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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Expert Group is currently examining future funding options for higher education. The objective is to identify a range of approaches that, combined, will achieve a sustainable funding base to address the continual expansion of the sector while protecting the quality of education. I understand that the Group intends to undertake a series of stakeholder consultations during the course of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The number of pupils enrolled in individual schools is provided in the National School Annual Census. Results from the census for the current school year (2014/2015) are being finalised at present. A list of all schools and their enrolment numbers for 2013/14 are available on my Department's website at the following link

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Results for the current school year (2014/2015) are being finalised at present. A list of all schools and their enrolment numbers for 2013/14 are available on my Department's website at the following link

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 154 and 155 together. The legal basis for sharing the pupil data between schools and the Department is as laid out in Section 28 of the Education Welfare Act, which provides for the sharing of data for the purposes outlined in the act. (1) The data controller of a prescribed body may supply personal data kept by him or her, or information extracted from such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: From the 2016/2017 academic year, it is intended that teacher allocations and capitation grants will be made on the basis of POD data, and the previous basis for allocations, the National Annual School Census will cease operation from that point. The Department will endeavour to work with schools and parents to help avoid the loss of funding or resources. However there is no mechanism for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The statistics Act 1993 Under this Act "Information collected may be used only for statistical purposes, and no details that might be related to an identifiable person or business undertaking may be divulged to any other government department or body." The primary purpose of POD will be to monitor the education progress of primary pupils (in DES aided schools), throughout the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department takes the protection of pupil's data very seriously. The Primary Online Database (POD) may only be accessed through password-controlled accounts. POD application roles have been developed which limit school staff to viewing and maintaining their own pupil records. Only the school that the pupil attends and a small number of Department staff will have access to an account....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers Conciliation Council (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teachers Conciliation Council is the recognised forum for dealing with matters relating to pay and conditions of service of teachers. The parties to the forum include representatives of the managerial authorities of schools, the teacher unions, the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As the proceedings of the Conciliation Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: On Thursday the 5th of February last I announced that seven new primary schools are to be established in the next two years. One of the new schools to be established in 2016, is in the Drumcondra/Marino area. A patronage determination process for this school will be run later this year. This school is being established to cater for a defined feeder area. The optimum location for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme has recently been approved for the school in question with a view to having the works carried out during the summer holidays for health and safety reasons.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2010 following discussions between my Department and the Data Protection Commissioner my Department issued circular 47/2010 which is a Fair Processing Notice to explain how the personal data of students enrolled at post primary schools as at 30th September and which is returned by post-primary schools to the Department of Education and Skills each year, is processed fairly and in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This query relates to recognition as a teacher. The Teaching Council, under the Teaching Council Act 2001, is the regulator and professional standards body for the teaching profession. It sets the conditions for admission to the register of teachers, including in relation to qualifications requirements. It is also a function of the Council to consider applications for registration as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 167 together. The Deputy will be aware that the Equality of Access (Down's syndrome) Bill has been referred to the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection. The Deputy will be aware that I announced yesterday that I intend to retain the current model for allocating resource and learning support teachers to schools for the coming school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Postgraduate Enrolments (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department currently funds a number of Post-Graduate Programmes of Continuing Professional Development for teachers involved in Learning Support and Special Education. These programmes are specifically designed to assist all schools and educational services in meeting the needs of students requiring learning support and the teaching of students with special educational needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (11 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: 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...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I acknowledge Deputy Griffin's particular concern. He has raised the matter many times and I am conscious there is a particular issue with widely dispersed small communities. We obtained a limited increase in last year's budget, which creates difficulties for us with the various issues being proposed within education. I am certainly conscious of the issues involved in this, particularly...

Topical Issue Debate: School Staffing (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Deputy for raising this issue, which he has raised, as he said, on a number of occasions. I am aware that a large public meeting on this topic took place in south Kerry last night, which was addressed by the president of the INTO and others. The Minister of State, Deputy Deenihan, has given me copies of the petition which was presented. The Government recognises that small...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Budget 2015 included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our schools, as well as to fund prioritised reforms, such as implementation of the literacy and numeracy strategy, reform of junior cycle, and the introduction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that, the National Council for Special Education published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on 18th June 2014. This Report was prepared by a Working Group, appointed by the NCSE and Chaired by Mr Eamon Stack, which included representatives from disability organisations and also parent...