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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2016-2021).  The purchase of a suitable site for the school's permanent accommodation has recently been completed.  Arrangements are now being made to finalise the project brief for the school concerned with the aim of progressing the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school building project to which the Deputy refers is currently at advanced architectural planning stage. The application for planning permission for this new school was lodged in May 2017. When planning is secured, the project will progress to tender. The project will thereafter proceed to construction which is expected to be in Quarter 1 of 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department have been working with officials from the relevant Local Authority towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which the Deputy refers. A number of potentially suitable sites were identified and assessed and a preferred site option has been identified. Engagement with the relevant landowners with respect to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: It is the policy of my Department that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The position is that my Department does not hold statistics for individual schools for section 29 appeals. This protects the privacy of individuals taking appeals on behalf of their children.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that an application for additional accommodation, from the school referred to, has recently been approved, for the provision of a new resource room.  In addition, my Department has also approved the provision of a universal access toilet.  It is considered that this additional accommodation will meet the accommodation requirements of this two...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at tender stage. Subject to no further issues arising it is anticipated that construction will commence in late 2017 and the project is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the delivery of a new primary school in Kanturk has been devolved to the Office of Public Works (OPW). The Department is currently finalising the necessary legal arrangements in respect of off-site works in order to facilitate the progression of the project. In tandem with this the OPW is currently preparing tender documentation. As soon as this work is completed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised post-primary teachers under Circular 29/2007 was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Following consultation with the education partners regarding the Leaving Certificate Oral Tests in Irish (Higher/Ordinary and Foundation Levels), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Japanese and Russian, it was agreed that the tests would commence on Monday 27th March, 2017 and finish on Friday 7th April, 2017. This happened without any disruption and my department has not received any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. The processing of individual applications is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The extended school year (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. The eligibility criteria for the July Provision Grant Scheme 2017 is set out in the Department's Information Note on the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission in this regard operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Schemes were initiated in 1978 and 1979 for the employment of Clerical Officers and Caretakers in primary and secondary schools.  Staff employed on these schemes are paid directly by my Department and are not paid via grant funding.  The 1978 and 1979 schemes are being phased out and have been superseded by a more extensive capitation grant scheme. The majority of primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Congregation have replied to my Department’s correspondence seeking clarification on a number of points including whether the land in question is, as advised, the subject of a legally binding agreement with a home builder. In its response, the Congregation has confirmed that the position is that the lands concerned have been sold, that it has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy has noted, I recently announced that 975 additional SNAs will be available for allocation to schools from September 2017 which is a 7.5% increase to meet the demands for the new school year. A total of 13,990 SNA posts will now be available at a gross annual cost of €458 million. This is more SNAs than we have ever had previously and will ensure that all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Following on from publication of the document setting out the Government's approach to the Brexit negotiations, work is underway across departments to prepare adaptive Sectoral Brexit Response Plans to mitigate emerging sectoral challenges. These plans will build on ongoing cross-Government research, analysis and consultations with stakeholders, and will encompass the following themes: -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In calculating reckonable income under the Student Grant Scheme, the awarding authority considers income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period, including income from gifts and inheritance. Article 24(6) of the Student Grant Scheme 2017 provides that gifts or inheritances received in the reference period will be included as reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2017 sets out the resources available for schools in the 2017/18 school year.  This Budget represents the start of a major reinvestment in education, and the first phase of implementation of the Action Plan for Education, aimed at becoming the best education system in Europe within a decade.  The budget provides for over 2,400 additional teaching posts for our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Jul 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...