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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am very conscious that the cost of textbooks is a considerable burden on families. 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 avoid placing schools and families in a position where textbooks are altered unnecessarily. The Association...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school to which he refers is included in the list of schools I announced earlier today that have been approved for funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2014. The school in question has been approved funding for the provision of external environment works. Further details and instructions on how to proceed with its project can be accessed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that should the school in question have a need for additional accommodation, particularly where an additional post is due to be appointed due to increasing enrolments, it is open to the school to submit an application to the Department, copy of which may be downloaded from my Department's website on www.education.ie. The application once received will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all children who have been assessed as having a Mild General Learning Difficulty are entitled to receive additional teaching support in schools under the terms of the General Allocation Model (GAM) of teaching supports at primary level, or through a general allocation of High Incidence (HI) disability support at post primary school level. All schools have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (2 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, my Department provides maintenance grants to undergraduate students pursuing approved third level courses, in the State or in other E.U. Member States, to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. Under the student grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The management authorities of the school referred to by the Deputy submitted an application in January 2015 for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to replace underfloor heating at their school with standard radiators. As the scope of works for which funding is sought is outside the terms of the scheme they cannot be considered for funding. I understand that the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Within schools, the deployment of teachers is a matter for school management. Management authorities of individual schools and Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are responsible for the appointment and deployment of teachers so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council, the body with statutory authority to register teachers, registers post-primary teachers for curricular subjects leading to State Examinations. As Chinese is currently not on the list of state examination subjects the Council does not hold such data.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority to recognise teaching qualifications and register teachers. Data supplied to my Department by the Teaching Council indicate that there are approximately 2710 primary teachers registered with a Masters qualification on the Teaching Council Register. It should be noted that this number reflects records where the teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority to recognise teaching qualifications and register teachers. Data supplied to my Department by the Teaching Council indicate that there are approximately 5991 post-primary teachers registered with a Masters qualification on the Teaching Council Register. It should be noted that this number reflects records where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is in the table. Schools under Church patronage 2014-15 Primary mainstream Post-primary * Patron Body Mainstream primary schools Voluntary Secondary School Catholic Bishop 2,786 42 Church of Ireland Bishop 164 2 Presbyterian Church 17 Joint patronage of a Catholic Bishop and Church of Ireland Bishop 1 Joint patronage of Church of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The policy of my Department is that children with special educational needs, including children with autism, should be included where possible and appropriate in mainstream placements with additional supports provided. In circumstances where children with special educational need require more specialised interventions, special school or special class places are also available. Home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Literacy Levels (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At both primary and post primary, literacy and numeracy have been prioritised as key skills for all students in line with the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy (2011). A new mathematics curriculum has been rolled out in post-primary schools. This reform was accompanied by an intensive programme of continuous professional development for teachers, provided by the Project Maths Development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials in my Department have been working with officials from Cork County Council in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent site for new school accommodation for the school to which he refers. A preferred site option has been identified and is being progressed. However given the commercial sensitivities associated with land...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Two additional prefabs have been approved for the school to which the Deputy refers for 2015/16 school year. A planning application for this development was submitted to the local authority at the end of last week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design Full and Part-time enrolments 2006/07-2013/14 - 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Full-time 879 830 865 932 918 940 914 1035 Part-Time 26 124 179 242 227 222 241 189 Total 905 954 1044 1174 1145 1162 1155 1224

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design Full time Non-EU enrolments 2006/07-2013/14 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 Full-time 7 1 2 6 8 6 8 9

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (1 Apr 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. National College of Art and Design - Core Staffing Figures - Full time Academic Part time Academic Full time non-academic Part time non-academic Total 31/12/2006 60.30 10.80 70.70 0.00 141.80 31/12/2007 62.80 10.80 68.60 0.00 142.20 31/12/2008 67.20 10.80 72.20 0.00 150.20 31/12/2009 65.20 8.00...