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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: It is the policy of this Department that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Information in relation to the current status of all major school building and additional accommodation projects including projects in County Waterford is available on my Department's web-site and this information is updated on a regular basis. Information in relation to the combined cost of the approved projects is not available as items such as site conditions, planning conditions etc....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that in 2013 there were 23 rented prefab units in schools in Co Waterford. However this has been reduced to 6 rented prefab units as of 31st December 2018. The information in relation to 2008 rental prefab units is not available. Please note that a prefab unit may consist of one or more classrooms and/or ancillary accommodation and the current average rental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 244 and 245 together. The correspondence referred to by the Deputy was received in my Department on 14th February 2019. The person will receive a reply by the end of February. My Department's July Provision Grant Scheme provides funding for an extended school year for students with severe or profound intellectual disabilities and students with Autism Spectrum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that both myself and the Department are committed to a review of the Department's Design and Build Programme. This review will include aspects such as procurement, quality control, workmanship and oversight, looking at aspects both pre- and post-implementation of the amended building control regulations in 2014. It will also comment on immediate steps taken by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 247 and 251 together. A new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's six year Construction Programme. Officials in my Department are working in relation to the acquisition of a suitable site for the new school. A potential site option has been identified and discussions, including technical considerations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Youthreach is an education and training programme delivered in out of school settings to young people aged 16 – 20 who have left the mainstream school system early. It is a further education programme operated by Education and Training Boards (ETBs). An evaluation of the Youthreach programme is currently being finalised, and is due for publication in quarter 1 2019. This evaluation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 249 and 250 together. My Department is in the process of acquiring 31 sites in respect of the schools’ listed on the 6-Year Construction Programme, as published on my Department’s website, dated 31stJanuary 2019. A further 6 sites is being acquired by the Patron bodies in respect of these schools’. In addition, my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 Management (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The mechanisms under which a Board of Management member may be removed are as follows: Section 16 of the Education Act, 1998, provides that a patron may, with the consent of the Minister, for good and valid reasons stated in writing to a member of a board of management remove that member from that office, or if satisfied that the functions of a board are not being effectively discharged,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: A project to provide a new permanent new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department 6 Year Capital Programme and a site for the new school building has been identified and the process for the acquisition of this site is currently with my Department's Site Acquisition & Property Management Section. The Department expects to progress this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). I can inform the Deputy that the NDFA has started preparations for the appointment of a design team for the project. This appointment will be a key first step in the design and construction stages. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department anticipates that the planning application will be lodged with Dublin City Council not later that early March 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department anticipates that the additional temporary accommodation for the school will be in place for the coming September and that alternative arrangements will not be necessary. My officials will keep the matter under regular review and will keep the school authorities informed accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession including the registration of teachers in Ireland. The Teaching Council's (Registration) Regulations 2016 (SI 444 of 2016) set out the requirements to be registered as a teacher in Ireland. Under these regulations there are four defined routes to registration, namely Route 1 Primary;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, the Government recently announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022). This announcement follows nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the future need for primary and post-primary schools across the country and the 4-year horizon will enable increased lead-in times for planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Tá na sonraí a d’iarr an Teachta leagtha amach sna táblaí atá ceangailte. Bunscoile Liúntas Gaeltachta Liúntas um Múineadh trí Ghaeilge Liúntas Teagaisc ar Oileán 1,752,020.13 2,359,371.90 54,346.20 1,776,741.88 2,441,778.64 51,662.28 1,692,316.97 2,439,437.14 47,279.39 1,611,248.03 2,375,702.31 38,943.62 1,594,336.27...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: School building projects in excess of €10m typically arise at post-primary level rather than at primary level. It can generally take quite a while for final accounts on projects to be submitted by contractors and then get finalised and agreed. Over the period since 2016 a total of five large-scale projects that delivered eight new school buildings had building contracts in excess of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (19 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for a school closure belongs to the Patron of a school, and this is subject to the agreement of my Department. Any proposal to close a school must involve consultation with all of the relevant stakeholders, parents, teachers, students and local communities and follow decisions taken at local level. My Department is engaging...