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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (27 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am aware of the concerns of the authorities of the smaller denominational schools. There are many aspects to be considered in regard to school provision, apart from pupil enrolment. Among them are questions such as availability of diversity of provision, ethos of schools, parental choice, language of instruction, pupil travel distances, transport costs and the impact of schools on dispersed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Prior to January 2014 there were 9 staff involved in managing the budget for the Further Education sector. They were also involved in a range of other matters remaining with the Department, relating to policy development, staffing issues, governance and servicing EU and other international bodies. There was also 3 staff involved in managing the FÁS training budget. Currently there are 6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The 2015 further education and training service planning process is currently underway in all Education and Training Boards (ETBs), supported by SOLAS. Until this process is complete it is not possible to be definitive about training allocations in Category 3 ETBs. Assuming a similar level of provision for training as in 2014, the expected training allocations for the 5 ETBs without a Centre...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: When considering whether a student meets the conditions to be assessed independently of his or her parents, grant awarding authorities are obliged to satisfy themselves beyond doubt that an acceptable degree of proof of independent living in the relevant period has been submitted by the grant applicant. In exceptional circumstances, where it is not possible to produce such proofs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: For student grants purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. A student may be assessed as an independent mature student if he or she has attained the age of 23 on the 1st of January of the year of first entry to an approved course or of re-entry following a break in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's Planning and Building Unit has no record of receiving an application for funding from the school referred to by the Deputy for security measures at the school. If the school in question considers that there are works of an emergency nature requiring attention it is open to the school authority to submit an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme. The main...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission which has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations has recently responded to the Deputy on this matter on 12th January.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b). Planning permission and all other statutory approvals have been secured. Full tender documents and drawings have been completed by the design team. The project includes the construction of an access road to the permanent site along with the full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Eligibility (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for the Longford Westmeath Education and Training Board. I understand that the ETB in question wrote to you in December 2014 in response to your most recent Parlimentary Question on this matter. You should continue to liaise with the ETB, who are best placed to clarify the position for you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The approximate sum of €6.5m is being made available from the Department of Education and Skills for the purchase of desktop and notebook PCs to over 400 post primary schools for Design and Communications Graphics (DCG). The Department of Education and Skills is procuring separately CAD software (currently anticipated that the relevant software will be Solidworks 2014 version). ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been working in conjunction with Cork County Council to secure a site to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers. Options have been identified and are under consideration but due to the commercial sensitivities around land acquisitions it would not be appropriate to provide any further information at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. In accordance with these rules each school management authority is required to organise its subject options within the limit of its approved teacher allocation. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2012 a public service-wide review of allowances was carried out by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. As a result of the review, qualification allowances were abolished with effect from 1st February 2012. Department of Education and Skills Circular 0008/2013 outlines the effect of this decision on teachers. In Paragraph 12 of Circular 0008/2013 an exception is made in...

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: We increased the funding.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I trust them to assess their students.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is part of the learning process.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: That is part of learning.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: That was coming back from a cut.

Junior Cycle Reform: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: Why is Sinn Féin trying to stop reform now?

Seanad: Improving the Quality of Early Years Education: Statements (21 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: It will be in the first half of this year. It will be linked to this cross-departmental work on the cost of child care.