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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under this scheme schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the panel of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 Nov 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: International Education (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: A number of reforms which I announced together with the Minister for Justice and Equality on 2nd September are currently being implemented to strengthen the regulation of international education in Ireland. The policy document Regulatory Reform of the International Education Sector and the Student Immigration Regime, which explains the rationale for these reforms, was published in September...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm that my Department is aware of the Patron's proposal to amalgamate the schools referred to by the Deputy. As the Deputy will be aware, the decision making authority for any amalgamation belongs to the Patron of a school, subject to the approval of the Minister for Education and Skills. Amalgamation proposals must first involve consultation with all of the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (25 Nov 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 Closures (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 429 and 430 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is aware, that owing to the death of the school's owner, that the school in question will close. The school management indicated that they have advised the school community of the impending closure so that parents can make alternative arrangements for their children. The school did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 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: Teacher Statistics (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The position is that Education and Training Boards are statutory bodies with their own corporate status established under the Education and Training Boards Act 2013. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual ETB subject to provisions set out in Section 24 of the Education Act 1998, as amended. The information requested by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The financial allocation to the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) to pay teachers, special needs assistants, administrative and maintenance staff, for the day to day running of schools and head offices and for certain other programmes is known as the general and post primary programme grant. The grant is divided between pay and non-pay. Funding in respect of 2013 was allocated on a 12...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department has confirmed with SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) that the application of the student referred to by the Deputy was assessed based on the information provided by the student in her online application. As SUSI did not have access to the applicant's course details or previous education at the initial assessment stage, the application was processed according to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The documents to which the Deputy refers relate to correspondence between a pre-school provider and my Department relating to payment arrangements for children for whom home tuition had already been approved. Applications for home tuition for individual children are considered and approved on a case by case basis and with reference to criteria specific to the circumstances of the children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will appreciate that in the absence of all of the relevant details in respect of the scenario referred to by the Deputy, it is not be possible for me to give a definitive response in this case. By way of background, I wish to advise that the Report of the Action Group on Access to Third Level Education (2001) made detailed recommendations concerning the introduction of special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: It is my Department's intention to introduce the revised salary scales for staff whose first appointments were in 2011 at the end of January 2015.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Patron's office has advised my Department that the information in question was sent to the Boards of Management of the four schools on 6th October. It is important to note that on each of these four Boards of Management there are two elected parent nominees, one mother and one father. These parents are elected by the whole parent body of the individual schools. The Patron's Office has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Based on latest available expenditure returns, my Department is likely to require a supplementary estimate in 2014. This will be required both for technical adjustment reasons and to meet the cost of upward expenditure pressures on the Vote, mainly in relation to superannuation awards. The amount of the supplementary estimate required is currently the subject of discussions with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that I announced today the payment of the Minor Works Grant 2014/2015. The grant will issue to all primary schools with permanent recognition next week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department's 2013 capital expenditure at the end of November 2013 amounted to €381m. The 2014 capital position to date reveals an expenditure in excess of €450m. The exact level of funding incurred on the various capital programmes in 2014 will only become available following the conclusion of payments for this year at the end of December. I am pleased to inform the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (25 Nov 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: Schools Health and Safety (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. It is important that the school management authority requests parents to ensure that the school is made aware of any medical condition suffered by any pupil attending. Where the school is aware of potential difficulties that may arise as a consequence of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (25 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: School Management Authorities may apply for funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils or staff members under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme. Any application must be accompanied with confirmation of the nature and extent of the special need, suggestions as to how existing accommodation could be modified to accommodate the pupil or staff member and in the case...