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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest levels of concentrated disadvantage. This new model involves a calculation of the level of disadvantage in each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's July Provision Grant Scheme provides funding for an extended school year for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities and students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The scheme was developed to reduce potential regression in learning associated with these specific categories of special education needs over the summer holidays. The scheme does not make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 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, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the patron of the school referred to in the details supplied informed my Department of the intention to close the school with effect from 30th June 2019, when the last group of pupils will have completed sixth class. The school patron had been working with the four Catholic Schools under its patronage in the area in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. The arrangements for panel access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) 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. Individual school boards of management are responsible for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Apr 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, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department discussed the matter of temporary accommodation with the patron, Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB) during a site visit relating to the construction of the new schools at the campus. My Department clarified to the patron that there is adequate accommodation in an existing KWETB property to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department does not hold information in relation to the number of children with a recommendation for ASD specific placements. 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 in consultation with the relevant education partners...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for fulfilling the functions of the NCSE Council within a designated area in relation to the identification of and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with disabilities. The NCSE employs SENOs to provide a nationwide system...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Act Employment Targets (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 191 together. My department is fully committed to supporting full implementation of the Government’s Comprehensive Employment Strategy (CES) 2015-2024 to address the barriers and challenges that impact on the employment of people with disabilities and participates on the CES Implementation Group.  Working along with other Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm my Department purchased the site to which the Deputy refers to provide an option in terms of school provision in this area. There are multiple school accommodation requirements in the south Dublin area and there are significant challenges in acquiring school sites. The property was acquired by my Department in that context. A number of potential uses have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that notification of decision to grant planning permission in respect of temporary accommodation for the new primary school in Newtownmountkennedy, which is due to open in September 2018, issued from Wicklow County Council on 3rd April 2019. With regard to the existing primary school in Newtownmountkennedy, the school's building project is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Mar is eol don Teachta, soláthraíonn an tSeirbhís Náisiúnta Síceolaíochta Oideachais (SNSO) seirbhís síceolaíochta oideachais do bhunscoileanna agus d'iar-bhunscoileanna ar fud na tíre. Feidhmíonn SNSO laistigh de ocht Réigiún le 23 oifig go náisiúnta a sholáthraíonn Seirbhís siceolaíochta do...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 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. The review of pre-qualification documentation is currently nearing completion and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school.  The Rules for National Schools require that a school must be open to receive pupils not later than 9.30 a.m. Subject to this requirement, the decision with regard to the actual opening time of a primary school is a matter for the Board of Management of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: A 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.  A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme which is an innovative delivery programme first introduced by my Department in 2016.  It uses a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, in April 2018, 42 new schools were announced, including the new primary school to which he refers.  This school is intended to serve the Clondalkin_D22 School Planning Area. My Department plans to provide permanent accommodation for this school on the Deansrath Community College site, which is in my ownership, subject to the views of the Planning Authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (16 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that the land to which he refers is in my ownership.  My Department plans to provide permanent accommodation for the new primary school announced to serve the Clondalkin_D22 School Planning Area on this site, subject to the views of the Planning Authority. A masterplanning exercise will be required in respect of the...