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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been received. A Brief Change Request Submission was received by my Department...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's website. 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 arrangements for the coming school year 2015/16 are set out in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has recently applied to my Department for large scale capital funding to provide a new school building. My Department has been in recent contact with the School in respect of their proposal and will be in a position to assess the proposal further when a response to the queries raised is received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department adopts a holistic and integrated approach to supporting the work of schools in promoting positive mental health and to supporting those with a broad range of problems - behavioural, emotional and social who might be considered within the broad term of mental health difficulties. The processes span the curriculum in schools, whole-school ethos, quality of teaching, learning and...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.Under these arrangements an ex-quota Deputy Principal Post is allocated to each post primary school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is laid out in the following table. Grade (Admin) 0-6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years 4-5 years 5 years plus PO AP 1 HEO 1 AO 1 EO/SO 1 1 2 CO 1 Grade (Non Admin) 0-6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years 4-5 years 5 years plus Primary District Inspector 1 Educational Psychologist 1 Senior...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: Since my appointment, no photographers have been booked or costs incurred for Ministerial events by the Department or through the Ministerial Allowance. For the Deputy's information, a sum of approximately €7,400 was paid in July and August 2014 by my Department for the restoration, framing and installation of photographs in order to establish a permanent photo gallery of Ministers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has not incurred any expenditure in respect of the use of external public relations services since coming to office. When engaging external support services, my Department does so in accordance with the provisions of the Department of Finance "Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and other External Support by the Civil Service".

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In addition to the spend on IT consultancy services, the IT Unit of my Department engages contract staff and external service providers to provide specialist technical support and deliver specific projects where needed. The total spend on external staff (consultancy, contractors and external service providers) was as follows: 2010€1,353,466; 2011€1,486,158;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 717 and 718 together. The preparation of replies for Parliamentary Questions is a high-priority task in my Department. In providing replies, officials seek to ensure that responses are timely and comprehensive and, in general, I am satisfied that adequate responses are provided to Deputies. In order to ensure comprehensive replies it is of course important...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 719 and 720 together. To date Contractors Administration Service (CAS) has been requested to carry out 26 audits of building projects, as well as 2 full monitoring services. (The full monitoring service at Carrickpherish Campus is for the final six months of the building contract which is due to be completed in July 2015). CAS has completed the 26 audits and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In late 2013, my Department commenced an open procurement exercise for admission to a multi-supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of temporary contract ICT personnel, replacing the previous Framework Agreement which expired in early 2014. The current Framework Agreement came into effect in February 2014 and is in place for an initial two-year period. As and when a specific...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy will be compiled and forwarded to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006 the Teaching Council is the statutory regulator and standards body for the teaching profession. One of the functions of the Council is to register teachers in Ireland. Accordingly, this matter should be raised directly with the Council. School managerial authorities and Education and Training Boards employ registered teachers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information Requests (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The following table gives details of FOI requests from 2009 to date received by my Department. The total number of FOI requests for each of the years includes requests that were withdrawn, handled outside FOI or transferred to another public body. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS Freedom of Information requests - 1st January 2009 – 10th June 2015 Year Total received - Requests -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is laid out in the following table. Bill Date Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Completed Education (Admission to Schools) Bill March 2014  Technological Universities Bill April 2014 Retention of Certain Records Bill May 2015 

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is laid out in the following table. Bill Date First Added to Government Legislation Programme Retention of Records Bill September 2013 Technological Universities Bill September 2013 Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill January 2014 Apprenticeship Bill January 2015

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Expenses (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Travel and subsistence payments made to Department staff are subject to regular internal and external review and audit. Travel and subsistence payments formed part of an audit of the Department by the Office of the Revenue Commissioners. Issues arising from audit and review, including Revenue Commissioner audits, have been taken into account by my Department when reviewing its travel and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Consultancy Contracts Data (16 Jun 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Details in relation to consultants engaged by my department are compiled annually in respect of the previous year and in this regard the tables below provide details in respect of the years 2011 to 2014 inclusive. Details in respect of consultants engaged in 2015 will not be compiled until the end of 2015 in order to ensure accuracy of information. YEAR 2011 Start date Completion date...