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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The information sought by the Deputy relates to the day to day affairs of Caranua. As I have no role in relation to such matters I have arranged to have the Deputy's question forwarded to Caranua with a view to having the information provided to him directly as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: An Bord Pleanála refused planning permission for the proposed Memorial, which was to be integrated with the Garden of Remembrance, in November 2013. Subsequently, the Memorial Committee advised that the Journey of Light proposal was not transferable to another site as it is inextricably linked with the Garden of Remembrance. Neither did it consider that the Board's decision should be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1363, 1366, 1369 and 1431 together. Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Caranua provides regular updates on its website (www.caranua.ie) in regard to the number of applications received and related matters. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1364 and 1368 together. In accordance with section 30 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 all expenses and other costs incurred by Caranua are met from the investment account established by the NTMA and funded from contributions received from religious congregations. Caranua's annual accounts, which it is required to prepare under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Remuneration (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy will be aware, a set of proposals for a public service agreement were put forward by the Labour Relations Commission which now form the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013-2016 (the Haddington Road Agreement). One aspect of this Agreement relates to supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and as both Unions that represent SNAs namely, SIPTU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: All expenditure incurred by the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Caranua) in the performance of its functions, including its payroll costs, are met from the investment account operated by the National Treasury Management Agency. In accordance with the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 the investment account is financed from the contributions from the religious...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, my predecessor asked Caranua to keep the matter of reaching out to those former residents who had not applied under review so as to ensure the greatest level of uptake of the funding available. The Deputy will also be aware that there was a delay in processing applications, which arose due to the number of applications and calls received being higher than expected and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1371 and 1377 together. The results of the 2012 Lifeskills survey, which were published by my Department in February 2014, indicated that approximately 30% of post primary schools have vending machines or school shops which sell fizzy drinks, sweets and crisps. This figure was down from 35% in the 2009 survey. The income generated by vending machines is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The table contains the capitation rates for Primary Schools in each of the last seven years. This Government has sought to protect education spending and maintain frontline education services as far as possible. However, levels of educational expenditure cannot be determined in a manner that ignores the economic reality.Consequently there is no scope to reverse the decision to reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Circular Letter 0062/2013 which was published as the Minor Works Grant for the school year 2013/2014 issued last November states "the grant will only be paid in future years as funding permits". The focus under the Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme 2012-2016 is on meeting the demand for additional school places. Consequently, there is no funding provided at this time in the 2014...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As part of Ireland's response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ms Louise O'Keeffe and to inform its Action Plan in relation to same, the Government has initiated a review of current and planned child protection mechanisms in the school system to assess the extent to which issues identified in the judgement have been addressed in the period since 1973. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The State Claims Agency has forwarded its review of day school abuse cases to identify those that come within the parameters of the judgment to my Department. My Department is currently considering this review in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General and I expect to be in a position to report back to Government on this matter in the near future.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: An appeal from the student referred to by the Deputy was considered by the independent Student Grants Appeals Board on the 22nd July, 2014 and the student was requested to provide additional information. Additional information has been received and the application will be re-assessed and the student will be notified directly by the Student Grants Appeals Board of the outcome.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for the delivery of the amalgamated school, in question, has been devolved to the Office of Public Works (OPW). The OPW and its Design Team are currently completing the Stage 2(a) Submission (Developed Sketch Design). When complete, approval will be given to the OPW to proceed to Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which involves obtaining planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Information is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possilbe.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2016 (Haddington Road Agreement) provides that revised salary scales shall be prepared for same grade entrants to the public service (including for example teachers) to incorporate the revision of salary scales introduced in 2011, in order to address the imbalance between those who entered the Public Service since 2011 and those who entered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Carer's Benefit Applications (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Carer's leave allows employees to take temporary unpaid leave to enable them personally to provide full time care and attention for a person who is in need of such care. The suggested timeline for applying for leave is 6 weeks in advance of the start date of the leave. Since the transfer of certain Human Resource (HR) and Pensions functions from this Department to PeoplePoint (HR and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's 5 year construction programme. The project is currently at an early architectural planning stage which involves the development of design drawings. When this process is complete a meeting will be arranged with the school authority to provide an update on the design and the remaining stages of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take questions 1384 and 1385 together. Funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme for repairs to Department owned prefabs that were damaged during the storms earlier this year at the school referred to by the Deputy has recently been approved. As a contract to have these works carried out has not been awarded, the amount of funding provided is commercially sensitive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Years Strategy Implementation (17 Sep 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My intention is to establish an advisory group on early years education later on this year. This advisory group will have representatives from relevant stakeholders, parents, non-governmental organisations, and statutory agencies. I don't see the advisory group as having a role in producing a report on early years education. The group will, instead, be convened as required, to ensure...