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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Value for Money Reviews (6 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: A report of a value for money review of small primary schools was submitted to my predecessor in April 2013. This review was part of the normal review processes undertaken by all Departments on an annual basis on selected areas of expenditure. It was conducted by a Steering Committee, comprising civil servants from relevant Government Departments and was led by an independent external...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (6 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Data are currently provided by institutions in the third-level sector for the following pay ranges: €100-125k, €125-150k, €150-200k and over €200k. In this regard, the following are the most recent data supplied: - 67 staff earn in excess of €200k; - 83 staff earn between €150-200k; - 943 staff earn between €100-150k. - 129 of those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (6 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, it is the duty of the Patron to appoint, where practicable, a Board of Management. The Education Act 1998 also provides that the Patron may appoint a person or persons to manage the school in circumstances where the appointment of a Board is not practicable or where the Patron has dissolved the Board and pending the appointment of a new Board...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (6 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: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy could not be compiled in the time available, but will be forwarded to the Deputy once available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (6 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information requested by the Deputy could not be compiled in the time available, but will be forwarded to the Deputy once available.

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Technological Universities (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The reason I have appointed Mr. Kelly is because the project had gone off the rails and Waterford pulled out of the process. What I want Mr. Kelly to do is not just to consult but to come up with a plan as to how we move forward and to come up with it quickly. I want him to get the two institutions focusing on what this technological university will be like, what services it will deliver to...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Technological Universities (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: No. The Minister of State at the Department of Health is taking it

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Technological Universities (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I thank Senator Cullinane for raising this issue. It is a high priority for the Government. We are implementing a higher education reform programme that will significantly enhance the quality of higher education for our country and our region. I welcome Senator Cullinane's support for the process. There are no dark forces at work or games being played on this issue within the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The major building project to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is in architectural planning. The Design Team are currently working on Stage 2a (Developed Sketch Design) and a draft Stage 2A report was recently submitted for review by my Department. This will be followed by a Stage 2A stakeholders meeting which will include the school and its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The full accommodation start-up costs of all new primary and post-primary schools are met by the Department. This will vary from school to school depending on the accommodation being provided. Furniture and equipment grants are all also paid together with staff salaries, capitation grants and book grants. Ancillary grants for caretaking and secretarial support are also provided. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Provision is made for the inclusion of religious education on the curriculum for primary schools. Thirty minutes of the standard school day of five hours and forty minutes is allocated for this purpose. It is the case that the vast majority of primary schools are Catholic in ethos and accordingly preparation for catholic sacraments forms part of the religious education curricula in such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Universities Act, 1997, universities are autonomous statutory institutions. They are academically independent and the level of tuition fees charged for their Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) programmes is a matter for the institutions themselves to determine. GEM students pursue these programmes as second degree courses and consequently are not eligible for free fees funding or for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 162 to 164, inclusive, and 169 to 174, inclusive, together. The Protestant Block Grant is a fund provided by my Department to the Secondary Education Committee (SEC), an organisation run by the churches involved in managing the Protestant secondary schools. The SEC administers the fund provided by my Department. The SEC disburses funds to the Protestant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) is a key support under the DEIS School Support Programme and part of the new integrated service delivery model for educational welfare services – One Child. Operational responsibility for HSCL lies within the Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency (Tusla) which also has direct management responsibility for the HSCL...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Annual Student Contribution is levied on learners attending Institutes of Technology. The amount due from apprentices is calculated on a pro rata basis of the time which they spend in Institutes of Technology during the academic year. Since 2004, FÁS/SOLAS has paid over 70% of the Annual Student Contribution due in respect of apprentices, with apprentices themselves paying the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: For the Deputy's information the Major Building Project for the school, is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals (including Planning Permission) have been received and the Stage 2(b) submission for the project is expected in the Department by the end of the year. When the Stage 2(b) submission has been received, my Department will be in further contact with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the Student Grant Scheme, an approved course is defined as a full-time undergraduate course of at least two years duration or a full-time postgraduate course of not less than one year duration pursued in an approved institution. In order to be considered for a grant a student is required, under Section 8 (1) (b) of the Student Support Act 2011, to be pursuing a full-time course. There...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent and CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to my Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. At post primary level for the current school year teachers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Nov 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is 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 State....