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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (15 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: Teachers' Remuneration (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform has said that discussions will take place with public service unions in the coming weeks, and will focus in the first place on the gradual unwinding of the emergency measures implemented under the FEMPI Acts.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools in the Free Education Scheme now receive capitation grant assistance to provide for secretarial (and/or caretaking) services. Within the capitation grant schemes, it is a matter for each individual school to decide how best to apply the grant funding to suit its particular needs and the Department does not stipulate how secretarial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware that issues have arisen in relation to the proposed incorporation of St. Angela's College within NUI Galway. I have made it clear that there should be direct engagement with staff and their unions on industrial relations issues arising from the proposed incorporation and my Department has recently written to St. Angela's College and NUI Galway to confirm this.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Pay Scheme Reform (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department's sick leave scheme provides for sick leave to be granted to a teacher who is unable to perform his/her duties because of illness or injury. The terms of the sick leave scheme are contained in Department Circular 0059/2014 Sick Leave Scheme for Registered Teachers in Recognised Primary and Post-Primary Schools. Department Circular 40/97, Assaults on Teachers/School...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The report of the Expert Group on Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employment in Primary and Second Level Education in Ireland was published in September 2014. At the time of publication I gave a commitment to implement the report with effect from September 2015. Following consultation with the education partners Circulars 23/2015 and 24/2015 detailing the arrangements and procedures for the...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: A listing of the schools referred to by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The vast majority of primary school buildings in the country are in private ownership. How schools in private ownership use part of an existing school building for alternative use during the school day is set out in the Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedure 2011. Section 18 draws attention to Circular Letter Prim 16/05 issued to all Boards of Management in respect of the Sharing of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, an extensive identification process to select schools for inclusion in DEIS was conducted in 2005. In spite of reminders issued to the school in question, a completed survey form was not received and therefore it could not be assessed for participation in DEIS. Further, an appeal mechanism was put in place in 2006 to address the concerns of schools which did not...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Design Team for the project referred to by the Deputy is currently finalizing the tender documentation and preparing the prequalification of contractors list with a view to proceeding to re-tender shortly. The project remains on the Departments Construction Programme and will be progressed through a new tender process over the coming months. The new tender process will provide both...

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: Departmental Reports (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department of Education and Skills commenced a review of Gaeltacht education in 2014, as part of the Department's commitment to the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010 - 2030 and to the implementation of the Gaeltacht Act 2012. Four reports, including the one referred to in your question which considers the international perspective, were commissioned to inform the review....

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced the establishment within the National Council for Special Education of a new Inclusion Support Service to assist schools in supporting children with special educational needs. This service will include the Special Education Support Service (SESS), the National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS) and the Visiting Teacher Service for children...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the grant due to the school in question has recently been paid.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Semi-State Bodies (15 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information there are no commercial semi-state companies under the aegis of my Department. Details of non commercial agencies under the remit of my Department can be downloaded from the Department's website. .

Topical Issue Debate: Teaching Contracts (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue as it gives me an opportunity to provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the expert group on fixed-term and part-time employment in primary and second level education. As stated by the Deputy, the Haddington Road agreement provided for the establishment of an expert group to consider and report on the level of fixed-term and...