank the Senator for raising this matter as it gives me the opportunity to provide an update to the House on the current position regarding...