Results 41-60 of 100 for 5 million speaker:Joe McHugh

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (26 Jun 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...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the need to improve capitation funding for schools and in the Action Plan for Education, I have committed to the restoration of capitation. 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 this autumn. Over the course of the school year 2019-20, an additional...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Funding (25 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: Budget 2019 marks the third year of a major reinvestment in education. In 2019, the budget for the Department of Education and Skills will increase by €674 million, which represents a 6.7% increase on last year's budget. In total, the education budget will have increased by €1.7 billion compared with 2016. I am holding a symposium tomorrow to engage with people and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Back to School Costs (25 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...the Taoiseach. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (18 Jun 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (13 Jun 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...Government. This Government is spending nearly one euro in every five of the education budget on special education – about €1.9 billion in 2019.  This includes an allocation of over €300 million towards providing additional resources specifically to support students with Autism in schools. The work of my Department in relation to special education is...

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

Joe McHugh: I fully recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools. In the period 2011 to 2015 the capitation and related grants for schools were reduced by just over 11% in aggregate.   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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (22 May 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...- 2020. The starting salary for a registered teacher commencing teaching for the first time in October 2020 will be €37,600. The annual cost of restoring the H.Dip allowance is estimated at €7 million. In addition to the qualification allowances , another 5 allowances were withdrawn. The estimated annual cost of restoring these allowances to new entry teachers in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: .... 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 May 2019)

Joe McHugh: .... At present, the Department of Education and Skills is investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8 bn 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 in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (16 Apr 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...we are investing heavily in supporting our children with special educational needs, with €1.8 billion being spent annually, which is almost €1 in every €5, or 19% of the overall education budget. This includes an allocation of over €300 million towards providing additional resources specifically to support students with autism in schools. Since 2011, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (9 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: 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 for primary and post primary schools that will apply from the start of the 2019/20 school year. I fully recognise the need to further improve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 Apr 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. Over the course of the school year 2019/20, an additional €10 million will be allocated to primary and post primary schools, of which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...them, cater for all children who have been identified as needing special class placements. 160 new special classes have been opened for the 2018/19 school year, which means there are now 1,459 special classes in place, compared to 548 in 2011. Of these, 321 are Post Primary ASD special classes, compared to 72 in 2011. Individual school boards of management are responsible for the...

Retention of Records Bill 2019: Second Stage (2 Apr 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...of Education and Skills and transferred to the custody of the National Archives; that on their transfer to the National Archives the records will be withheld from public inspection for a period of not less than 75 years; that access to the records may only be possible at that point when regulations are made by the Minister; and that a number of provisions of the National Archives Act 1986...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Mar 2019)

Joe McHugh: ....  Capitation Grants are paid to all schools including those with special classes, and to Special Schools, on the basis of enrolments. Additional funding has been made available 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...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019: Second Stage (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Joe McHugh: ...understanding was signed after the referendum in 2016 and although there is uncertainty, we can control certain elements. One of these is continued collaboration and the shared understanding that co-operation is important across the education spectrum. This brings me to Part 5 of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2019, which seeks...