Results 101-120 of 320 for going forward speaker:Richard Bruton

Seanad: Special Education Provision: Statements (16 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is related to the issue that Senator Devine raised regarding St. John of God special school. As I understand it, the HSE is reconfiguring and moving to a model where it is seeking to have a range of supports within the community and that it would support the children with disabilities in the community, regardless of whether they are in a special school or not. That is the model it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...Because the total number of full subjects which can be done for assessment in junior cycle is ten, it is likely that schools will retain most or all of their current subjects in their junior cycle going forward. Currently, over 90% of students choose History, although it is compulsory only in voluntary secondary schools, not much more than half our post-primary schools. Curriculum choice...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...2B submission for the project incorporating the requisite design changes to the Department towards the end of last year. A stage 2B submission provides a detailed cost plan for the project prior to going to tender. The Department approved this and the project went to tender. When the tender process was completed the ETB filed a tender report with the Department as required and this is...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: School Curriculum (29 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The prepared reply does not cover that. It deals with how the curriculum is designed to ensure that young people can participate regardless of gender. It also deals with schools going through the first phase of the new leaving certificate course in computer science and how we have ensured a gender mix in participation in those areas. It further deals with the ambitions to expand...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...degree of complex work by the Department and the Office of the Attorney General. I assure the Deputy that there is no unnecessary delay. We are doing our very best to move this important legislation forward. I assure Deputy Catherine Martin that I recognise the much wider role of guidance counsellors in providing guidance and counselling in respect of education and career options. We...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...recently wrote to me about this. This clearly is another strand. In terms of the issue of providing, as Peter Cassells sought, additional State funding and additional funding from employers, we have moved forward with this. We have also indicated that over the next two years there will be additional increases on these from the Exchequer and the training fund source. We are going ahead...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Revised) (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Yes. We secured a commitment to provide additional money in each of those years. As many as 85 projects will go through this year, and 340 projects have been completed which provides an additional 125,000 places. That proves we are executing a programme but of course we could do more. We would bring forward investment in physical education, prefabs and so on if more money was available....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Facilities (20 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...has built 200 new schools and provided 120,000 new school places. We are providing school places at a rate of 20,000 per year because we are in the fortunate position of having a demographic bulge going through our schools. We are working very hard to meet needs but these needs are growing continuously and we need to plan ahead. The 2016-2021 plan to which the Senator referred, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: ...of Capita Business Support Services Ireland Ltd, the relationship is now between Symantec and the Department of Education and Skills and there is no reliance on Capita for the supply of the goods going forward. The goods have been already supplied and paid for by the Department of Education and Skills and there are multiple resellers of these goods available if we require additional...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2017
Vote 26 - Education and Skills (Supplementary) (5 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...the Cathaoirleach. She has outlined the background to the Supplementary Estimate, which provides for €124 million. The main lump relates to superannuation for the increased number of people going out on pension. That provision amounts to €81 million. A provision of €4 million has been made for additional rental accommodation. Bringing forward the Lansdowne Road...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Expenditure (5 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Group on Future Funding for Higher Education to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills. The Report sets out a number of proposals to develop a long term sustainable funding model. I look forward to receiving the Committee's recommendations. This will assist in facilitating informed decision-making for the future direction of funding for higher education. While...

University College Galway (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (30 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I agree with the thinking behind the change in the 2006 Act given the problems that would otherwise be created in recruiting across the whole spectrum of college activity. The goal of protecting Irish by way of that sort of provision has not been successfully reached and I can see why the changes were made. The changes were made in the context of the absolute obligation on the college more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Schemes (22 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Group on Future Funding for Higher Education to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills. The Report sets out a number of proposals to develop a long term sustainable funding model.  I look forward to receiving the Committee's recommendations. This will assist in facilitating informed decision-making for the future direction of funding for higher education. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (17 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...Group on Future Funding for Higher Education to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Skills. The Report sets out a number of proposals to develop a long term sustainable funding mode.  I look forward to receiving the Committee's recommendations. This will assist in facilitating informed decision-making for the future direction of funding for higher education. ...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...is Sinn Féin does not understand what it takes to create a fair society. One cannot create a fair society without also having a strong and sustainable economy. None of the policies put forward by Sinn Féin would support that. Over its track record, indeed, it has opposed everything that sought to do that. What the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, instead set out to do was, as he...

Seanad: Well-being in Schools: Statements (4 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...is no doubt it puts demands on young people's resilience. We have to look at how we achieve positive well-being. This subject can be more easily thought of in terms of what we do when things go wrong and how good we are at intervening and developing the services to catch things when they go wrong. As in many areas of public policy, we need to identify ambition and targets in a positive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (4 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...management protocols. Detailed guidance documents are already in place to advice schools on managing Health and Safety in schools that includes comprehensive advice on the issue of managing the risk of fire. My Department will, going forward, appoint a Clerk of Works to all future major building projects to enhance the oversight and inspection of works when they are being carried out....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (3 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...protocols. Detailed guidance documents are already in place to advice schools on managing Health and Safety in schools that includes comprehensive advice on the issue of managing the risk of fire. My Department will, going forward, appoint a Clerk of Works to all future major building projects to enhance the oversight and inspection of works when they are being carried out. This person,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Expenditure (5 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The 2014/15 consolidated financial statements for University College Cork were submitted to my Department last May and were then laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. I have forward a copy of those accounts for the Deputy's information. The accounts for 2015/16 have not yet been signed off by the Comptroller and Auditor General but once finalized and received by my...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: ...outset in the admissions policy before a child is enrolled how this will be dealt with. It has always been a matter for the individual school to make these practical arrangements. The best way forward to deal with this in a sensible and flexible way is for each school community to look at this. Progress has been made in this area since the forum on patronage and pluralism reported....