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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2011, under the National Education Welfare Board (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 2011 responsibility for the School Completion Programme (SCP) transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. The full budget allocation for SCP, in 2011, was €30.3m. This funding transferred to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in 2011....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2011, under the National Education Welfare Board (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 2011 responsibility for the School Completion Programme (SCP) transferred to the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Since January 2014 the School Completion Programme has been administered by TUSLA on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all schools have been allocated additional teaching resources to cater for children with high incidence special educational needs, including Specific Learning Disability (SLD), of which dyslexia is one such Specific Learning Disability. All mainstream Primary schools have been allocated additional teaching resources under the General Allocation Model (GAM) to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 401 together. The next step in the architectural planning process for the school building project referred to by the Deputy is to appoint a full design team to complete the design of the extension and refurbishment works required. The tender process to appoint the design team will commence early in the new year. The project will provide for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Teacher allocations are approved annually in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. Reforms introduced in the 2012/13 school year created a single simplified allocation process for both learning and language support. At primary level, learning/language support hours are allocated on the basis of mainstream classroom teaching posts in the school. At...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Statistic's Section of my Department's website i.e. www.education/statistics.ie contains extensive data at individual school level in County order. The most recent published information relates to the 2013/2014 school year. The National School Annual Census is generally returned by schools to the Department by end October. Data relating to the 2014/15 school year will be published...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an appeal under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The total estimated savings arising from the one day of industrial action by teachers in voluntary secondary, community/comprehensive and ETB schools is 4.8 million euros. This includes employers PRSI and substitution costs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: There are no plans to change staff numbers in the State Examinations Commission. I have put a revised proposal on the table which is different from that originally proposed. This has not been accepted by the teacher unions. What is clear is that reform will be introduced gradually over a period of time and will only be fully implemented in September 2019 (for terminal examination in June...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand from data released by the HEA that women represent 43% of academic staff in the universities and institutes of technology. 21% of professors and associate professors in Irish universities are female, with the national average at 19%. This is not a problem that is unique to Ireland. The European Commission's 2012 report, Gender in Research and Innovation, showed that, across the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Marketing English in Ireland (MEI) is an association of 54 recognised English-language schools in Ireland. All MEI schools have ACELS (Accreditation and Co-ordination of English Language Services) recognition. On the basis of MEI's involvement with the Task Force on Students Affected by the Closure of Private Colleges, MEI schools have been assisting genuine displaced students in completing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: MEI schools have agreed to provide course places to genuine displaced students at a fee of €60 per week. This fee, which was calculated on a cost provision basis, represents a significant discount of 70% on the standard fees for an MEI school in acknowledgement that a fee has already been paid to the closed college. The other variable is the number of weeks outstanding for each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 2nd September last, my colleague the Minister for Justice and Equality and I jointly announced robust regulatory reforms to the International education sector in response to the closure of a number of private colleges. As part of that response, the Department of Justice and Equality has acted rapidly to bring reassurance to affected students regarding their immigration status. I am...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools Closures (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am not aware of any cases of international students who have been made homeless as a result of the private college closures. Officials from my Department have consulted with officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service in the Department of Justice and Equality, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and the Irish Council for International Students on this matter - these are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Sign language is an option in the Leaving Certificate Applied. There is also an opportunity for students to learn sign language in the course of Transition Year. In addition, the Post-Primary Languages Initiative is developing a short course in sign language in the context of the new Junior Cycle. Furthermore, there are specific supports in place for students learning through Irish Sign...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, the school to which he refers has made an application to my Department for large scale capital funding. The Five Year Construction Plan that was announced in March 2012, outlines the major school projects that are scheduled to commence construction over the duration of the Plan. These have been prioritised on the basis of meeting significant demographic needs....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The arrangements for garda vetting of teaching and non-teaching staff were introduced in September 2006. In late 2010, my Department issued Circular 0063/2010 which updated and clarified the requirements for Garda vetting as part of recruitment procedures for all teaching and non-teaching positions. This circular also sets out the vetting requirements of non-employees such as volunteers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Fhoireann Rannach (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Léiríodh trí shuirbhé a rinneadh ar fhoireann riaracháin mo Roinne in 2013 go bhfuil inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge ag tuairim is 10% den bhfoireann. Chuir 1.5% den bhfoireann riaracháin in iúl go raibh ardleibhéal inniúlachta sa Ghaeilge acu agus chuir 8.7% den bhfoireann in iúl go raibh meánleibhéal inniúlachta acu. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department have been working very closely with officials from Galway County Council to secure a suitable site for the school. I can confirm that a suitable site has been identified and the site acquisition process is at an advanced stage. However, as I am sure the Deputy will appreciate, there are commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions which limits the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (9 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools in the Free Education Scheme now receive capitation grant assistance to provide for secretarial services. Within the capitation grant schemes, it is a matter for each individual school to decide how best to apply the grant funding to suit its particular needs and the Department does not stipulate how secretarial services are to be...