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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is laid out in the table. Bill Date Pre-Legislative Scrutiny Completed Education (Admission to Schools) Bill March 2014  Technological Universities Bill April 2014

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy has been compiled and is set out in the table. Bill  Date First Added to Government Legislation Programme Retention of Records Bill September 2013 Technological Universities Bill September 2013 Teaching Council (Amendment) Bill January 2014

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has not seconded any of its staff to external private firms since 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not have any secondments based in my Department from external private firms since 2010.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (14 Jan 2015)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the deputy that my Department does not have a policy regarding secondments from and within my Department to external firms. The Department does however participate in schemes which may from time to time be initiated centrally by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. One such scheme was provided for under Department of Public Expenditure and Reform Circular 03/2013....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department's annual report for 2013 was published in May 2014 and can be viewed on the Department's website via the following link: .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Over 1,600 applications were received under the 2014 Summer Works Scheme. In total, the spending of more than €70 million on the 2014 Summer Works Scheme has been approved to allow over 770 schools undertake improvement works. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that provision has been made in the 2015 allocation for the carryover costs of the improvement works concerned. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that their application for a student grant is submitted before the deadline. The national student grant awarding body, SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland), opened its online application system for the 2014/2015 academic year on 8 May, 2014 with the closing date further extended to 06 November 2014. Late applications may be accepted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: SOLAS have the figures requested by the Deputy for apprenticeships within the construction industry for the past ten years by sector and I have asked them to send these figures directly to the Deputy. In terms of creating sufficient apprenticeships to meet demand, new apprenticeship registrations in 2014 are up 47% on 2013 for the first nine months of the year. A Review of standards of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all schools have been allocated additional teaching resources to provide for children with special educational or learning support needs through general allocation processes. Additionally, the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates additional resource teaching hours to schools for children who have been assessed within the low incidence, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 481 to 492, inclusive, together. My Department is currently analysing the latest demographic data on a nationwide basis to determine where additional school accommodation might be needed at primary level in the coming years. This process includes an examination of the Blackrock, Booterstown, Glasthule, Foxrock, Cabinteely and Deansgrange areas. When this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. This Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. However, this may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in the school of their first choice. As schools may not have a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Dec 2014)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The most recent information available on retired teachers being employed by the managerial authorities of schools relates to the period April to June 2014. During this period the total number of teaching days that retired teachers worked was 2,657. Retired Primary school teachers worked 1,577 days and retired Voluntary Secondary and Community and Comprehensive schools teachers worked...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Government recognises that small schools are an important part of the social fabric of rural communities. They will continue to be a feature of our education landscape. However, this does not mean that small schools can stand still or never have their staffing levels changed to something that is more affordable and sustainable for the challenging times the country has faced in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm to the Deputy that my priority for my term in office is the implementation of the relevant commitments in the Programme for Government, published in 2011, and in the Statement of Government Priorities 2014-2016, issued by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste in July 2014.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on 18th June 2014. The NCSE, consulted widely with education partners, representatives of the disability sector, stakeholders and parent representative groups, during the course of the development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Career Breaks (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the deputy is set out in the table. Number of Staff on Career Break 0-6 months 6-12 months 1-2 years 2-3 years 3-4 years 4-5 years More than 5 years 3 0 6 3 2 1 4

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Since my appointment, no photographers have been booked or costs incurred for Ministerial events by the Department or through the Ministerial Allowance. For the Deputy's information, a sum of approximately €7,400 was paid in July 2014 by my Department for the restoration, framing and installation of photographs in order to establish a photo gallery of Ministers and Secretaries General...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Data (18 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 501 together. My Department has not incurred any expenditure in respect of the provision of public relations services from 2011 to date in 2014. When engaging external support services, my Department does so in accordance with the provisions of the Department of Finance "Guidelines for the Engagement of Consultants and other External Support by...