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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports. SENOs also make recommendations to my Department where assistive technology is required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in making recommendations for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The participation of all teachers in the assessment process, as envisaged in the new Junior Cycle, will lead to teachers developing a range of competencies which will support the quality of their teaching and learning. For example, as the assessment will involve measuring student achievement against the specification objectives, teachers will develop a deeper knowledge and understanding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for the Galway and Roscommon ETB and I have asked them to contact the Deputy directly to clarify the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no plans to change the existing primary school system. Some confusion may have arisen on this point and I would like to take the opportunity to clarify matters for the Deputy. In the first instance it is important to explain the historical context in which the current patronage system has evolved and the arrangements whereby there is associated school property ownership by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: A major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an early stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 1 (Preliminary Design). The Department is currently considering proposals from the Design Team and will revert to the School and Design Team shortly regarding the progression of this project. The building project is included in the Five Year Construction Programme to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As my Department is currently considering the possible alternative locations identified by Dublin City Council and how best to progress the project, I do not propose to publicise any details at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority, under the Teaching Council Acts 2001- 2014, to review and accredit programmes of initial teacher education. Accredited professional master of education courses must meet the Council's initial teacher education requirements as set out in Initial Teacher Education: Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers. All of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: International Students (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The latest information on full time non-EEA Students in Institutions reporting data to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) relates to 2012/13 and 2013/14. The data indicates a 25.44% increase in the number of International students studying in Ireland over that period. The HEA statistics for the same years indicates the percentage increase in International Students coming from India, China...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government Implementation (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The timeline for delivery of the Programme for Government commitments is over the lifetime of this Government. To date, the Government has published four annual progress reports, which set out the progress in implementing an extensive number of commitments. With regard to the commitments relating to my Department, the table shows the progress made on each. As will be seen from the table,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is provided as follows: The number of persons employed in Letterkenny Institute of Technology who are paid: In excess of €100,000 - 2; In excess of €150,000 - 0; In excess of €200,000 - 0; In excess of €250,000 - 0.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: All primary schools currently have a mandatory requirement to maintain a record of their pupil enrolments in a hard copy book known as the "Clárleabhar". The same information will now be held in electronic format in the Primary Online Database (POD). The Department will therefore be shortly informing primary schools that, with effect from September 2015, it will no longer be necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is not in a position to provide grant aid for the purposes proposed by the Deputy as the works are outside the vested school site.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recommended the introduction of a new resource allocation model for schools. I recently announced that I am not proposing to change the way teachers are allocated to schools for children with Special Educational Needs for the coming school year. In taking this decision, I have been guided by the advice of the NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff Sick Leave (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Following a review of sick leave arrangements, a new Public Service wide sick leave scheme has been introduced across the Public Service. The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Act 2013, provided the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with the power to make regulations that set out the specific details of the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme. These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Representations (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The means test arrangements of the Student Grant Scheme are applied nationally on the same basis to both employed and self-employed applicants. Gross income before the deduction of income tax or universal social charge, is assessed with certain specified social welfare and Health Service Executive payments excluded. The assessment of income from the same starting point is deemed to be fair...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Apr 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: Schools Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that under the Education Act 1998, legally all schools are managed by school Boards of Management, on behalf of the school patrons or trustees. Accordingly, whereas I provide funding and policy direction for schools, neither I nor the Department have legal powers to instruct schools to follow a particular course of direction with regards to individual complaint cases,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My officials have been in touch with Caranua in relation to the specific case raised by the Deputy and Caranua are writing to the Deputy to outline the contacts it had with the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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. This will continue to be the main focus for investment by my Department in the coming years therefore it is not possible to provide funding for the provision of an astroturf pitch at the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no plans to change the existing primary school system. Some confusion may have arisen on this point and I would like to take the opportunity to clarify matters for the Deputy. In the first instance it is important to explain the historical context in which the current patronage system has evolved and the arrangements whereby there is associated school property ownership by...