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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At primary level I have prioritized work in mathematics. At post primary, I have prioritised work in both mathematics and science. I will summarise the work that is currently in hand. In fact, this year at primary level, the NCCA is developing draft components of a new Primary Mathematics curriculum for junior infants to 2nd class to support their consultation process in this area....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to firstly advise the Deputy that the school in question is currently assigned a National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) psychologist. In common with many other psychological services, NEPS encourages a staged assessment process, whereby each school takes responsibility for a pupil's initial assessment, educational planning and remedial intervention in consultation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that in recent years the National Council for Special Needs Education (NCSE) Resource Teaching allocation process has operated as an annual allocation process, whereby schools are asked to submit all of their resource teaching applications to the NCSE by March of each year, and then receive details of their resource teaching allocations for the coming school year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that, in primary schools, additional teaching supports for pupils with special education needs are provided through two channels. Under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports, schools are resourced to cater for pupils whose educational psychological assessment places them in the high incidence, or less complex, disability...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I mí Lúnasa 2014, ceadaíodh deontas déabhlóidithe do Scoil Bhaile Nua faoi Scéim Chóiríochta Breise mo Roinne chun rangsheomra príomhshrutha breise amháin agus leithreas d'úsáideoirí cuidithe a chur ar fáil. Chuir an tÚdarás Scoile iarratas faoi bhráid le déanaí ar mhaoiniú breise chun...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Tá meas agam ar an dtuiscint agus ar an dtaithí a thugann ionadaithe na scoileanna Gaeltachta go COGG agus an ról atá tar éis a bheith acu maidir leis an obair chuimsitheach atá déanta ag COGG ó bunaíodh í i 2002. I gcomhthéacs an bhunaithe do bhord nua COGG tá roinnt deiseanna ann do scoileanna Gaeltachta ionadaíocht a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As outlined previously to the Deputy where undergraduate students do not qualify for free fees funding under the Free Fees Initiative they must pay the appropriate fee - either EU or Non-EU, as determined by each higher education institution. Higher education institutions are autonomous bodies and the level of fee payable by students who do not meet the requirements of the free fees...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at Stage 2a (Developed Design) of the architectural planning process. A tender exercise for a replacement Consultant Mechanical and Electrical Engineer has become necessary in order to complete the stage 2(a) design. This tender exercise is currently in progress and the closing date...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Increment Payments (7 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the deputy is not readily available as it is not possible to easily isolate salary adjustments due to increments from other salary adjustments and to obtain this information from across the education sector. To obtain the financial information requested would require a disproportionate amount of effort relative to the resources available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that some €1.37 billion will be spent in support of children with Special Educational Needs this year, which represents approximately 15% of my Department's budget. The majority of expenditure relates to provision for salaries which in 2014/15 will provide for over 11,000 learning support and resource teachers in schools, up to 11,330 SNAs, over 1,100...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am very conscious that the cost of textbooks is a considerable burden on families and as the Deputy is aware this Government has been very active in pursuing methods to alleviate this cost. The previous Minister met with members of the Irish Educational Publishers' Association in 2011 and impressed on them the need to limit the cost of textbooks. He also stressed to them the real need to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department has an application on file from the school, to which the Deputy refers, for a General Purpose (GP) room. My Department's focus in recent years has been on prioritising the funding available for the provision of essential classroom accommodation. It is not therefore possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the provision of funding for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2012 my Department has awarded two contracts to the company referred to by the Deputy with a combined value of €1,745,373. In addition to the above a number of school authorities may be renting temporary accommodation from this company. Generally, where schools require temporary accommodation, the school authority is responsible for acquiring this accommodation and the rental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the well-being and safety of children should be at the centre of all policy and practices in schools. The Board of Management of each school is responsible for the care and safety of all of the pupils in their school and is required to prepare a code of behaviour in accordance with Section 23 of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. Responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (6 May 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: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (6 May 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 452 to 454, inclusive, together. My Department's policies focus on ensuring that all children can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided, in order to ensure that all pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently considering the options available to it in light of the refusal of planning permission by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council for the access road to the site in question. My Department is in the process of engaging with the key stakeholders in the matter. It remains my intention to progress the development of the new school buildings as part of the Bundle 5...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's policies focus on ensuring that all children can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided, in order to ensure that all pupils can receive a school placement. Many...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (6 May 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The needs of the College will be considered in the context of budgetary resources and having regard to competing demands.