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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: While my Department has received the landlord’s approval to apply for planning permission to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to use a building on Ballymoss Road, Sandyford Business Park as the interim location for a school, negotiations are not yet finalised. The Deputy will appreciate that due to commercial sensitivities I am not in a position to provide further details at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú don Teachta go bhfuil iarratas faighte ag mo Roinnse, i gcomhair cistiú caipitil, ón scoil atá i gceist. Tá an t-iarratas á bhreithniú faoi láthair agus cuirfear cinneadh in iúl d’údarás na scoile chomh luath is a bheidh an próiseas measúnaithe curtha i gcrích.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start. The starting salary for a new entrant teacher in 2012 was €30,702. As a result of the programme of pay restoration, the starting salary of a teacher is now €36,318 and from 1 October 2020 onwards will be €37,692. Section 11 of the Public Service Pay and Pensions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lease Agreements (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department are making inquiries in respect of the Deputy's query and officials from my Department will respond directly to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department funds a number of music education organisations, both directly and through a number of initiatives, including Music Generation and the Non-Mainstream Music Education Bursary. These initiatives are intended to be accessible to all learners. My Department does not directly fund scholarships for individuals or schools to attend workshops and programmes abroad. Music...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (13 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: In March 2012, Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB), acquired the former Dún Uí Neill Army barracks with a view to centralise their further education and training service provision and create opportunities for expansion. The barracks site was also earmarked as a permanent home for Cavan College of Further Education. As the Deputy is aware, a building project...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir fáchoinne an cheist thábhachtach seo. I welcome the opportunity to provide an update on the status of broadband services in schools. The delivery of high quality Internet connectivity for all schools is a key objective of my Department. It is accepted that good connectivity is essential to ensure that schools can progress the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Broadband Service Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: That is a reasonable request. With regard to whatever information is available to me, I will certainly ensure the Senator will be able to connect with the school and, hopefully, with the contractor who has won the tender for the wireless option. Wireless has been a solution for rural Ireland for many years. It is not the preferred solution if one is trying to get up to 1,000 Mbps. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 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 (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department has requested additional information from the Patron of the school in question regarding the ownership of the proposed site. On receipt of this information the project will be given further consideration and a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs, including Autism, in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs, including Autism, in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Data (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: There were 44,950 students in Transition Year in September 2017, compared to 62,549 in Third Year in September 2016, meaning that 17,599 (28%) of those pupils did not avail of Transition Year. The proportion of pupils availing of Transition Year has shown a marked increase over the past number of years, rising from 50 per cent in 2008 to over 70 per cent currently. Further information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Data (12 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 the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information is not available in the format requested by the Deputy. Detailed information relating to enrolment levels in all primary and post-primary schools nationwide is available on the Department's website at the following link: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Officials in my Department will contact the teacher referred to by the Deputy in relation to the taxation issues outlined.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for this school is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. A legal challenge to the pre-qualification process for the main contract from one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 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 (12 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The process of Pre-Qualification of contractors for the project in question is under way. The Pre-qualification process culminates in the compilation of shortlists of suitable candidates for each respective discipline. The draft pre-qualification report was submitted to my Department for review in January 2019. The Department has issued comments to be actioned by the Design Team with regard...