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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Contracts (18 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The position on working hours for SNAs is that there are no nationally set working hours for full-time SNAs. In this regard, the contractual position in respect of the working hours of SNAs is as outlined in their contracts of employment which were agreed with the school management authorities and the relevant Trade Unions representing SNAs (FÓRSA and SIPTU) prior to their introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (18 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that no request for a statement of pensionable service was submitted by the teacher to whom he refers; a statement of pensionable service was issued to her in 2016. The teacher in question worked in both a substitute and temporary capacity during various periods commencing in March 2002 and ending in December 2007, when she secured a permanent teaching post. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department's means of analysing demographic trends and data have changed considerably since the report to which the Deputy refers was completed in 2005. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware the delivery of the extension to the school to which he refers has been devolved to the school authority. The project is currently at stage 1/2A and the stage report is with my Department for assessment prior to submission of a planning application. As the project has not yet been approved to progress to the planning stage, there are currently no planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: It is not intended that the school will be housed within the existing permanent accommodation on site which is a third level college facility. The intention is to phase the construction of the new school building so as to provide access to newly built permanent accommodation for September 2019 The School Building project when complete will provide a new 16 classroom school plus ancillary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (13 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Details of all special classes for children with special educational needs, in county order, are available on the NCSE website at the following link: . The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas where there is an identified need, in consultation with the relevant education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (13 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: On Monday 3rd December 2018 my Department was informed of the closure of the school referred to by the Deputy.  This school was a private English language school. The relationship between teachers and private providers of education is based on a private contract and issues relating to working conditions including payment are a matter between the two parties and do not come...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions (13 Dec 2018)

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...

Death of former Members: Expressions of Sympathy (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Tugaim aitheantas don dhá theaghlach, teaghlach Barnes agus teaghlach Harte, atá linn inniu. Déanaim comhbhrón le teaghlach uilig Harte agus le teaghlach uilig Barnes as a gcailleadh ollmhór. I acknowledge both families who are present. I do not want to go over ground that has already been commented on. My former colleague Paddy Harte was the standard-bearer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design. The outcome of the pre-qualification process for the main contract has been notified to contractors who expressed interest in tendering for this project.  Feedback and issues arising from same has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions Data (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the Deputy’s information, the following number of Parliamentary Questions were processed by my Department for the timeframe 2016 to end November 2018. 2016: 55 oral and 3,042 written Parliamentary Questions 2017: 94 oral and 4,927 written Parliamentary Questions. 2018: 78 oral and 4475 written Parliamentary Questions (end November) As part of their duties, three Clerical Officers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is currently considering the school's application for additional accommodation. My Department expects to be in a position to convey a decision on the application to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: April 2018 saw the announcement of the establishment of 42 new schools over the next 4 year period from 2019 to 2022.  The 17 schools due to open in Sept 2019 including the school to which the Deputy refers remain on schedule. A suitable permanent site for the school has been identified in the Belmayne/Clongriffin area and my officials are working to advance matters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware DEIS Plan 2017 was the culmination of more than 18 months of consultation and discourse with education partners and other stakeholders to ensure that identification of schools and future delivery of interventions is fully informed by the practical experience of teachers, parents, students and non-governmental organisations working on behalf of children at risk...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards and regulation of the teaching profession. Under Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, all initial teacher education programmes are subject to review and accreditation by the Teaching Council, in accordance with the Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers (published in 2011 and revised in March...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Deputy will be aware that the National Development Plan (NDP) provides for an €8.4 billion investment in school buildings over the period 2018 to 2027 to deliver on NDP and National Planning Framework objectives. It is intended that this will address the twin priorities of catering for demographic need as well as ensuring a strengthened focus on refurbishment of existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: Since the introduction in 2006 of the non-statutory Garda vetting arrangements the Teaching Council has played a central role in the vetting of registered teachers both for the purposes of registration with the Council and as a conduit for school employers for the purposes of the vetting of registered teachers for employment. Under the non-statutory vetting arrangements, vetting of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 120 together. My Department works with service-providing partners in the health and disability sectors to support and plan for the co-ordinated delivery of services to families of children with special educational needs across the disability sector, including children in special schools. Cooperation and coordination has progressively improved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (12 Dec 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Scheme, which set out to ensure that the Scheme is achieving the best outcomes possible for children with special educational needs, was published by the National Council for Special Education in May this year. This Review was conducted on the operation of the SNA scheme in all school settings, including special schools....