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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Funding for special education provision in 2018 will amount to some €1.75 billion, up 43% since 2011 and equivalent to 18.7% of the gross overall current allocation for education and training. My Department's policy is to provide for the inclusive education of children with special educational needs, including Autism (ASD), in mainstream school settings, unless such a placement would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, a major capital project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is being addressed through my Department's Capital Programme. It is envisaged that this accommodation will be provided through a campus arrangement with a local Institute of Further Education on its current site. This project will also include the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to assure the Deputy that I am committed to implementing initiatives to improve Traveller retention, participation and achievement in the Education System. The policy of my Department in relation to Traveller education is underpinned by the National Traveller and Roma Integration Strategy (NTRIS) 2017 – 2021 which was developed in consultation with relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest levels of concentrated disadvantage.  The calculation of the level of disadvantage in each school is based on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Though schemes were initiated in 1978 and 1979 for the employment of Clerical Officers and Caretakers in primary and secondary schools, where staff employed on these schemes are paid directly by the Department, these schemes have been largely phased out and have been superseded by the more extensive capitation grant schemes. Under these schemes, the majority of primary and voluntary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application has been received from the school in question in respect of additional accommodation. In that context I wish to advise that my Department has written to the school to invite them to a meeting, in the coming weeks, to discuss the matter further.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Free Education Scheme (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Funding for all primary schools in the free education scheme is dealt with on a per capita basis. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc., and the ancillary services grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff.  Schools are permitted to regard...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Officials from my Department met with the discloser in relation to further information the discloser wished to include as part of their original disclosure. The Discloser subsequently forwarded additional information for inclusion. The discloser was advised that the Department was taking the disclosure seriously, that the information provided would be considered and that action...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: I have now appointed two former residents to fill the vacancies that arose on the Board of Caranua. The vacancies were filled in accordance with the provisions of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 and the Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: I wish to assure the Deputy that ensuring that all children with special educational needs are supported and given the opportunity to reach their full potential is a key priority for this government. Funding for special education provision in 2018 will amount to some €1.75 billion, up 43% since 2011 and equivalent to almost 19% of Department’s overall Budget. The July provision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising Campaigns (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: For the Deputy's information, the following table lists expenditure for the years 2014 to date in 2018, on advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by my Department. PQ No: 48302/18 Year Department Policy/Programme Cost 2014 European Schools recruitment advertisements €4,159.89 2015 European Schools recruitment advertisements €8,000.18 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childhood Obesity (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: The Department of Health leads on the implementation and oversight of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan which was published in 2016. My Department works very closely with the Department of Health in promoting the 'Healthy Ireland' agenda in schools and is represented on the Obesity Policy Implementation Oversight Group and the National Physical Activity Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which she refers operates under the patronage of the local Education and Training Board (ETB).  The ETB has informed my Department that the long term accommodation needs of the school are being reviewed and that it will revert to my Department when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: Please see in the following table, as requested by the Deputy, a list of all schools completed between 2004 and to date in 2018 including the name of the company contracted to deliver each school. County Roll Number School Contractor Name Year Completed Carlow 20295K Carlow Educate Together NS Sammon Contracting Ltd 2013 Carlow 91356F Tullow CS, The Mullawn, Tullow, Co Carlow Stewart-...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department initiated a programme of fire safety assessments in 55 schools in Q4 2017.  This involved 30 schools constructed by a contractor under Design and Build contracts and a representative sample of 25 other schools constructed over the last 20 year, two of which were constructed by the company referred to by the Deputy. Fire Safety Consultants have visited all 55...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: My Department initiated a programme of fire safety assessments in 55 schools in Q4 2017.  This involved 30 schools constructed by a contractor under Design and Build contracts and a representative sample of 25 other schools constructed over the last 20 years. Fire Safety Consultants have visited all 55 schools and to date 51 initial Fire Safety Assessment reports have been received...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: The school in question should forward details of the issues and a request for an inspection of the building outlining the basis of their request, to officials in the School Building Unit who will review the submission and follow up as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: 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 of educational disadvantage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: 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 of educational disadvantage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications Data (20 Nov 2018)

Joe McHugh: The data provided in the table attached is in respect of students who were awarded a grant from SUSI the centralised grant awarding authority, which was established in 2012.  It does not encompass data relating to the 66 awarding authorities who have continued to process renewal applications on a transistionary basis, as their data is not collated in the format...