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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: At both primary and post primary I have prioritised literacy and numeracy as key skills for all students. Complementing the Literacy and Numeracy strategy has been the recent implementation of new specifications in maths at junior and senior cycle - known as Project Maths. The NCCA has provided me with new specifications for Leaving Certificate Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The NCCA has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of DEIS in 2005. Due to conflicting reports of posts being lost in these schools, my Department produced a report on the impact of the withdrawal of these legacy posts from DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 Schools. Following the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating resource teachers and Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs and addtional care needs respectively. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware following An Bord Pleanála's decision to refuse planning permission for the proposed Memorial which was to be integrated with the Garden of Remembrance, the Memorial Committee recommended that while any new competition should be open to conceptual and site specific proposals, a central Dublin location be identified on a cost neutral basis with appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement, the 18 participating religious congregations are contributing €128m in cash, counselling services and property. The cash contributions of €54.42m under the Indemnity Agreement have been received. These contributions include collective contributions from the congregations. Of the €54.42m cash, €12.7m was earmarked for former...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware from my previous reply that matters in relation to the provision of health-related services, including speech and language therapy supports, should be directed to the Health Service Executive as the body with responsibility for the provision of such services. My Department provides an extensive range of supports for pupils with Specific Speech and Language Disorder...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go mbeidh tuairim is 210 ionad scoile ar fáil do dhaltaí céad bliana sna scoileanna dá dtagraíonn an Teachta in 2016/2017. I gcás na scoile céadluaite ar an liosta sna sonraí a cuireadh ar fáil, tá tús curtha le pleanáil ailtireachta chun malairt fhoirgnimh a sholáthar a mbeidh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rollú Scoile (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Is ionann an rollú reatha comhcheangailte sa 5ú rang sna scoileanna dá dtagraíonn an Teachta ná tuairim is 444 dalta. Comhdhéanfaidh na daltaí seo an 6ú rang a bheidh ag fágáil na bunscoile i Mí Meithimh 2016. Is ceart a thabhairt faoi deara go mbaineann na sonraí seo leis an scoilbhliain 2014/15 agus go bhfuil siad fós...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the enrolment of a child to a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. The Deputy will be aware that a range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs, including autism, is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (31 Mar 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 astroturf pitches at schools. While my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2012 provided for the phased withdrawal of approximately 428 posts allocated to some schools under disadvantage programmes prior to the introduction of DEIS in 2005. Due to conflicting reports of posts being lost in these schools, my Department produced a report on the impact of the withdrawal of these legacy posts from DEIS Band 1 and Band 2 Schools. Following the Government's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has confirmed to the schools in question that funding is being made available, on a devolved basis, to provide ASD units at both schools. It is a central tenet of the devolved scheme that responsibility for the management and delivery of a project rests with the individual school authority. I am aware that it is the schools' intention to have the accommodation in place for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. In accordance with these rules each school management authority is required to organise its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on students attending Institutes of Technology (IoTs). The amount due by apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in Institutes of Technology during the academic year. Since 2004, FÁS/SOLAS has paid over 70% of the Annual Student Contribution due in respect of apprentices, with apprentices themselves paying the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (31 Mar 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 Building Projects Status (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project referred to by the Deputy was included in the 5 year School Building Programme announced in 2012. However due to issues which arose in relation to the proposed site, the progression of the project was delayed. Officials in my Department are working to ensure that the project progresses and a potential option is being pursued in that regard. Due to commercial sensitivities it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) recommended the introduction of a new resource allocation model for schools. The NCSE observed that such a model would overcome difficulties potentially affecting all children with mild general learning disabilities, who have additional difficulties, including children with Down syndrome, as they would, under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 586 and 587 together. My Department is in consultation with the Department of Social Protection in the context of the review of the Student Grant Scheme for the 2015/16 academic year. This consultation includes but is not limited to; meetings, discussions, phone calls and e-mails. The review of the Student Grant Scheme 2015 is ongoing. As such, all aspects of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Transitions Reform Steering Group was established to include representatives from the my Department, the Higher Education Authority (HEA), National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) the Irish Universities Association (IUA), Institutes of Technology Ireland (IoTI), the State Examinations Commission (SEC) and Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). Key commitments that have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (31 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that officials from my Department have contacted the interested party. The lands to which the Deputy refers are not in my ownership and this information has been communicated to the party in question.