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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Four members of staff in my Department have administrator rights on the primary online database.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The software development costs of the POD project to date are approximately €230K. A POD Implementation Grant was issued to every primary school in December 2014. The total cost of the grant was €830,518.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department did not hire external experts/ consultants to advise them on how best to develop the primary online database.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Primary Online Database (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department has repeatedly advised parents and schools who have contacted us that if a parent does not wish to put their child's details on POD that they should inform their school of this in writing. We have not in any way advised schools to transfer data against the parent's wishes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 153 and 154 together. As the Deputy is aware the Exchequer funds tuition fees costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. The main conditions of the scheme are that students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's policy focuses on ensuring that all children with special educational needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs and abilities. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided, in order to ensure that all pupils can receive a school placement. Many pupils with special educational needs will be able to attend a local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The capital funding issued to schools in the primary and post-primary sectors in County Cork in the years 2011 to 2014 is as follows: PRIMARY 2011 - €24.8m 2012 - €23.8m 2013 - €31.1m 2014 - €37.4m POST-PRIMARY 2011 - €6.4m 2012 - €7m 2013 - €14.2m 2014 - €16.2m It is not possible to provide data in respect of a region within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Safety (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the well-being and safety of children should be at the centre of all policy and practices in schools. The Board of Management of each school is responsible for the care and safety of all of the pupils in their school and is required to prepare a code of behaviour in accordance with Section 23 of the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. Section 23 (4) of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the development for the school in question will consist of the construction of a new 2 storey Primary School building comprising of 24 general classrooms, General Purpose Hall with servery area, Staff room, Library & Resource Room, Special Education Tuition rooms and ancillary accommodation with a total floor area of 3982 m.sq. An application for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 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: Departmental Expenditure (4 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Reading Recovery is a licensed programme which has been made available to primary schools through the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST).Since 2004 over 20,000 students have benefited from the Reading Recovery Programme together with a range of other literacy supports. My Department has spent over €4million in the years 2010-2014 on the Reading Recovery programme...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Design (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The eligibility criteria, including the income thresholds, are reviewed annually, in conjunction with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. We are willing to look at the thresholds and consider what change is required. The Deputy's specific proposal relates to flexibility at the margins. Many of our systems have cut-off points which apply across various Departments and we can...

Topical Issue Debate: Student Grant Scheme Design (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I know the Deputy has a particular interest in this area and thank him for raising the matter. As he is aware, under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. The assessment of means under the Department's student...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The position is that they have not reached the next stage yet.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The other two-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: If the Senator stops interrupting, I might tell him. The other two consortiums - the one in Dublin and the one in Cork and Kerry - have reached the next stage. The proposal was brought to the board of the HEA, which has assessed it and decided on it. There is an outside body, separate from the HEA, that considers the proposals and makes a recommendation. The HEA examines that and approves...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am not ignoring the Senator.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: There is another stage to go through. The other two have not got to that yet.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank the Senators for the opportunity to address this issue and I appreciate that Senator Cullinane has raised the matter before. As Members will be aware, we are rolling out a higher education reform programme that will significantly enhance the quality of higher education for the country and its regions. A high priority is the consolidation of the technological sector, helping to...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Institutes of Technology (3 Feb 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is part of the process.