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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Staff Remuneration (23 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The salaries for posts of chief executive officer (CEO) are calculated in accordance with specific salary scales. It should be noted that for posts affected by the Haddington Road Agreement, salaries have been cut by 5.5% for those earning between €65,000 and €80,000, 8% for those earning between €80,000 and €150,000, 9% for employees on €150,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The standards based apprenticeship scheme is a demand driven alternance programme. The continuity of apprentice registrations and the number of apprentices registered with SOLAS is determined by individual employers within a broad range of occupational sectors. Consequently, the number of construction related apprentices being registered with SOLAS is determined initially by employers within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department does not compile statistical data on an electoral or constituency area basis. For school planning purposes the country is divided into geographic districts known as feeder areas each with several primary schools feeding into a post-primary centre with one or more post-primary schools. The information requested by the Deputy will, therefore, have to be reconfigured into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is satisfied that there is sufficient demand in the area for the school to which the Deputy refers to grow to 16 classrooms when fully developed, which would accommodate in the region of 448 pupils. In this regard, the Department understands that there is already sizeable interest from parents for enrolment for 2015. This development in year two onwards would be in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The site acquisition process to secure a permanent site for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently in train and my Department is working closely with South Dublin County Council in this regard. However, due to sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, it is not possible to provide further information in relation to the ongoing work to acquire a site at this time....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Department's five year building programme to proceed to Tender and Construction in 2015/16. This new school will operate under the patronage of the local Education and Training Board. The Design Team has been appointed and are working on the early stages of architectural planning. The design team appointed were the winners of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware the purpose of the Home Tuition Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement. Provision is also made for early educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is continuing to monitor enrolments in the area concerned and in that regard my Department approved additional accommodation in that area to provide additional school places for September 2014. In recent days my Department has been made aware of 4 pupils who do not currently have a Post Primary place in the area concerned. I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department is currently analysing the latest demographic data on a nationwide basis to determine where further school accommodation might be needed from 2015 onwards. This process includes the Greystones, Delgany and Kilcoole areas. When this exercise has been completed, I will announce details of where additional school accommodation, including new schools, might be required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2013, the school referred to by the Deputy was approved devolved funding to replace temporary accommodation under my Departments Additional Accommodation Scheme. Additional funding to provide car parking spaces on the school site to facilitate improved drop off and pick up areas was also approved and works have been completed. All approved funding has been drawn down by the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of the Budget 2012 decisions, the number of pupils required to gain and retain a classroom teaching post in small primary schools was gradually increased between September 2012 and September 2014. The final phase of the budget measure took effect from September 2014. Educational quality for the pupils has to be one of the main criteria in any consideration of primary school size....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Services (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 219 and 224 together. By way of context I can inform the Deputy that my Department adopts a holistic and integrated approach to supporting the work of schools in promoting positive mental health and to supporting students with a broad range of problems. 'Mental health difficulties' are considered to be encompassed within the area of behavioural, emotional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 to 223, inclusive, together. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations (RACE scheme) designed to assist candidates with special needs at the certificate examinations. Within the context of the RACE scheme the term 'special need' applies to candidates who have a physical disability, including visual and hearing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Statistics (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The staffing appeal process at primary level includes the provision whereby schools with a high concentration of pupils requiring English as an additional language (EAL) can apply for further additional temporary language support posts. The appeal criteria are set out in Circular 0007/2014. Appeals must be submitted to Primary Allocations Section, Department of Education and Skills, on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Participation (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means. I regret that the information requested in not collated in the format requested by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Grants (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Officials in my Department have confirmed with Student Universal Support Ireland that the grant applications of the student referred to by the Deputy and her sister are currently under review and the students will be informed directly of the outcome of the review. If an individual applicant considers that she/he has been unjustly refused a student grant, she/he may appeal, in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I understand from SUSI that an overpayment of a grant is required to be repaid by the student referred to by the Deputy in accordance with the Student Support Act 2011 and the Student Grant Scheme. SUSI implements a repayment policy under which students are asked to agree a repayment plan that is appropriate to their circumstances. SUSI deals with such repayments carefully and sensitively...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In 2007, a Records Manager was appointed, under a two-year contract, to assist in formulating my Department's Records Retention and Disposition Schedule which sets out how long records should be held and the various disposition options. It is not the practice of my Department to employ an archivist to examine records and archives. My Department adheres to the provisions of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (18 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The costs involved in renting off-site storage for my Department's records is a matter for the Property Management Section of the Office of Public Works, which acts on behalf of my Department in relation to the rental of off-site storage. Each body under the aegis of my Department is responsible for the storage of its own records and the inforamtion is not centrally collated.