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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá oifigigh de chuid mo Roinne ag obair go dlúth faoi láthair le hoifigigh de chuid Chomhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe maidir le suíomhanna cuí a fháil chun éascú le soláthar lín áirithe tionscadal tógála scoile sa cheantar dá dtagraíonn an Teachta. Táthar ag cur an phróisis fála seo chun cinn i...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware the Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application to my Department for a link corridor. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic requirements, my Department advised the school that it was not in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has made an application to my Department for capital funding for the provision of additional school accommodation. The application is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for a P.E. Hall. 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 for the provision of essential classroom accommodation, it is not possible at this point to provide an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Expenditure (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The data requested by the Deputy are not collected or collated by my Department. There are more than 3,700 individual employers in the education and training sector and it would require a disproportionate amount of time and administrative resources to gather the data sought by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The main financial support available to students attending further and higher education courses is my Department's Student Grant Scheme. Under the student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding, provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution and meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Universities and institutes of technology, as autonomous institutions under the terms of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts respectively, are responsible for the day to day management of their own affairs, including matters relating to the recruitment of staff. Therefore the filling of particular posts within institutions is a matter for the institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Universities and institutes of technology, as autonomous institutions under the terms of the Universities Act 1997 and the Institutes of Technology Acts respectively, are responsible for the day to day management of their own affairs, including matters relating to the recruitment of staff. Therefore the filling of particular posts within institutions is a matter for the institutions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of whole time equivalent core academic staff employed in the third level sector at 31 December 2014, including Universities, Institutes of Technology and other HEA funded institutions, Teacher Training Colleges, DIAS and RIAM and Dublin Dental Hospital, was 9,214.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of whole time equivalent core academic staff employed in the third level sector at 31 March 2015, including Universities, Institutes of Technology and other HEA funded institutions, Teacher Training Colleges, DIAS and RIAM and Dublin Dental Hospital, was 9278.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The creation of a Wellbeing Team in the Professional Development Service for Teachers costs in the region of €1.5 million per annum in programme and salary costs. As well as the provision from PDST, other support services in my Department support teachers in the area of Wellbeing. The National Behaviour Support Service, Junior Cycle for Teachers, the Special Education Support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (24 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: UCD is an autonomous institution within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997. The management of its academic affairs and organisational structures are matters for which the Governing Body and the management authorities of UCD are responsible. All universities receive a block grant from the Higher Education Authority and it is a matter for each institution to determine how it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government agreed that out of court settlements be offered in those cases of school child sexual abuse being brought against the State where the cases come within the terms of the ECHR judgment and satisfy the Statute of Limitations. The State Claims Agency is engaging with plaintiffs' solicitors to clarify the position in cases and to make settlement offers where appropriate. In pursuing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Children First Guidelines (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has issued "Child Protection Procedures for Primary and Post-Primary Schools" based on the "Children First – National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2011" and which apply to all primary and post-primary schools. The purpose of the procedures is to give direction and guidance to school authorities in the implementation of Children First when dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Planning Issues (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently considering all the options available to it in light of the refusal of planning permission by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the access road to the site in question. My Department is currently engaging with the key stakeholders in that respect and has also lodged an appeal of the decision to An Bord Pleanala. The school in question continues to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Design Team on the project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed stage 2(a) and has been authorised to progress to Stage 2(b), which includes the application for planning permission and other statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. Following the completion of stage 2(b) the project will then be authorised to proceed to tender and construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials in my Department, through the Chief State Solicitor's Office, are currently working with the Solicitors acting on behalf of the landowners concerned on the legal procedures and mechanisms required to facilitate the transfer to the Minister of the property referred to by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (23 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Up until September 2012, an ex-quota allocation was provided for guidance in addition to the standard teacher allocation to post primary schools. This resource was allocated in accordance with pupil enrolment. 42% of second-level schools at the time were allocated at least 22 hours per week in respect of guidance (22 hours being the equivalent of one teaching post) while the remainder of the...