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Seanad: Education (Student and Parent Charter) Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Oct 2019)

Joe McHugh: My reply to the debate may be brief as I am due to be in the Dáil at 5 p.m. If the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, appears, I will disappear. Rather than read the prepared concluding speech, I will take the time to make a few points. First, I welcome greatly the tone and approach of the House to the Bill, on which we will work together. There are areas where we can try to meet,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Interim Report on Reduced Timetables: Minister for Education and Skills (24 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the Government is making. This year’s education budget is €10.8 billion. This highlights the Government’s strong belief in and commitment to the power of education. Nearly €1 in every €5 of this year’s budget, or about €1.9 billion, is being invested in supporting children with special educational needs, including those with challenging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (19 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: The Schools Bundle 5 Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme comprises five school buildings and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells.  Completion of these projects was delayed due to the liquidation of Carillion Construction Ltd in January 2018 and the examinership and subsequent liquidation of Carillion’s sub-contractor,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marked the third year of a major reinvestment in education. The budget for the Department of Education and Skills has increased by €674 million this year, a 6.7% increase on last year. In total, the Education budget has increased by €1.7 billion compared to 2016. This school year sees the numbers employed in our schools reach the highest ever level. Over 1,300...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 246 and 248 together. I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. The estimated cost of restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. The estimated cost of restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the need to improve capitation funding for schools. Capitation grants are the main funding mechanism for schools to enable them meet their day to day running costs. Budget 2019 provided for a 5% increase in Capitation funding for primary and post primary schools which will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...32/2017) and referenced the need for schools to do everything possible to keep costs down for parents. I do, however, fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (6 Sep 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...restoration by improving capitation funding for all schools. My Department has not issued a premium in capitation grants under this circular letter. In 2019, my Department has provided for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post-primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/2020 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...evidence of having adopted the principles of cost-effective practice, my Department recognises the need to improve capitation funding for all schools. To this end, in 2019, my Department has provided for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. The estimated cost of restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. The estimated cost of restoring...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year.  The first and full year costs of this increase is €4 million and €10 million respectively. In addition to the 5% increase above...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2019 (10 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...€47m (net) of additional investment in the Higher and Further and Training Education Sectors. On foot of decisions taken in Budget 2019, the levy increased to 0.9 per cent in 2019 providing €69 million (net) of additional investment in higher and further education and training bringing the total expenditure allocation from the NTF to €486 million in 2019. A further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (10 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The estimated full year cost of increasing the capitation grant by 50% to DEIS schools at primary and post-primary level is €22.9 million. I am pleased to have been able to provide for a 5% increase in capitation funding for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (10 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: The estimated full year cost of increasing the capitation grant rate at primary and post-primary level by €10 per pupil is €9.4 million. The first and full year costs of increasing the capitation grant at primary and secondary level by 5% is €4 million and €10 million respectively. I am pleased to have been able to provide for this 5% increase in capitation funding...

Special Educational Needs: Motion [Private Members] (9 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...potential. I know that is exactly what everyone will articulate tonight. It is something that has been echoed by those Deputies who have already spoken. Every time I speak publicly on this issue, we talk about the resources we are applying. We are putting in almost €2 billion out of an overall budget of €11 billion. However, while €1 in €5 is going into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (4 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...together. At present, the Department of Education and Skills is investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8bn being spent annually, about €1 in every 5 of the education budget. Investment in this area includes an allocation of over €300 million towards providing additional resources specifically to support students with Autism...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (2 Jul 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...this Government. In the Action Plan for Education, I have committed to the restoration of capitation payments. My Department has commenced the process of restoring capitation this year with a 5% increase in capitation funding that will apply from the start of the 2019/2020 school year. As the Deputy may be aware, my colleague, the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social...