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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staffing (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) are responsible for the allocation of teaching staff and a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support to schools, including special schools. The terms of circular 42/11, Staffing in Special Schools, in conjunction with Circular 38/10, Staffing Arrangements for Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staffing (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements for the 2014/15...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Technical Working Group will develop and pilot a model of teacher supply and will generate policy recommendations for consideration by the Teaching Council in formulating advice for submission to the Minister for Education and skills on the matter of teacher supply. It is expected that an initial report will be received from the Teaching Council later this year and a final report is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that students with a special educational need, including those with an autism spectrum disorder, have a range of options available to them in the higher and further education sectors. Some students choose to participate in educational programmes through further adult educational programmes or in adult settings. While the Department of Health and Children/Health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school to which he refers. The application is currently being considered and my Department will be in further contact with the school as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of improved accommodation for the school to which he refers is at the early stages of the architectural planning process. I understand that the school has since requested a revision of the accommodation schedule and that this is now being considered by the school's Patron in conjunction with the school. The matter can be considered further when...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department has received an application for improved accommodation from the school to which he refers. My officials will be in contact with the school relating to this application shortly. In the meantime, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has provided funding to the school under the Emergency Works Scheme to carry out essential repairs to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The NCCA has recently provided me with a new specification for Leaving Certificate Physics. The NCCA has notified the Department that before the specification is made available to all schools that it will trial, in particular the proposed new practical examination. It is expected that the new Physics specification, when it is introduced, will not only attract more higher level students but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Educational Welfare Service of the Child and Family Agency or Túsla is the statutory agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. Túlsa falls within the aegis of my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs. Formerly, assistance to parents with schools placements was provided by the National Educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Relations Contracts Expenditure (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: My Department did not incur any expenditure on external public relations in 2013 or to date in 2014. It is not possible to estimate future public relations expenditure as the need for PR services can arise at any time in the context of initiatives and policy decisions relating to education and skills programmes. The information requested by the Deputy in respect of agencies is not held...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: This is an operational matter for the City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) and I have asked the CDETB to contact the Deputy directly to clarify the position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 and 321 together. I understand that in the case of the student referred to by the Deputy that the appeal was considered by the Student Grants Appeals Board on 14 January 2014 and that the student was advised of his options in the letter which issued by the Appeals Board, which are that he may appeal to the High Court on a point of law under Section 21(6)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The National Council for Special Education published its Report on a Proposed New Model for Allocating Teachers for Students with Special Educational Needs on 18th June 2014. The report recommends that a new allocation model should be developed, based on a schools educational profile, while also providing a baseline allocation to every mainstream school in order to support inclusion. It was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Administration (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: Under my Department's Summer Works Scheme, funding is allocated on a devolved basis to schools to allow school management authorities carry out building or improvement works. 70% of approved grant (or cost of works, whichever is the lesser) is paid to school authority once confirmation is received that works have commenced. The 30% balance is paid when works are complete. A devolved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Incidence (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Deputy will be aware that the establishment of a network of autism-specific special classes in schools across the country to cater for children with autism has been a key educational priority in recent years. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), is responsible for processing applications from primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On 27th January 2014 the Department approved an acting Education Officer post in Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (ETB) for 6 months and the ETB currently has an acting Education Officer in place. The ETB has not requested an extension to this arrangement. Kildare and Wicklow ETB also currently has two Adult Education Officers. The Project Management Office of the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: The Major School Building Project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning. Due to issues with the Mechanical & Electrical Submission for the project, the Board of Management has requested their Consultant Mechanical & Electrical Engineer to submit a revised Stage 2a Report. Once this report has been submitted to my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (15 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In October 2011, my predecessor announced and published the headquarter and sub office locations where VECs were being merged as a result of the Government decision to reduce the 33 vocational education committees (VECs) to 16 new entities, to be known as education and training boards (ETBs). It is a matter for the chief executive of each ETB to work through and judge what the best approach...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (10 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: In March of this year, I announced the approval of some 56 social housing construction projects with an overall value of some €68 million under the local authority housing construction programme for 2014-2015. Some €1.1million was approved in respect of a proposal submitted by North Tipperary County Council, now Tipperary County Council, for the acquisition and refurbishment of...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage to Rent Scheme Administration (10 Jul 2014)

Jan O'Sullivan: On foot of the recommendations of the Keane Report on mortgage arrears, the Government launched a Mortgage to Rent scheme on a pilot basis in February 2012. This scheme was extended nationally in June 2012, targeting those low income families whose mortgage situation is unsustainable and where there is little or no prospect of a significant change in circumstances in the foreseeable future....