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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Correspondence has issued to the person referred to by the Deputy on the 5th June 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. The arrangements for panel access for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147, 175 and 206 together. I published detailed guidance on calculated grades on 21 May. The document sets out information on the process of estimating marks for students to receive calculated grades. The document, together with Frequently Asked Questions, are available on gov.ie/leavingcertificate. Where a student is not connected to a school and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department is planning to provide a summer education programme for children with significant special educational needs as soon as it is safe to do so and in accordance with public health advice. It is intended that this programme will be similar to the July Provision of previous years. The Summer Education Programme will take place for children with significant special educational needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: A Project Manager has been appointed to assist my Department in the delivery of interim accommodation for the new schools to be established in 2020 and 2021. A planning application for the school to which the Deputy refers was lodged with the relevant Local Authority on 20 May 2020 and a decision is awaited. The tendering process for the procurement of prefabricated accommodation for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The permanent building for the Gaelscoil to which the Deputy refers will also be progressed at the same location. The school has been advised that its permanent building project has been assigned for delivery under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: My Department’s website shows the current position on all school projects on the Capital Programme, as well as listing the schools that have had large-scale projects completed from 2010 to date. These are listed on a county basis. The information is available at www.education.ie and is updated regularly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (9 Jun 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: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: The Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) independently administers the HPAT on behalf of the universities’ medical schools and the RCSI. Neither I nor my Department has a function in the administration of the HPAT, and my Department does not hold information in relation to the number of students taking the HPAT. I published detailed guidance for schools on calculated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is currently assessing an application, from the school in question, for capital funding. Officials have been communicating with the school authority and additional information sought has now been received. The information is being reviewed and the school authority will be informed of a decision in relation to this application shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Ensuring that every child has a suitable school placement is a key objective of my Department. Significant resources are allocated each year to ensure that appropriate supports are available for children with special educational needs. Since 2011, the number of special classes in mainstream schools has increased almost threefold, from 548 to 1,618 for the 2019/2020 school year. The National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: To assist with the development of contingency plans for the re-opening and operation of schools in an environment that may require social distancing and other public health requirements, my Department is engaging with education partners and relevant stakeholders. As part of this engagement, each of the education partners were given the opportunity to outline the key issues that they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: On the 1st May 2020, the Taoiseach announced as part of the "Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business" that schools will commence opening on a phased basis at the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year. My Department is currently working with the Education Partners and relevant stakeholders in planning for this re-opening which will be based on public health advice. As part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Options in relation to the location of interim accommodation to facilitate the school to which the Deputy refers are still under consideration. It is envisaged that the school will open in suitable interim accommodation for the 2020/2021 academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: Following the school closure in March 2020, my Department published a range of guidance to assist schools and teachers in ensuring continuity of teaching and learning for students as well as supporting their wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic. This guidance aimed, inter alia, to ensure regular engagement of students in lessons, tasks and learning experiences across the range of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: At postgraduate level, eligible students attending an approved course in an approved institution may receive supports via the statutory based Student Grant Scheme. To qualify for grant support, a grant applicant must meet various criteria including those relating to means, residency, nationality and progression. The decision on eligibility for grant assistance is a matter for the student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I published detailed guidance for schools on calculated grades on 21 May. The document sets out information on the process of estimating marks for students to receive calculated grades, and this has been sent to all schools. The document, together with Frequently Asked Questions, are available on www.gov.ie/leavingcertificate. Additional guidance to schools on the avoidance of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: To assist with the development of contingency plans for the re-opening and operation of schools in an environment that may require social distancing and other public health requirements, my Department is engaging with education partners and relevant stakeholders which include representatives of students, parents, school staff, school leadership and management bodies on planning arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Jun 2020)

Joe McHugh: I acknowledge that this is a particularly challenging time for all students, and parents across the education system, but particularly for those students who will be transferring from primary to post-primary school. I recognise that at this stage of the school year, teachers focus in particular on supporting the children who will be leaving the school to start the next stage of their...