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

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

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

Richard Bruton: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta nach bhfuil aon taifead ag mo Roinn faoi iarratas do chóiríocht shealadach a bheith faighte don scoil atá i gceist. Más mian leis an scoil iarratas a chur isteach déanfar é a mheas agus déanfar cinneadh a eisiúint go dtí údarás na scoile chomh luath agus is féidir.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 616 (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware that the Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board is in discussion with the owner of the property in question in the context of securing access to the building for further education purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Data (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 617 and 633 to 635, inclusive, together. The information sought by the Deputy will be forwarded to him. SOLAS does not directly undertake training.  However, as co-ordinating provider, SOLAS manages provision, in consultation with the HEA, which is delivered through the network of Education and Training Boards and the Institutes of Technology. I...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 622 and 623 together. My Department’s policy on renting prefab accommodation in individual cases depends on a number of factors.  If the accommodation need is deemed short term, the policy is generally to approve temporary rental of accommodation. For example, a school may require a temporary building while it is awaiting the completion of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run. The relationship between teachers and private providers of education is based on a private contract, and issues relating to working conditions are a matter between the two parties and do not come under the remit of my Department. If teachers working in the English language sector have a concern about their terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I would like to take the opportunity to welcome the outcome of the TUI ballot of 13th June 2017 referred to by the Deputy. My officials are seeking to finalise the consultation process on the TU Bill in the short-term and I will then be bringing proposals for amendments to the Bill, as published, arising as a result of the consultation with stakeholders, to Government for...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school referred for significant additional accommodation including general classrooms, specialist rooms, ancillary accommodation and an ASD Unit. My Department is currently considering the application and will be in contact with the school authority shortly on the matter.

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

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was under the management of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul until it closed on the 31st August 1987. The school was established as a recognised special school in accordance with Rule 27 of the 1965 Rules for National Schools and financial assistance was provided by my Department through capitation grants and payment of...

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

Richard Bruton: Draft protocols for the Identification Phase of the schools reconfiguration for diversity process have been drawn up and are currently under consideration.  Consultation with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and with Childcare Committees Ireland in relation to administering the surveys of pre-school parents is ongoing and it is anticipated that this phase will commence in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: With effect from September 2017, junior cycle provision for Irish in post-primary schools and settings will comprise two new specifications (syllabuses). The L1 (Language 1, in Irish, Teanga 1) specification is targeted at students in Irish-medium schools and students in English-medium schools who learn one or more subjects (apart from Irish) through the medium of Irish. The L2 (Language 2,...

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

Richard Bruton: School caretakers generally pay full rate class A PRSI which brings with it cover for the full range of  social welfare benefits, including where the eligibility criteria is satisfied, payment of State pension. The State Pension, where payable, is additional to the occupational pension where the caretaker is covered by an occupational pension scheme. For those who are members of an...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that voluntary contributions by parents are permissible provided it is made absolutely clear to parents that there is no question of compulsion to pay and that, in making a contribution, they are doing so of their own volition. The manner in which voluntary contributions are sought and collected is a matter for school management, however their collection should...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Building project at the school referred to by the Deputy has completed Stage 2A - Detailed Design of the Architectural Planning process. It became necessary during the course of the design stage to terminate the appointment of the Mechanical and Electrical engineer on this project. The tendering process for a replacement Mechanical & Electrical Engineer is...

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

Richard Bruton: Article 24(6) of the Student Grant Scheme 2017 provides that gifts or inheritances received in the reference period will be included as reckonable income. If any of the persons whose income is under consideration received a gift or an inheritance in the reference period, these are included in reckonable income, unless in the case of an independent student, the gift or inheritance was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 645 to 650, inclusive, together. The National Induction Programme for Teachers (NIPT) facilitates a Workshop Programme for newly qualified primary and post-primary teachers (NQTs). The Workshop Programme consists of a series of 14 primary and 13 post-primary workshops, facilitated by practising teachers who have received training from NIPT. It is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body that sets and upholds the standards for entry to the teaching profession.  All initial teacher education programmes (primary, post-primary and further education) in Ireland that lead to registration must have professional accreditation from the Teaching Council.  It is open to any higher institute of education to design a...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not hold records of staff applying for transfers to other Departments or State Agencies. In any case, transfers would be voluntary and there is therefore no cost incurred by the Department for members of staff re-located outside the Dublin region.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks Rental Scheme (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the recommendations on school costs contained in the Joint Oireachtas Report  that was published in 2013 and I wish to make clear that I strongly support any measures that can be put in place to reduce costs for parents.  School book rental schemes have an important role to play in reducing the cost of school books for parents.  My Department supports the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fund for Students with Disabilities (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD) and the Student Assistance Fund (SAF) are managed by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) on behalf of my Department. While it is difficult to provide exact costs for future applications the HEA has estimated that the total cost of extending the scope of the Third Level Access Funds to students on part-time courses would be in the region of...