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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data relating to schools at primary and post-primary level. The most recent published information relates to the 2013/2014 school year. Data in relation to the 2014/15 school year will be published later in the current school year.My focus in Budget 2015 was on obtaining the additional funding that was necessary to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 140 and 141 together. The Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Many pupils with special educational needs will be able to attend a local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 142, 143, 145 and 151 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that over €2.2 billion in funding is being invested by my Department under its Five-Year School Capital Investment Plan (2012 – 2016). Over €1.5 billion of this is being allocated for the funding of major school building projects across the country, including Co. Kildare. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The specific information requested by the Deputy is not available. The table below sets out the number of appeals nationally lodged in my Department. Section 29 appeals in respect of refused enrolment Calendar year 2014 Number of appeals lodged Resolved or Withdrawn Upheld at hearing Not upheld at hearing Primary 131 73 19 39 Post Primary 214 97 40 77

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am informed by SUSI that as at 19th April 2015 a total of 103,732 grant applications have been received in respect of the 2014/15 academic year. Of these 74,885 have been awarded, 28,561 refused or cancelled and 286 are pending. Of the 286 applications pending, 230 are currently under appeal and SUSI is working closely with the remaining applicants in relation to outstanding documentation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The re-tendering process for approx. 2,900 schools is due to commence in the next two weeks, Naomh Bridhid will be included in these schools. All responses will be received by the end of June and the results of the tendering process will be known shortly thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Apr 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: Higher Education Institutions (22 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to inform the Deputy that a meeting has been arranged between officials from my Department, the Department of Justice and Equality and the Private College Network for Thursday 23rd April. The issues raised by the Network will be discussed at this meeting.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The determination of criteria and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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 pupils with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a Major Capital Project in respect of the school to which he refers is being progressed into the architectural planning process. The proposed project will include the complete replacement of prefabs with permanent classrooms in addition to a significantly enhanced level of permanent specialist and ancillary accommodation. As the proposed works have not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Process (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that a number of sections of the EPSEN Act have been commenced, including those establishing the National Council for Special Education and those promoting an inclusive approach to education of children. The Sections of the EPSEN Act which have not been implemented are those which would have conferred a statutory entitlement to an educational assessment for all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of applications for design team fee adjustments is not readily available. However, from the information that is readily available, the following table indicates, by county, the additional design team fee payments made in 2014 and to date in 2015 arising from the introduction of the Building Control (Amendment) Regulations BC(A)R 2014. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that additional funding has been approved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department has had continued dialogue with the Data Protection Commissioners Office on some matters relating to POD. The Department's revised Fair Processing notice and POD Circular reflect that dialogue as well as the review of feedback received from schools and parents, and covers issues such as retention of records on POD and guidance on ensuring completeness of records on POD for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The recently published ESRI Report "Learning from the Evaluation of DEIS", which was commissioned by my Department, provides an opportunity to commence an assessment of the DEIS programme. A consultation process with education partners has been commenced to inform the development of appropriate measures to continue to support those at risk of poor educational outcomes. An interdepartmental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year are set out in Department Circular 0005/2015 which is available on my Department's website at www.education.gov.ie. The circular sets out the improvements to the staffing schedule for the 2015/16 school year for small schools. These improvements are improved retention thresholds for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Provisional results from the 2014/2015 National School Annual Census showing the breakdown by county of the number of children at primary level is classes of 30 ore more are shown in the following table. Final figures will be published at the end of June. Further details on individual school class size is available on my Department's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is in the following table. The table outlines the number of full-time enrolments both undergraduate and postgraduate at the 7 universities, 14 institutes of Technology and the teacher training colleges for the 5 years 2009/10 to 2012/13. Over this period total enrolments have increased by 5%. Irish Domiciled Full-Time Enrolments in Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The delivery of the two new primary school buildings in Duleek have been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). Construction of both schools commenced in February 2014. In order to comply with the grant of planning permission and to facilitate the provision of a traffic management system for both new schools it is necessary to demolish the existing buildings on site. It...