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

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. The enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. This Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The assessment of applications received for patronage of the new primary school to which the Deputy refers is being finalised. It is expected that a report will be ready shortly for consideration by the New Schools Establishment Group, who will in turn make recommendations to me for consideration and final decision.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for universal access works at the school. My Department's Planning and Building Unit has sought further information from the school authority and this information is currently awaited. As soon as the information is received and assessed the school authority will be...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) 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. Where children have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Training (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: On appointment, inspectors participate in a comprehensive and sustained programme of induction during their probationary year. The programme addresses the theoretical basis underpinning inspection, evaluation and reporting, the processes and procedures adopted in implementing current models of inspection, and the policy position of the Department of Education and Skills relating to the work...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of school buildings in the state are in private ownership and under denominational patronage. When state monies were provided to facilitate building works to school property owned by a third party, a legal mechanism had to be put in place in order to protect the State's interest. This was known as a Charging Lease or Declaration of Trust. These leases protect the Minister's...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The proposal referred to by the Deputy was submitted to my Department to fund an Academy for Children with Autism for children aged 4 – 14 as an alternative to State funded placements in State funded schools. A decision was taken not to provide the funding to support the proposal as it was not in line with departmental policy on educational provision for children with autism and the...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 912 and 913 together. Where parents of children who are eligible for home tuition have sought alternative arrangements to be put in place for the tuition my Department has responded and facilitated by putting arrangements in place with private commercial organisations which provide group tuition to children in a class type setting. The arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Recruitment (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The tabular statement gives details of appointments made at my Department and at the bodies under its aegis in 2014 as requested by the Deputy. Department of Education & Skills GRADE Perm/Temp No. Primary School Inspector Perm 4 Educational Psychologist Perm 4 Assistant Secretary General Perm 1 Administrative Officer Perm 5 Clerical Officer *Temp 36 Services Officer *Temp...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Redeployment (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can advise the deputy that the following staff in my Department and in the aegis bodies under the remit of my Department were seconded out either abroad or to another Department during 2014. Department of Education and Skills staff: 1 PO Irish Wheelchair Association 1 Statistician Higher Education Authority 1 Statistician ICTU 1 Statistician St Luke's Institute of Cancer Research 1 AP DFA/...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Retirements (26 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Approximately 2,440 public servants retired from the education sector in 2014. This figure includes former teaching and non-teaching staff from the schools sector, former staff of universities, Institutes of Technology, Education and Training Boards and from SOLAS, as well as from certain other third level institutions. This figure excludes civil service retirements.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The SOLAS apprentice register indicates there are 17 state and semi state bodies, currently employing and supporting 449 apprentices through their apprenticeships. The data requested by the Deputy is set out below. Employer Name No of Apprentices AER LINGUS LTD. 48 DUBLIN AIRPORT AUTHORITY 7 AIR CORPS 4 IRISH NAVAL SERVICES 22 PERMANENT DEFENCE FORCES(ARMY) 61 BORD NA MONA (LEABEG -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the school was approved funding, on a devolved basis, in December 2014 last for the provision of three general classrooms, one resource room and ancillary accommodation to replace existing prefabs. Funding was also provided for the associated prefab removal costs. The school subsequently requested that the project approved would be reviewed to allow the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The records maintained by my Department in respect of large scale building projects are retained on a county basis. The first table provides a list of new schools and large scale extensions/refurbishments in Dublin that were completed in the period 2011 to 2014. The five year plan for new schools and large scale extensions was announced in March 2012 and information in respect of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data on the number of pupils enrolled in each school are available on the Statistics Section of my Department's website at . The most recent published information is provisional data for the 2014/2015 school year. Final data in relation to the 2014/15 school year will be published later in the current school year. The teacher allocation and redeployment process for the 2015/16 school year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The very serious shortcomings identified by the Equality Tribunal in its ruling last November in the case of Dr. Micheline Sheehy Skeffington must be acknowledged. Discrimination against women in the workplace is unacceptable in any setting and the issues brought to light in that case are of serious concern to me. For that reason, I have welcomed the response of NUI Galway in unreservedly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the cost of employing an additional 1,000 resource teachers would be approximately €60 million per year, based on current average salary rates.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my focus in Budget 2015 was on obtaining the additional funding that was necessary to provide for demographic growth. The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60 million during 2015. That increase has provided funding for 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs to be recruited for our schools, as well as funding important reforms. However, it was not possible to secure the funding which would be required to also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (19 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The latest figures available are for the 2012/2013 school year and are included in the following table. CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PAID FEE CHARGING SCHOOLS January - December 2013 €4,004,291.19 SALARIES - FEE CHARGING SCHOOLS 2012 - 2013 (SCHOOL YEAR) Teacher - Gross Clerical - Gross SNA - Gross €96,981,176.20 €246,266.13 €2,000,829.88