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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's six year Capital Programme priorities building projects to meet demographic demand and this includes schools in County Kildare. The Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms, if required, for schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has been appointed. ...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's Circulars 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 a new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The revised allocation process replaces the generalised allocation process at primary and post primary...

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

Richard Bruton: Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad and it was stated that should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability after four years from its date of establishment, a Gaelcholáiste would be established, in a partnership patronage model between Kildare and Wicklow ETB and An Foras Pátrúnachta.  As part of the Major School Building Projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers is on site.  The contract has a twenty-four month duration.  The project is expected to be completed in early 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Higher education institutions such as Dublin Institute of Technology are autonomous bodies and are responsible for the day to day operations of the Institute including the use of buildings, procurement of goods and services, and provision of services for students.

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

Richard Bruton: The ownership of St Laurence’s currently rests with the Grangegorman Development Agency (GDA) until such time as the campus is fully developed at which point it will revert to DIT.  However, in line with the arrangements in place between the GDA and DIT, DIT is fully responsible for the operation of that building.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electoral Divisions Establishment (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In order to plan for school provision and analyse relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas. I wish to advise the Deputy that a townland or electoral division can fall into more than one school planning area. The information requested by the Deputy is set out below in tabular form. School Planning Area Electoral Divisions Townlands...

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

Richard Bruton: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, in accordance with the 1998 Education Act.   The core function of the redeployment arrangements at Primary level is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus full-time permanent/CID holding teachers to schools that have vacancies. The redeployment of all surplus...

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

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is the body responsible for organising and planning provision for children with Special Educational Needs, including establishing ASD early intervention classes and special classes in mainstream primary and post primary schools. There are currently 126 Early Intervention classes for children with ASD in recognised primary and special schools....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department recently received additional information in respect of the proposed project for the school referred to. My Department is currently considering the information and will be in further contact with the school shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project for the school referred to, is included in my Department' six year Construction Programme.  My Department has recently received a request for changes to the proposed project, which is currently under consideration.  My Department will be in contact with the school authorities on the matter shortly.

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

Richard Bruton: In 2015 the Framework for Junior Cycle was published and along with it provision for the delivery of short courses upon implementation of Junior Cycle. New subject specifications for Junior Cycle are being implemented on a phased basis, with Modern Languages being introduced from September 2017. A short course in Polish has been developed and is being piloted in four schools in 2017 as...

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I will organise a response for the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In the post primary sector there are four categories of non-permanent teaching contracts: Regular part-time contracted teacher: A regular part-time teacher is appointed where the need for a teacher is viable for at least a year, e.g., covering concessionary hours or for a career break. Temporary whole-time teacher:A temporary whole-time teacher is appointed to work full hours on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Goal 2 in the Further Education and Training Strategy 2014-2019 relates to active inclusion which aims to support the active inclusion of individuals of all ages and abilities to participate in further education and training (FET) to enable every citizen to fully participate in society. Over €800 million will be invested by my Department through SOLAS, for the delivery by Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Functions (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department, through SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards provides for some publicly funded training to the beauty industry.  However the issue of an annual licence and the regulation of industry does not come within the remit of my Department or its agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major school building project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b). All statutory approvals have been secured. However, following the necessary appointment of a replacement Mechanical & Electrical Engineer the Design Team in association with the newly appointed Engineer are working on a revised M&E report which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured.  The Stage 2b submission has been reviewed by the Department....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding to provide a two classroom ASD unit under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The school authority have submitted an alternative proposal to my Department which includes additional accommodation to that approved, together with improvement works to the school, with significant cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: 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 children who qualify for SNA...