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

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is included on my Department's Capital Programme. With the assistance of officials in Fingal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding the Deparment has agreement in principal on a preferred site option on which it is intended to deliver permanent accommodation for the school subject to...

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

Joe McHugh: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB). I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of pitches for training purposes is not part of the specification for primary schools, and at post-primary level the inclusion of same is subject to space availability and school accommodation requirements. However, I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Following a two-stage international assessment process, 36 awards (18 Starting grants and 18 Consolidator grants) were made in March 2018 by the Irish Research Council under its Laureate Awards programme. These awards were made in three panel domains - life sciences, physical sciences and engineering, and the arts, humanities and social sciences. In addition, there were 31 proposals...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research Funding Data (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The information requested by the Deputy is outlined in the attached documents. The documents outline research income for the academic years 2005/06 to 2015/16 for the university and institute of technology sectors.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved a devolved building project to the school referred to in April 2017 for the provision of accommodation for a Special Educational Needs base. I understand this project received approval to proceed to construction in December last. A subsequent application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school was received...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: Leithdháiltear uaireanta breise tacaíochta teanga sa Ghaeilge (sa bhreis ar an ngnáth-leithdháileadh foirne) ar scoileanna atá rannpháirteach sa Scéim Aitheantais Scoileanna Gaeltachta. Ó bunaíodh An tAonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta laistigh den Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna rinneadh dul chun cinn suntasach i ndáil le forbairt na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Data (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294 and 295 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department announced the list of approved Summer Works projects for 2019, including schools in County Donegal, on the 17th December last, with details of the approved schools published on my Department’s website www.education.ie. Schools were notified of their decision via the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, following an extensive review of DEIS and the publication of the DEIS Review Report and DEIS Plan 2017, my Department has introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, following the review of DEIS, my Department introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest levels of concentrated disadvantage. This was the culmination of more than 18 months of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The position is that the selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils' not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy may be aware, a building project to provide improved accommodation for the school to which he refers has been devolved to the local Education and Training Board (ETB) for delivery. The ETB has advised my Department that the pre-qualification process for the appointment of contractors for the project is ongoing. The Deputy will also be aware that a new 1,000 pupil post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department announced the list of approved Summer Works projects for 2019 on the 17th December last, with details of the approved schools published on my Department’s website www.education.ie. Schools were notified of their decision via the Department's Esinet portal on that date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Courses Availability (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 302 together. Universities are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Universities Act 1997. The management of their academic affairs, including the establishment of entry requirements, is a matter for individual universities. Neither I nor the Department has any role in relation to such matters. There are a number of doctoral courses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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. The pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of suitable contractors for tender stage is currently ongoing. The Design Team is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: The delivery of a new 5 classroom school with a 2 classroom ASD unit is being devolved to Louth Meath Education and Training Board. To enable this, my Department is currently preparing a Service Level Agreement for issue to the ETB. The execution of this Service Level Agreement will allow the ETB to procure a Design Team to take the project through the various stages of architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to confirm to by Deputy that the school referred submitted an application in December for additional accommodation for the provision of a two class Special Educational Needs bases. The application is being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for changes to schools belongs to the Patron/Trustees of the school, and then 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: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jan 2019)

Joe McHugh: In 2018 my Department incurred a cost of €22,216.11 on taxi usage for official purposes in Ireland and abroad. This expenditure is in respect of staff in the Department of Education and Skills including field officers in the Inspectorate and the National Educational Psychologist Service (NEPS). It should be noted that the expenditure figure may also include payments relating to a...