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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 223 and 224 together. The major building project for the schools referred to by the deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The schools share the same site and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that last week I announced the deferral of the introduction of the new minimum entry requirements for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) students starting a Professional Master of Education (PME) from 2019 to 2020. This deferral applies to students who have commenced an undergraduate degree (as distinct from a Bachelor of Education degree) and are planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am please to inform the Deputy that additional accommodation has been sanction for the school in question and the school authority has been informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Schools have a legal duty to provide an appropriate education to all students, including young people with special educational needs, and obviously they need to plan to ensure this happens. Planning is a normal part of a teacher’s work and planning tools, like the student support file, have been created as a resource to help schools provide for their students. A new model for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I am aware of the demand for additional special class and special school placements in the North Dublin area. I have asked the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to provide my Department with a report on current and future identified need in the area so that evidence based decisions may be made on the development of the necessary placements in the area for the short, medium and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's Capital Programme. My Department is currently finalising the project brief with a view to progressing the project into the architectural planning process. The brief is expected to be completed shortly and my Department will be in further contact with the patron, who has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for funding, from the Patron, of the school in question. If an application is received it will be considered and the school authority will be informed of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Officials at my Department are aware of the accommodation requirements of the school to which the Deputy refers. The school currently has sufficient accommodation and work is ongoing to ensure that there will be sufficient suitable additional accommodation available to the school for September 2019. My Department has been seeking the landlord's permission to install the two prefabs which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: At primary level, circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools, forenoon and afternoon breaks of five minutes each are allowed. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Breaks Standardisation (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: At primary level, circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools, forenoon and afternoon breaks of five minutes each are allowed. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Obesity (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: At primary level, circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools, forenoon and afternoon breaks of five minutes each are allowed. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The use of television and other forms of media either as a teaching aid or during break times by schools is a matter for the Board of Management of each individual school. My Department has not issued specific guidelines on the use of televisions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: At primary level, circular 11/95 “Time in School” paragraph 3 states that a typical school day for Junior classes is 4 hours and 40 minutes and Senior classes 5 hours and 40 minutes with appropriate recreation i.e. 30 minutes. Under the Rules for National Schools, forenoon and afternoon breaks of five minutes each are allowed. Where a recreation interval or break of a longer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Mental Health (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, mental health and well-being promotion is afforded a high priority and is one of the key goals within my Department’s Action Plan for Education in 2016/19. My Department is strongly supportive of the promotion of well-being in our schools and has a key role to play in the promotion of the well-being of children and young people in Ireland, in collaboration...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum is the context in which social and emotional learning is addressed in primary and post primary schools. A wide range of supports and programmes are available to support schools in the implementation of the SPHE curriculum. My Department is strongly supportive of the promotion of positive mental health awareness in schools. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: In Ireland, the Pharmacy Act 2007 conferred responsibility on the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), the pharmacy regulator, with respect to pharmacy education and training. The PSI is an independent statutory body and is responsible for defining and ensuring the standards of education and training for pharmacists qualifying in Ireland. This includes developing standards, policies and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I will arrange for a reply to issue directly to the Deputy in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 243 and 244 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (5 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: In April 2018, the Government 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 delivery of the necessary...