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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The thresholds have not changed. Obviously, greater participation in the labour force means that more people have an income, whether one is a single parent who works or a couple where both people work, and that has an effect. That is my reasoning behind the change. Deputy Catherine Martin asked a number of questions. She asked what percentage of school leavers with a disability go to...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: There is a massive challenge whether it is vulnerable sectors or people with a disability or members of the Traveller community. We are looking at finding better ways to improve access, which is one of my priorities in this job. There are ways in which we can make it easier for somebody with a disability. I met a professor recently who said much research has gone into this but it could come...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can get back to the Deputy on that specific point.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Minister of State, Deputy Mitchell O'Connor, has responsibility for this area and she has been very proactive in calling out weaknesses in the form of gender gaps. I am happy to revert with specific information.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: That is no problem. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan asked about the Church of Ireland College of Education and the Marino Institute. I will have to get back to her on that.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Let me get the information on that. The Deputy referenced the Brexit Bill again and what might happen with a crash-out Brexit. We are preparing for the worst-case scenario while hoping sanity will prevail over the next couple of weeks so some form of path or solution can appear instead of a crash-out Brexit. We will continue to prepare and all we can do is control the areas within the...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: There will be a number of different avenues. There is preparatory work ongoing with public private partnerships, PPPs, for institutes of technology. There has been a call out for capital funding in the higher education sector and the closing date is 21 March. We met the representatives of St. Angela's College in the Deputy's constituency recently. They are anxious to ensure they can get a...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Yes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Acting Chairman is aware the Indecon report made the recommendation and that was an independent report. We must have a robust system that is fit for purpose. If we are serious about trying to get employers to the centre of potential solutions, we must consider the different recommendations. It is not a cut but a more focused or targeted way of delivering schemes.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Indecon report was independent and it made a recommendation.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: We are going to agree to differ on the retargeting of this money. I certainly do not see it as a cut.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Training Fund, NTF, does not form part of the Vote of the Department of Education and Skills. The allocation for each scheme is determined as part of the annual Estimates process. The NTF is included as an annexe to the published Estimates of the Department and such funding has been included in the overall expenditure ceiling for the Department of Education and Skills since...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2019
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (26 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Not that I am aware of. I know we are not going to allow that €10 million to be offset and prevent other projects from going ahead. We have ensured that will not happen this year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 reflects the Department’s current policy on the embedding of digital technologies in teaching, learning and assessment. It sets out a clear vision that is focussed on realising the potential of digital technologies to transform the learning experiences of students by helping them become engaged thinkers, active learners, knowledge constructors...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am very aware of the school building project to which the Deputy refers. The ongoing delay of this project is extremely disappointing and frustrating for all parties involved.  The Deputy will be aware that the project had been scheduled for completion for September 2018.  However, the contractor experienced a number of issues such as unforeseen ground conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The new PAYE system developed by Revenue was deployed for the first time from the 1st January 2019.  My Department pays 120,000 staff on a fortnightly basis.  Between 5,000 and 9,000 substitute staff who cover absences for teaching and non-teaching staff could be paid each fortnight for the full period or a number of days per fortnight. A cessation date was included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under section 3 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012, eligibility for assistance from the Fund is confined to those former residents who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or similar awards or settlements in court proceedings and who would otherwise have received an award from the Redress Board. A review of eligibility was carried out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: In accordance with the provisions of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012, cash contributions offered voluntarily by religious congregations in the aftermath of the publication of the report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (the "Ryan Report") are available to meet costs, incurred by Caranua in supporting former residents and in meeting the operational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The NCSE is responsible, through it's network of Special Needs Organisers, for the development and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with Special Educational Needs, including the establishment of special class and special school placements. Since 2011, the NCSE has increased the number of special classes from 548 in 2011 to 1,459 across the country now, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (21 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the registration of teachers in this State. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent authority for the recognition of qualifications obtained by a person who has applied under this Act for registration as a...