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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (17 Jan 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's policy is that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) policy advice on Supporting Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Redundancy arrangements for SNAs are set out in Department Circular 0058/2006, and this circular is used to calculate redundancy payments for all SNAs. SNAs are employed in an ETB scheme, and not by individual schools. Accordingly, an SNA employed in an ETB scheme will be offered employment in another school in the scheme before redundancy can be offered. Labour Court Recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for any amalgamation belongs to the Patron/Trustees of the school, and this is subject to the approval of the Department. Any proposed change involves extensive negotiations at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The enrolment of a child to a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents/ guardians 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 National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is a statutory body, the functions of which include planning and co-ordinating the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 88 (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The policy of my Department is to ensure that all children with special educational needs can be provided with an education appropriate to their needs. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is a separate statutory body whose functions include planning and co-ordinating the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs in conjunction with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that while the delivery of major capital projects on the school building programme uses external design teams (Architects, Engineers etc.) appointed by tender to deliver specific projects, these are not termed “consultants” in terms of the Deputy’s question. Accountancy firms are not used on major school building projects. Likewise, no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: My Department's policy in relation to the provision of Assistive Technology support for pupils with Special Educational Needs is set out in Department of Education and Skills Circular 0010/2013. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Universities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997, and as such the management of their academic affairs, including all issues in relation to admissions criteria, are matters for the individual institutions concerned. Neither I nor the Department has a function in relation to the admission of students.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 122 and 123 together. My Department currently has 1499 employees (1414 Full Time Equivalent) . This number includes all temporary staff, secondees and those on long term leave, career break etc. In relation to the organisations named by the Deputy, the Department has corporate IPA membership, one corporate member of Chartered Accountants Ireland and two...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that in relation to enrolment generally, it is my Department's responsibility to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme. A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme. The ADAPT programme uses a professional external Project Manager to coordinate and drive the respective design teams on each project. In this regard, a tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s 6 year Construction Programme. A project brief has been finalised and the project will be delivered via the ADAPT programme. The ADAPT programme uses a professional external Project Manager to coordinate and drive the respective design teams on each project. In this regard, a tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. Agreement in principal for the acquisition of a suitable site for the school has been reached and this is currently at conveyance stage. The advancement of the conveyance process, subject to no issues arising, will in due course allow my Department to initiate the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. Following the appointment of a replacement consultant architect, the Design Team has reviewed the previous Stage 2(b) documentation and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, the proposed location for the new post-primary school to which he refers is in Mooretown, Swords. This school building project is on my Department's Rapid Design & Build Programme and the project is at tender stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School is included on my Department's capital programme. With the assistance of officials from Fingal County Council a suitable site at Drinan has been identified and planning permission has been granted for the construction of the new post primary school thereon. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, with the assistance of officials in Fingal County Council, agreement in principle has been reached with the landowner in respect of the acquisition of a site at Broomfield, Malahide to accommodate the school to which he refers. The schedule of accommodation and brief in respect of the building project has been finalised and the project will now be progressed into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The lands at the school referred to by the Deputy were purchased by the St Laurence O’Toole Diocesan Trust, on behalf of the Board of Management for the school. An initial site adjacent to the school, was procured from Fingal County Council and transferred ownership on 1stJune 2017. The second site was purchased from a private vendor and ownership transferred on 18thOctober 2017. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. A new school site is required to accommodate this project and officials in my Department have been in contact with the school patron and trustees in relation to the site acquisition. The Patron has indicated that is not in a position to acquire a site at this time and...