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

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials from my Department have been working closely with Galway County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the County and City Managers' Association to identify and acquire a suitable site for the school referred to by the Deputy. I can confirm that a suitable site has been identified and the site acquisition process is at an advanced stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The content of the circular is self-explanatory. The purpose is to outline steps which must be taken promptly by Education Training Boards and Institutes of Technology in order to finalise the Revised Arrangements for part time public servants. The Deputy will be aware that Education Training Boards and Institutes of Technology are bodies corporate which are responsible for the management...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is a matter for the governing body and leadership of Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology to decide the future strategic direction of the institute. While I believe that high quality multi-campus technological universities will contribute to the social and economic fabric of their regions, stand-alone institutes of technology also have a clear mission and a very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department provides funding towards the cost of secretarial and caretaking services in primary schools by means of the Ancillary Services Grant. Within the grant programme, the level and extent of services provided is a matter for the school authorities who, through the discretion afforded by the scheme, apply diverse arrangements for secretarial and caretaking services as resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department plans to provide two new school buildings for Educate Together schools to serve the area referred to by the Deputy. In the case of the primary school, an outline planning application for permanent accommodation for the school at its current temporary location was recently refused by An Bord Pleanála. Officials from my Department are working with officials from Dún...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for additional accommodation comprising a mainstream classroom and staff accommodation. The application was assessed and I am pleased to advise you that the school were allocated funding for a mainstream classroom. However in view of the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, many representations have been received, and much consideration has been given to this matter. As previously outlined, for compelling educational reasons and to safeguard the integrity of the patronage determination process, both the new post-primary school for Maynooth, which opened in September this year to meet demographic need, and the existing post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The selection and enrolment of pupils in schools is the responsibility of the authorities of the individual school. My 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 place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that all schools receive an allocation of additional teaching resources to support children who have mild general learning difficulties or learning support needs under the General Allocation Model in primary schools, or through Learning Support and Resource Teaching allocations at post primary schools. Schools are given guidance on how to identify pupils for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Article 32 of the Student Grant Scheme 2013 provides for the review of eligibility for the award of grant assistance in the event of changes of circumstances in the academic year, including a change in relation to a student's nationality or immigration status. This means that where a student acquires Irish citizenship by naturalisation, or is granted permission to remain, provided for in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (4 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. I wish to advise the Deputy that in view of the need to prioritise available funding for the provision of essential school accommodation, it is not possible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major School Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning. The Stage 2b Detailed Design Submission has been approved by my Department. Due to competing demands on my Department's capital budget, imposed by the need to prioritise the limited funding available for the provision of additional school accommodation to meet increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The assessment of means under my Department's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources. Therefore, all income is assessed from the same starting point, eliminating any distortion which might arise from different spending decisions. The means test arrangements of the student grant scheme are applied nationally. In the case of both employed and self-employed applicants,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Assessment of means under my Department's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources of the applicant and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian, where applicable, with certain social welfare and health service executive payments being exempt. It is necessary, therefore, that information regarding all income, including that from after school/weekend employment, is accounted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The income threshold of €48,811 referred to by the Deputy was the Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) income threshold for students applying for entry in 2014. For 2015 the income thresholds for HEAR applicants have changed to match the higher threshold of the current Student Grant Scheme, for the award of 25% part maintenance. The income limits for HEAR and the Student Grant Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (4 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to which the Deputy refers was recently authorised to proceed to tender. Subject to no issues arising during the tender process a contractor will be appointed as soon as the tender process is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Department does not anticipate that there will be a saving from introducing school based assessment for the Junior Cycle. In fact an additional €5million has been announced for Junior Cycle reform in 2015. This will bring the budget for Junior Cycle reform to €9.3m in 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Data Protection (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The personal public service numbers, similar to other personal data of students, must be obtained and processed in compliance with Data Protection Acts.The responsibility for compliance with the legislation rests with each individual school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The benefits of having teachers assess their own students work, was based on a range of research findings including, for example: - Black and Wiliam, (1998). Inside the Black Box, Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment. London: School of Education, King‟s College. - Crooks, T (1988). The Impact of Classroom Evaluation Practices on Students," Review of Educational Research,...