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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for this school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. Authorisation to recommence the pre-qualification process has recently been issued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department recently completed a review of provision at post-primary level across the school planning areas in the South Kildare area. My Department is satisfied that the needs in the area can be met through the replacement and expansion of the existing Curragh Post-Primary School with a new 1,000 pupil school building. It is intended that the expansion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers is devolved to the OPW for delivery. I can confirm that the enabling works, involving the re-routing and under-grounding of ESB cables, is expected to be completed in May 2019. I can further confirm that a planning application for PV panels was lodged with Cork County Council on the 4thDecember 2018 and full planning permission in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (9 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 number of SNAs employed in a school depends on the allocation given to the school by the NCSE, based on its assessment of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: All Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are required to be available for a number of days at the start and finish of each school term not exceeding 12 in total. Under the Croke Park Agreement it was agreed to introduce greater flexibility to the use of these 12 days. Accordingly, DES Circular 71/2011 was issued on 15 December 2011 which outlined that these 12 days now equate to 72 hours...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (9 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was allocated to St Mary's Primary School, Enfield under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme in 2018 for the provision of a three-classroom ASD Base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority so it is now a matter for the Board of Management to advance the project.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Ní mhaoinítear an dá earnáil ar an shlí chéanna. Cuirtear cistiú ar fáil d’earnáil na meánscoileanna deonacha i bhfoirm deontais chaipitíochta agus d’earnáil na mbord oideachais agus oiliúna, do na pobalscoileanna agus do na scoileanna cuimsitheacha i bhfoirm buiséad bliantúil. Ní cistiú ar...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as ceist mhaoiniú na scoileanna a tharraingt anuas i gcás an deontas do mhúineadh trí Ghaeilge agus an deontas do mhúineadh tríd an dá theanga. Táim buíoch as seans a fháil chun an cheist sin a shoiléiriú. Tá an deontas Gaeilge agus an deontas dátheangach ann mar chistiú do...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Crime (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am taking this Topical Issue debate on behalf of the Minister for Justice and Equality who, unfortunately, cannot be here as he was required to be in London for the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference. He regrets not being able to be here in person and has asked me to thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. The Minister is very much aware of the impact that this type...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Gangland Crime (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I share the Deputy's concerns, as does the Minister, Deputy Flanagan. I thank her for bringing her comments to the attention of the Minister. Let us be clear: this type of criminal behaviour has no place in civilised society and will not be tolerated. Gardaí in the Dublin metropolitan region west have put in place a policing operation to prevent, detect and mitigate against any...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: It would be remiss of me not to say that a conversation is always needed when it comes to the more informal aspects of education. As someone who previously worked in the formal secondary school sector before moving into community youth work, I saw the benefits of both working closely together while remaining separate because informal youth work is a very different concept. Given the changes...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am happy to facilitate that at an official level. It is also important to point out that we cannot brand all youth organisations and those working in informal or formal youth work in the same way because many of them do different things and are unique to their respective areas, cultures or communities. One thing I know for sure is that if young people are not leading youth work...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Tá mé idir dhá chomhairle maidir leis an cheist. Tá an freagra agam. Má tá sé ceart go leor, seolfaidh mé ar aghaidh é. I will send it to the Deputy.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: There was a big change in 2017. The revised allocation process replaced the need for diagnosis and the school got the profile funding and the first port of call for a student into a primary school for example is not dependent on a diagnosis. In this social inclusion pilot model we are trying to have the same profiling that schools do not follow the diagnosis but an allocation and it is up...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Inspections (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: Tá droch-chuimhne agam ar mo thaithí i dtaobh cigirí. Bhí imní orm agus ar mo chomhghleacaithe sa rang nuair a bhí muid ag fanacht ar na cigirí sna 1970í. Tá sé difriúil anois, buíochas le Dia. Tá na cigirí uilig ag obair leis na scoileanna. Tá caidreamh agus comhluadar iontach dearfach idir na scoileanna agus na...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Inspections (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: From my observations in the six months I have been in this job, when I attend at different projects such as the launch of the social inclusion model or, for example, the school I was in this morning, St. Patrick’s National Junior and Senior School in Corduff. The inspector was there in the school. It was very obvious that the inspector knows what is happening in the school and is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Youth Services (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: The City of Dublin Youth Service Board, CDYSB, is a committee of the City of Dublin Education and Training Board, CDETB, and was established in 1942. In accordance with the Education and Training Board’s Act 2013, the role of CDYSB is to support the provision, co-ordination, administration and assessment of youth services in their functional area and provide such information as may be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: I will meet the representative of the trade union, Fórsa, and will be happy to discuss this. This pilot is important. The difference to the previous pilot is that behavioural therapy is included within this model. I agree with the Deputy that the central feature of any school that I walk into, whether a primary or secondary school, is the role of the SNAs. Students do not make any...