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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Asylum Seekers (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department provides a range of supports to schools to meet the identified additional educational needs of the children and young people in the primary and post-primary systems.  These include additional resource teachers, special educational needs supports, and services from  National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS), Schools participating in the DEIS Programme may...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 394 together. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) is responsible for the recruitment of individuals to supervise and mark the examinations. At present, suitably qualified teachers are eligible to apply for such positions. The 2020 Leaving Certificate examinations have been postponed until a future date when it will be safe to run them. The SEC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The NDFA is currently undertaking the second phase of the process of appointment of multi-disciplinary technical advisors (design teams) for these projects. This process will involve a number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The delivery of a new building for the school to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB).  The Stage 1 (preliminary design) process has recently been completed and the project has commenced Stage 2A (detailed design).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The joint project for the schools referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of the tender process. My Department is currently awaiting the return of the supplementary tender report. Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that construction should commence following the finalisation of the tender process with a contract duration of approximately 22 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The major project for the construction of the new school building for the school referred to by the deputy is at an advanced stage of the tender process and my Department is currently awaiting the return of the supplementary tender report. Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that construction should commence following the finalisation of the tender process with a contract...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The NDFA is currently undertaking the second phase of the process of appointment of multi-disciplinary technical advisors (design teams) for these projects. This process will involve a number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm for the Deputy that my Department is currently undertaking a site identification exercise in order to appraise suitable sites for the school to which you refer. This exercise is being conducted in line with current restrictions in place due to the covid-19 pandemic, nevertheless, my officials are making progress on the exercise.  Due to obvious commercial sensitivities, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 346 and 347 together. The schools referred to by the Deputy are due to amalgamate. Both schools will continue to operate from the existing school sites until a new school building is provided for the amalgamated school. The new amalgamated school building will enable facilities to be modernised in an energy efficient building that will be compliant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department is in receipt of an application, for capital funding for additional school accommodation, from the school referred to by the Deputy.  The application is under consideration and officials have recently sought additional information from the School authority in this regard.  As soon as this information is received the application will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am conscious of the difficulties being experienced by students and their families as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of the importance of the Student Grant Scheme and related supports, such as the Student Assistance Fund and the Fund for Students with Disabilities. These supports have a fundamental role in assisting families who are putting their children through further and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: The decision on eligibility for a student grant is a matter for the centralised student grant awarding authority SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland) to determine.  The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment will not affect student grants in the academic year 2019/20. Students will continue to receive their maintenance grants as normal and the duration or value of the grant will not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm to the Deputy  that the school referred to, has submitted an application to my Department, for capital funding, under the 'Additional School Accommodation' scheme. The application is under consideration and officials have recently sought additional information from the School authority in this regard.  As soon as this information is received the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I can confirm that my Department has received an application for capital funding from the school, to which the Deputy refers, for a Sports Hall. Under the National Development Plan, increased funding has been provided for the school sector capital investment programme. This funding allows for a continued focus on the provision of new permanent school places to keep pace with demographic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am committed to running a summer Provision type programme for children with complex needs this year as soon as it is safe to do so and in accordance with public health advice.  My Department is exploring a number of options for a summer education programme for children with complex special needs. The primary aim of the proposed programme would be to limit potential regression in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am committed to running a summer Provision type programme for children with complex needs this year as soon as it is safe to do so and in accordance with public health advice.  My Department is exploring a number of options for a summer education programme for children with complex special needs. The primary aim of the proposed programme would be to limit potential regression in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Phase one of the roadmap to ease Covid-19 restrictions and reopen Ireland’s economy and society sets out that school buildings will be open for access by teachers for organisation and distribution of remote learning from the 18 May. The 5km limit does not apply in this circumstance. My Department has published guidance to assist school staff accessing schools on the 18May which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Since the onset of the Covid-19 outbreak, significant work has been undertaken by a stakeholder group chaired by the Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and including the representative bodies of education providers to address issues relating to the maintenance of the quality and standards of teaching and learning, assessment and qualifications. This group has focused on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: Like 2019, it is anticipated that the majority of my Department’s Third Level bursaries for 2020 will be awarded once results have issued with some bursaries withheld until all the appeals processes have been exhausted.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 May 2020)

Joe McHugh: I am committed to running a summer Provision type programme for children with complex needs this year as soon as it is safe to do so and in accordance with public health advice.  My Department is exploring a number of options for a summer education programme for children with complex special needs. The primary aim of the proposed programme would be to limit potential regression in...