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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Schools Broadband Access Programme, my Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary schools. A procurement framework involving more providers was put in place in 2012 which ensures that improved solutions are available to schools. The Department is continually working with providers to ensure that where possible improved services are made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Our primary syllabus in Social, Personal and Health Education requires that each pupil becomes aware of his/her own culture and includes the national flag and anthem among the areas identified. It remains open to any school to encourage its students to learn and sing the anthem, at school events or otherwise. It is not Departmental policy to impose regulations on schools regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, where parents of children who are eligible for home tuition have sought alternative arrangements to be put in place for the tuition, my Department responded and facilitated by putting arrangements in place with private providers, nominated by the parents, who provide group tuition to children in a class type setting. Payment in these cases is made directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As previously outlined, parents of children who are eligible for home tuition who sought alternative arrangements to be put in place for their tuition, were facilitated and arrangements were put in place with private commercial organisations, nominated by the parents, which provide group tuition to children in a class type setting. Payment in these cases is made directly to the service...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 812 to 815, inclusive, together. Allowances are payable in respect of various qualifications and the number of teachers on the payroll of my Department in receipt of allowances in respect of the qualifications referred to by the Deputy are contained in the following table. Education and Training Boards (ETBs) employ and pay their own staff and, accordingly, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 816 to 821, inclusive, together. The following table shows the proportion of 1st year full-time level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree new entrants to higher education in the 7 universities that did not progress from 1st year in the academic year 2012/13 to 2nd year in the academic year 2013/14. Three institutions are above the university average of 11%...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 822, 823, 828, 829, 834 and 835 together. All children with Down's syndrome had previously been entitled to receive additional teaching support either through the General Allocation systems, if the child had mild general learning difficulties, or if they had an additional low incidence disability, as set out in my Departments Circular 02/05, through an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 824 to 827, inclusive, 830 to 833, inclusive, and 836 to 839, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that, while there is not a distinct disability category of Asperger's syndrome for resource allocation purposes, such children are generally supported through the resourcing mechanisms which are in place for supporting children with Autistic Spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Circular 0044/2014 sets out the current minimum educational requirements for appointment as a Special Needs Assistant (SNA). People appointed to SNA posts are required to have: 1. A FETAC level 3 major qualification on the National Framework of Qualifications; 2. A minimum of three grade Ds in the Junior Certificate; or 3. Equivalent The above are the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 841 to 844, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the availability and provision of health-related services, including speech and language and occupational therapy supports, is the responsibility of the Health Service Executive. The Health Service Executive, which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Colleges (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are 25 stand-alone Further Education Colleges delivering the Post Leaving Certificate (PLC) programme in ETBs. Over half of the overall provision of 32,688 PLC places is currently delivered in these colleges with the remainder delivered in schools which also deliver second level provision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A total of twenty new primary schools were constructed in 2014. Two new primary schools have been completed to date in 2015. The table lists the new primary schools constructed during the period in question. New Primary Schools completed 2014 and 2015 County Roll No School Year Cork 20354A Cara Jnr (Special) School, Mayfield 2014 Cork 20435A St Joseph's NS & St John's NS,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A total of seven new second level schools were constructed in 2014. No new second level school has been completed to date in 2015. The table lists the new second level schools constructed during the period in question. New Post-Primary Schools completed 2014 County Roll No. School  Galway 76096S Merlin College, Doughiska Leitrim 91519H Ballinamore Community School Limerick 68121S...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the information attached demonstrates, the majority of Irish higher education institutions offer courses during the summer. These include summer courses for children, life-long learning courses for adults, and continuing professional development courses, as well as mainstream undergraduate and postgraduate programmes which continue during the summer months. In addition higher education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: €10 million in funding was sanctioned by Minister Quinn in 2013 to assist WIT with meeting the costs of acquiring Manor Village Student Accommodation and the completion of the Carriganore Sports Campus.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise you Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application under my Department's the Major Capital works scheme for a new school building As the Deputy may be aware, my Department's over-riding objective is to ensure that every child has access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to cope with increasing numbers. In that regard,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency (EWS) is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. I understand from my officials that the EWS have been in communication with this family. Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal by a parent or guardian to the Secretary General...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Le leasuithe a tugadh isteach sa scoilbhliain 2012/13 cruthaíodh aon phróiseas simplithe leithdháilte amháin don tacaíocht foghlama agus don tacaíocht teanga araon. Ag an mbunleibhéal, leithdháiltear uaire tacaíochta foghlama nó teanga ar bhonn na bpost príomhshrutha múinteoireachta ranga sa scoil. Tá neamhspleáchas ag na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including children with autism, should be included where possible and appropriate in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places are also available. Home tuition...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidance Counsellors (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of the research referred to by the Deputy.The research is based on a survey of guidance counsellors and one to one telephone interviews with a small number of them. While the research is useful it is important to note that the survey did not include a school management perspective or encompass the role of other teachers in schools given that guidance provision is a whole school...