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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has recently submitted an application for additional accommodation to my Department. The application will be assessed and a decision conveyed to the school authorities as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (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: Apprenticeship Programmes (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 500 and 501 together. Following initial communication with stakeholders in December 2014, the Apprenticeship Council formally invited proposals for new apprenticeship programmes from consortia of enterprise, professional bodies and education and training providers on the 16th January 2015. Details of the proposal process are available on...

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 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 Goatstown/Stillorgan area. A patronage determination process for this school will be run later this year. Since 2012, three new schools have opened in Dublin South. Ballinteer Educate National School and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teachers who are fully registered with the Teaching Council and who hold provisional or restricted recognition from my Department continue to be eligible for appointment to posts in special schools and classes and Resource Teaching (low-incidence) Posts. To be eligible for appointment to a learning support post, teachers must be fully registered with the Teaching Council and have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department have requested the information from the Higher Education Authority and it will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the conditions attached to the planning consent granted in respect of the project in question contained a requirement that archaeological monitoring be undertaken during the removal of topsoil and other ground works. The rationale underlying the requirement was the presence of a monument which is listed on the statutory Record of Monuments and Places in the vicinity of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. The enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. This Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for additional accommodation to my Department. The application will be assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authorities as soon as this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, the project for the school referred to is currently at Stage 3 (Tender Stage). Upon completion of the new school building for the school in question, the school will vacate its current accommodation. My Department is currently reviewing the options with regard to the future use of the accommodation concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy may be aware, a building project for the school referred to, is currently being progressed within my Department's architectural planning process. I understand that the school's Design Team and School Authority are currently working on the Stage 2(a) report. The school in question is one of a number of schools which it was not possible to include in the 5 Year construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are a range of measures that promote students' awareness of politics and current affairs in our primary and post primary schools. At primary level, the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme provides pupils with an awareness of individual and community rights, as well as an understanding of the concepts of personal, local, national, European and global identity....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is involved in a number of measures to promote the overall government 'Healthy Ireland' agenda that is being led by the Department of Health. This includes a number of measures to promote physical activity in post primary schools. Post primary schools are required to deliver a minimum of 2 hours per week of Physical Education. In 2012, my Department carried out a...

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 (NCSE) is responsible for approving special classes/units. On this basis, my Department approved funding for such a facility in another school in the area. It is my Department's understanding that the works required to facilitate this unit's operation are nearing completion. The unit, when completed, will have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 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 Goatstown-Stillorgan area. A patronage determination process for this school will be run later this year. Garran Mhuire NS, Goatstown received funding for a new 16 classroom replacement school which was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil Data Collection (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department of Education and Skills is currently developing an individualised electronic database of primary school pupils (POD – the Primary Online Database). Individualised data coverage has already been in place for a number of years at pre-primary, post-primary and third level education. The primary purpose of POD will be to monitor the education progress of primary pupils (in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Stay Safe Programme (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The results of the 2012 'Lifeskills' survey, which were published by my Department in January 2014, indicate that approximately 99% of respondent primary schools have a 'Stay Safe' programme in place. This represents an increase in four percentage points since the previous Lifeskills survey in 2009. The findings from the 2012 survey also indicate that 100% of respondent primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (10 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department operates the largest payroll in the State, with approximately 98,000 school employees and pensioners paid every fortnight. These payrolls have become increasingly complex over the past five years, due to the following:- Introduction of three salary scales and two sets of allowances, by comparison to a single salary scale and set of allowances for all teachers, prior to 2010. -...