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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Data (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In line with the guidelines for appointments to State Boards, the process for filling vacancies on State Boards under the aegis of the Department is now generally managed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). Applications are made through the dedicated website www.Stateboards.ie. An assessment process is undertaken by PAS leading to the creation of a list of candidates suitable for...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department has provided the outcome of the technical assessment of the available accommodation to the patron and the principal of the school referred to by the Deputy.  My Department is continuing to liaise with the school referred by the Deputy and their patron body with regard to their accommodation needs for September 2017.

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that funding will be made available to the school referred to by the Deputy to ensure that the school will have sufficient IT provision for September 2017 at the campus referred to by the Deputy.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise.  The GIS uses data from a range of sources, including the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and my Department’s own databases.  With this information, my Department carries out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (13 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector recommended that demand for patronage diversity should be met in areas of stable population by divesting patronage of existing schools where there is evidence of parental demand for change. In 2012/13, my Department undertook surveys of parental preferences in 44...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that on the 30th January, 2017, I announced new plans aimed at providing more multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment in this area. This process will involve the Education and Training Boards in the initial phase, as the...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector recommended that demand for patronage diversity should be met in areas of stable population by divesting patronage of existing schools where there is evidence of parental demand for change. In 2012/13, my Department undertook surveys of parental preferences in 44...

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

Richard Bruton: The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 is an important piece of legislation which strives to create a new more parent-friendly, equitable and consistent approach to how school admissions policy operates for the almost 4,000 primary and post-primary schools in this country. The Bill was published in July 2016 and passed Committee Stage on 28thJune 2017. The Bill provides for schools...

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

Richard Bruton: The Modern Languages in Primary Schools Initiative (MLPSI) was introduced in September 1998. It involved the introduction of Italian, Spanish, German and French for 5th and 6th classes. The MLPSI was a pilot scheme across 550 schools with an annual budget of approximately €2.5m. It would not be possible to give an estimate of the cost of its reintroduction in 550 schools or its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (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...

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

Richard Bruton: Details of the ratio of resource teaching and learning support teachers per number of pupils each year at primary and post primary school level for the years 2009-2017 are included in the table. Due to the manner in which the allocation of resource teaching posts was recorded prior to 2009, where additional allocations were only made to schools once all surplus allocations in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The decision on whether to issue a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) to a teacher is one for their school as employer in the first instance. As part of the agreement between the education partners on the implementation of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in the education and training sector, an adjudication system was established to facilitate resolution of disputes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: An application for Assistive Technology under the terms of Circular 0010/2013 was received by my Department in relation to the individual concerned. The purpose of this scheme is to provide grant aid to schools to allow them purchase the type of specialist equipment which has been recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) as being essential for pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The following list shows schools that are in temporary accommodation and for which a site acquisition process by my Department is underway. It should be noted that this list excludes schools where the patron is arranging a new permanent site. Name of School  Address Roll no  St Brid's Special School Pavilion Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo 19375B St...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The medical strand of my Department's Home Tuition Grant Scheme provides funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for students, enrolled in schools, with significant medical conditions which has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, major disruption to their attendance at school. As tuition takes place outside the usual school structure it is important that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The decision to stop the Gaeltacht placement grants was taken during the economic crisis when, unfortunately, very difficult decisions had to be made to stabilise the nation's finances. Priority was given to protecting resources for front line education services as far as possible. The Deputy should note that, to assist with the costs of the Gaeltacht placement, students who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that correspondence has been received from the Congregation of the Christian Brothers in response to queries raised by my Department. In its response, the Congregation has stated that the lands concerned have been sold, that the Congregation has signed and exchanged legally binding contracts with the purchasers and that the Congregation cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been liaising with the patron body of the school referred to by the Deputy with regard to additional accommodation required for September 2017. As the Deputy may be aware, this is a developing school located in rented temporary accommodation in Dublin 15 which will require two additional classrooms for September 2017. Work is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In relation to the school referred to by the Deputy, I wish to advise that the consultant working on behalf of my Department submitted the planning application to the relevant local authority on 14 July 2017.