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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 and 111 together. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level for the current school year is the pupil enrolment at 30 September 2013. There are currently 9,700 wtes (whole time equivalent)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 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 place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 107 and 110 together. My Department does not fund individual Parent Associations, or the Constituent Bodies of the National Parent Council, Post-Primary, as mentioned in the Deputy's question. My Department funds the NPCPP in their capacity as the umbrella body for these associations. The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table. Table...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Association for Principals and Deputy Principals (NAPD) is a recognised representative body for Principals and Deputy Principals at post-primary level. Funding provided by my Department to the NAPD relates to a non-recoupable secondment in respect of the position of Director and funding in respect of the provision by NAPD of supports, training & seminars for principals...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the data which schools were requested to return as part of the social context survey was non-personal, anonymised data. Schools were not asked to return data in relation to the social circumstances of individual pupils. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner had advised that the data protection legislation did not apply to the collection of non...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to provide permanent accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently completing Stage 2a (Developed Design) of the architectural planning process. When that stage is complete, and subject to no other issues arising, the project will progress to Stage 2b (Detailed Design) which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including the allocation of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools. The NCSE operates within my Department's established criteria for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Redundancy Payments (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department will correspond with the managerial authority of the school as soon as possible in relation to the request for the payment of redundancy to the person referred to by the Deputy. On receipt of the relevant details from the managerial authority, officials in my Department will determine if the person is eligible for the payment of redundancy and the amount payable.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware the Exchequer funds tuition fee costs in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study under my Department's Free Fees Initiative. Students who qualify for free fees funding are liable to pay the Student Contribution which, for students who qualify under my Department's Student Grant Scheme, is paid on their behalf by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Poverty (3 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the National Policy Framework for Children and Young People - Better Outcomes, Brighter Futures, the Department of Social Protection is leading on the implementation of a multidimensional approach to tackling child poverty, including the issue of child food poverty, in conjunction with my Department, the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and other relevant Departments and...

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

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the data which schools were requested to return as part of the social context survey was non-personal, anonymised data. Schools were not asked to return data in relation to the social circumstances of individual pupils. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner had advised that the data protection legislation did not apply to the collection of non...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Garda vetting arrangements for the schools sector operate on a non-statutory basis and have been in place for new employees since 2006. The vetting arrangements were updated in 2010 and are set out in Department Circular 0063/2010. The vetting arrangements will operate on a statutory basis when the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Act 2012 is commenced. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 Dec 2014)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Teaching Council, the professional regulatory body for teachers, is the body with statutory responsibility since 2006 for the registration of teachers. I as Minister for Education and Skills have no direct function in relation to the registration of individual teachers. I understand the person referred to by the Deputy was conditionally registered by the Teaching Council as a Post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Eligibility (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school referred to by the Deputy has applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for the removal of trees. The application is currently being assessed and the school authority will be notified of the outcome of this assessment as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: A building project is a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor, specialist sub-contractors, domestic sub-contractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant etc. In general all sub-contractors employed on education sector building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly by the Main Contractor through other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The correspondence in question has been brought to my attention and I have issued a response to it. I have also requested my officials to respond directly in detail on some of the issues raised in the letter and subsequent related e-mail; I am advised that this response will issue presently. It is, in my view, reasonable to conclude that the Department has maintained a consistent position...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes Administration (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Absence and Sickness Policy is in place for participants on training courses. The policy makes provision for trainees to be paid for periods of illness where appropriate. There are no plan to review the policy at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (2 Dec 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act, which became operational on 28 January this year provides that teachers in recognised schools must be registered with the Teaching Council, the professional standards body for teachers, to be paid by the State. Alongside Section 30, the Education Act 1998 (Unregistered Persons) Regulations 2014 were also put in place. This allows schools only in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (2 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...