Results 20,061-20,080 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú don Teachta nach bhfuair mo Roinn aon chumarsáid ón scoil a dtagraítear di maidir le ceisteanna a bhaineann lena gclós scoile. Tá sé de rogha ag údaráis na scoile teagmháil dhíreach a dhéanamh le hAonad Pleanála agus Tógála mo Roinne chun ceisteanna den sórt sin a phlé agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I understand that officials in my Department are currently examining the issues raised in this case and a reply will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Excellence Fund (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the School Completion Programme and the School Excellence Fund are two entirely separate interventions and, while both form part of DEIS Plan 2017, they focus on different objectives.  The School Completion Programme (SCP) is a service for schools in the context of DEIS the core aim of which is to increase the numbers of young people...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The core funding figure for higher education of an additional €600 million annually by 2021 is recommended in the report of the Expert Group on Future Funding For Higher Education. This level of funding is required in order to deliver higher quality outcomes and to provide for increased demographics, with the funding for increased demographics understood to be of the order of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Private colleges operating on a for-profit basis, as is the case with Griffith College, are not listed as approved institutions under the free fees initiative scheme. However, tax relief on tuition fees may be available for students attending courses in private colleges. Details in relation to this relief are available from the Revenue Commissioners. It is also open to profit making...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools were published on 7th March 2017. These Circulars set out the details of the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The revised allocation process replaces the generalised allocation process at primary and post primary school level for learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to examine the adequacy of current special education access and funding provision. In addition the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) Policy Advice on Educational Provision for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders was published in July 2016. In developing this policy advice, the NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department's July Education Programme (or July Provision Grant Scheme) provides funding towards an extended school year for children with a severe or profound general learning disability and/or children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) enrolled in recognised schools. My Department has not changed the qualifying criteria for access to the July Provision scheme and has not issued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Geallann an Roinn seo a chinntiú go mbeidh fáil ag gach leanbh a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais aici nó aige, páistí ar speictream an uathachais san áireamh, ar oideachas atá oiriúnach dá gcuid riachtanas, i suíomhanna scoile de rogha, trí líonra na mbunscoileanna agus n-iar-bhunscoileanna. Tugann socrúcháin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Functions (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I have indeed received an invitation to visit the school in question and congratulate their staff and students on their recent Yellow Flag award. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton has also been in contact on the same issue and I have suggested that I will call into the school during my next official visit to Galway, which I hope to schedule as early as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: As a consequence of the financial crisis, there was a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure so as to stabilise the country's public finances. A previous Government reduced the salaries and allowances payable to all new entrants to public service recruitment grades by 10% with effect from 1 January 2011. This decision also required that such new entrants would start...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, from the school referred to, for funding for repair works to a prefab in the context of a new ASD class at the school.  The school has recently been advised of the technical recommendation required in respect of their application.  Once received, my Department will be in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) first destinations survey has been in place since 1982 and surveys graduates nine months after graduation. This survey is widely recognised to be of benefit to policy makers, students, guidance counsellors, teachers and many others with an interest in education. The first destinations survey is a single point-in-time survey and does not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter for the relevant local authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Correspondence (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department is keen to support Famine commemoration where it is feasible and practicable to do so. My officials have been in correspondence with the committee whose details were supplied and sought detailed clarification regarding the project in question. This includes seeking copies of the literature being proposed for issue to schools, clarification regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua wish to contract for a fully integrated financial software package in 2017 and this was sanctioned on 1st June 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I refer to the Deputy’s question concerning contracts awarded to Accenture since March 2011 by my Department. One contract was awarded to Accenture since 2011 by my Department.  Details are as follows: Date of Contract Cost of Contract Details September 2013 €5,904 Review of the Draft Management Framework Agreement between the City of Dublin Education &...