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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 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 Council ensures that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements. The NCSE team of Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department is currently reviewing special needs provision in Cork and are meeting with Enable Ireland shortly in this regards. It is in this context that the accommodation needs of the school referred to by the Deputy will be considered. If the school in question has an immediate emergency it is open to the school authority to submit an application for funding under my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a 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. My Department recently contacted the school authority who advised that the legal elements associated with the site portfolio are expected to be resolved shortly. My Department awaits further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that a Clerk of Works is appointed on all large scale school building projects, including Major Devolved Projects. In respect of Additional Accommodation Scheme projects, applications for the provision of funding for Clerks of Works are considered on a case-by-case basis. In that respect, there are projects under that scheme that do not have a Clerk of Works appointed or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I want to assure the Deputy that concerns regarding a shortage of appropriate school places for next September are being taken very seriously. An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, has been engaging with local groups on this issue directly. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has formally advised me that there is insufficient special school and special class capacity in Dublin 15. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: A project to provide new school buildings on a greenfield site acquired by the Department for the schools referred to by the Deputy is included in the Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). A project brief has been finalised and my Department is currently considering the optimum means of delivering the accommodation brief on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm for the Deputy it is proposed to accommodate the school to which he refers on an ETB-owned site in Fortunestown Lane, Citywest.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government announced plans in April 2018 for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022) including a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school to be established in September 2020 to serve Citywest/Saggart (Tallaght & Newcastle_Rathcoole school planning areas) as a regional solution. This announcement follows nationwide,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Individual school boards of management are responsible for the establishment of special classes. It is open to any school to make application to the National Council for Special education (NCSE) to establish a special class. The NCSE, an independent agency of my Department, is responsible for planning, coordinating and advising on education provision for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: A building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The project is currently at Construction Stage with an expected delivery date in Quarter 3 of 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board. Tenders have been invited from the shortlisted contractors and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 7th June 2019. Once the tender process has been completed, construction can be expected to begin on site. At this point, it is not possible to provide an exact and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Further to Parliamentary Question No. 282 of 26 March 2019, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) have informed officials from my Department that a Principal has been appointed and taken up duty on the 13th May, 2019. My Department also understands that KWETB are taking a managed approach to provision of accommodation for students in Maynooth which consists of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design. The pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of suitable contractors has been completed and the Design Team is currently carrying out a final review of tender documentation. Once this work is complete, my Department will be in contact with the Board of Management of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). I can inform the Deputy that KWETB has confirmed that the tenders for the appointment of the design team have been assessed and appointments will be made shortly in that respect. However, as the appointment process has not yet concluded, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is underway. For this particular project, pre-qualification of reserved specialists for the mechanical and electrical works is also required. The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. The shortlist was submitted to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board. Tenders have been invited from the shortlisted contractors and the closing date for receipt of tenders is 7th June 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in My Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. This project is one of the school building projects on my Department’s ADAPT 2 (Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning & Tendering) Programme. My Department is currently in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy has been informed, agreement in principle to acquire a site has been reached. Work is progressing and ongoing with the landowner in question and Kildare County Council in addressing technical considerations crucial to the delivery of the site and the commencement of the legal conveyancing process. Due to reasons of commercial sensitivity I am unable to elaborate further at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The contractor who is currently on site completing the external fabric of the buildings is expected to complete this work shortly. Tender documents for the completion of the remaining works have issued to the relevant shortlisted...