Seán Ó Fearghaíl (Kildare South, Fianna Fail)
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783. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools that have not implemented the Stay Safe programme; the number that have indicated to her Department that they will not be implementing it or will do so subject to qualification; if she will provide in tabular form a breakdown of where these schools are located; when the implementation of the Stay Safe programme was last audited by her Department; if the audit showed that there are schools that indicated they were having problems implementing the policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1081/15]

Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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My Department conducted a 'Lifeskills' survey of all primary and post primary schools in 2012. The results of this survey were published by my Department in January 2014.

The data from the Lifeskills survey indicate that approximately 99% of respondent primary schools have a 'Stay Safe' programme in place. This represents an increase in four percentage points since the previous Lifeskills survey in 2009.

Schools were also asked, through the 2012 Lifeskills survey, if they supported their pupils to develop the skills of identifying and responding to unsafe situations. 100% of respondent schools indicated that they helped children to identify such situations, to know when and how to seek help, and to say no to keeping secrets. A similar response was achieved through the Lifeskills survey in 2009.

The Lifeskills survey is conducted every 3 years. I will be launching the next Lifeskills survey in the next month.