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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron for a change to fully vertical co-educational status for each of the three schools referred to in Dublin 10. As the Deputy may be aware, any proposal for a change in status must first involve consultation with all of the relevant school stakeholders. Following the consultation process, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The qualifying criteria for the special rate of maintenance grant in the 2014/15 academic year as specified under the 2014 student grant scheme is as follows:1. Student must qualify for the standard rate of grant 2. Total reckonable income net of income disregards and Child Dependant Increase must not exceed €22,703 3. As at 31st December, 2013, the reckonable income must include one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Schools are currently providing their students with age appropriate information on the issue of alcohol abuse through aspects of the curriculum such as the Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme. The latest data, taken from the Lifeskills survey (2012), indicate that 90% of primary and 100% of post primary schools provide their students with information on alcohol abuse....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I respect the understanding and the experience which the representatives from Gaeltacht schools bring to COGG and the role they have played in relation to the comprehensive work carried out by COGG since it was established in 2002. In the context of the establishment of the new board of COGG there are a number of opportunities for Gaeltacht schools to obtain representation through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Students who are attending undergraduate courses in an EU Member State can apply for a maintenance grant in respect of an approved course which is being pursued in an approved institution. The student grant scheme does not extend to postgraduate courses pursued outside of Ireland. Tax relief at the standard rate of tax may be claimed in respect of tuition fees paid for approved courses at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron for a change to fully vertical co-educational status for each of the three schools referred to in Dublin 10. As the Deputy may be aware, any proposal for a change in status must first involve consultation with all of the relevant school stakeholders. Following the consultation process, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun críche poist mhúinteoireachta a leithdháileadh ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne gach bliain. Is é an phríomhthoisc a chuirtear san áireamh nuair a chinntear an leibhéal d'acmhainní foirne a sholáthraítear ag leibhéal na scoile aonair ná an sceideal foirne don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: All new schools, either at primary level or post-primary level, are set up to meet specific demographic needs within defined geographical areas. As part of the patronage determination processes to establish who will operate new schools, prospective patrons must commit to enrolling, as a priority, pupils from the area for whom the school is intended. The Department would expect to see this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently carrying out a nationwide demographic exercise to determine where additional post-primary school accommodation might be needed from 2017 onwards. This includes an examination of the Ennis area. On foot of this review, arrangements will be made to provide additional post-primary accommodation where this is needed. The Deputy may be aware that an extension project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary and post primary schools for special educational needs supports, including the establishment of special classes in various geographical areas as required. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 826 and 827 together. The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of a network of autism-specific special classes in schools across the country to cater for children with autism has been a key educational priority in recent years. Children with autism have a number of placement options including mainstream placement with support, placement in a special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Following a Budget 2010 decision, all new applicants in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA), and the VTOS allowances for those pursuing PLC courses, are no longer eligible for maintenance support under the student grant scheme. However, students who qualify for the BTEA may be considered for support for the student contribution under the student grant scheme provided they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to advise that a major capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's current 5 Year Construction Plan. The project is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. Following a recent Pre Stage 1 meeting, which was held in February 2015, the Board of Management and their Design Team have been authorised to progress to Stage 2(a), which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the proposed school amalgamation, referred to by the Deputy, is at an early stage of Architectural Planning. Following the Pre Stage 1 meeting, which was held in November 2014, the Boards of Management and their Design Team are working on finalising the stage 1 report for submission to my Department. Upon satisfactory completion of stage 1 and subject to no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that spending of more than €70 million was approved for the 2014 Summer Works Scheme to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. This allowed for the funding of applications received under categories 1-6. Schools which had applied under categories 7-10 were advised that their applications would be retained for prioritisation if funding for further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department has agreed to the request submitted by the Patron to the re-organisation of the three schools referred to in Dublin 12 into junior and senior co-education schools. Taking into account representations from the Boards of Management that sufficient time would be allowed for a smooth transition, it was decided that the two new schools would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information in relation to the 2013/14 school year which is currently the most up to date available was provided in the Reply to PQ 152 of the 27th January, 2015. The resources required to abstract the information on the costs of employing retired teachers as substitutes in the 2013/14 school year are not currently available as all available staffing resources are allocated to dealing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently analysing the latest demographic data on a nationwide basis to determine where additional school accommodation might be needed at post-primary level in the coming years. This process includes an examination of the Kinnegad area. When this exercise has been completed arrangements will be made to make additional accommodation available where it is needed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (24 Mar 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has received a proposal from the school to which he refers for funding to relocate to alternative premises. The proposal is under consideration and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process is complete.