Written Answers Nos. 192-204
192. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills when her review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42110/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra193. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she commenced the review of the delivering equality of opportunity in schools programme; its status (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42111/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 193 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that my position remains as set out in my PQ response to you of 3rd November 2015 and my further written correspondence to you on 19th November 2015.
194. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the status of approval for a centre for education and training under the auspices of Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board at Maynooth in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42149/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has recently received a business case from Kildare Wicklow Education and Training Board to establish an education and training facility in Maynooth, Co. Kildare. This business case is currently being examined.
195. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills to outline her plans to provide extra primary Gaelscoil places in Navan, County Meath. [42165/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department has considered primary school capacity in Navan and wishes to advise the Deputy that there is sufficient capacity between the schools in Navan to meet current and anticipated demand for primary school places.
The main focus of my Department's capital investment programme will remain on ensuring that every child has access to a physical school place. This may result in some pupils not obtaining a place in a school of their first choice.
My Department continues to analyse demographic data on an ongoing basis, including County Meath, to determine where further school accommodation might be needed in the future.
196. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of children who are living in the feeder areas of secondary schools in the Navan area of County Meath who will be expected to apply for a place in these secondary schools in September 2016, September 2017, September 2018 and September 2019; the number of first-year places that will be available in each of these schools in each of these years; and given the complete lack of places available for Irish language post-primary education in Navan, her plans to resolve this problem. [42166/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraSeven hundred and thirty pupils approximately are expected to apply for a first year place in the post-primary schools in Navan each year for the years 2016–2018. This number is expected to increase slightly to seven hundred and fifty pupils in the year 2019. The information available to the Department in respect of the forthcoming year, 2016/17 is that all pupils who have applied for a first year place in 2016 have been offered a place and that there are still some places available. The situation will continue to be monitored by my Department to ensure that adequate places are available. With regard to all-Irish post-primary education in the area, while there is no all-Irish post-primary school in Navan town, there is an all-Irish post-primary school in Athboy which is accessed by students from Gaelscoil Eanna in Navan.
197. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who have taken career breaks, resigned or retired from a school (details supplied) in County Louth since January 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42170/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra198. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42171/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra199. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42172/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra200. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2011; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42173/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra201. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42174/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra202. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2013; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42175/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra203. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42176/15]
Amharc ar fhreagra204. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set down the number of teachers who took career breaks, resigned or retired from schools (details supplied) in County Louth in 2015 to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42177/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 204, inclusive, together.
The number of teachers who availed of career breaks, resigned or retired in the schools on the payroll of my Department referred to by the Deputy are contained in the table below.
Ó Fiaich College Dundalk is an Education and Training Board (ETB) school. ETB's employ and sanction leave for their own staff and, accordingly, my Department does not have a breakdown of the numbers of ETB teaching staff in the categories requested by the Deputy.
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Colaiste Rís Dundalk |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Teachers availed of a Career Break |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
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|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
1 |
||||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
2 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
- |
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|
St Mary's College Dundalk |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Number of Teachers who availed of a Career Break |
1 |
2 |
|||||
|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
2 |
||||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||
|
- |
|||||||
|
De La Salle College Dundalk |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Number of Teachers who availed of a Career Break |
1 |
1 |
1 |
||||
|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
1 |
||||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
|||
|
- |
|||||||
|
St Vincent's Secondary School Dundalk |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Number of Teachers who availed of a Career Break |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
||
|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
1 |
||||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
3 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
- |
|||||||
|
St Louis Secondary School Dundalk |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Number of Teachers who availed of a Career Break |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
1 |
1 |
|||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
- |
|||||||
|
Dundalk Grammar School |
2015 |
2014 |
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
|
Number of Teachers who availed of a Career Break |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|||
|
Number of Teachers who Resigned |
|||||||
|
Number of Teachers who Retired |
1 |
1 |
- |
