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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that a new school building, with capacity for 1,000 students, was provided for the school in question. The facilities include mainstream and specialist classrooms together with a 4-classroom Special Needs Unit and PE Hall.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 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 appropriate...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional accommodation. The application is being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan for Education outlines hundreds of actions to be implemented over the 3 year period 2016 to 2019 which include restoring capitation funding as resources permit. Budget 2017 represents the start of a major programme of reinvestment in education, and the first phase of implementation of the Action Plan for Education, aimed at becoming the best education system in Europe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (26 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...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department's Six-Year Capital Programme priorities building projects for areas of demographic growth. The Programme includes the provision of additional post-primary capacity for the Newbridge area. The Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Budgets (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 383 together. It is difficult to forecast the full year expenditure for the Department at this stage as we are only just over half way through the year and many Budget 2017 measures will only be implemented from the start of the new academic year in September. My Department keeps expenditure trends under review and provides details on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sexual Offences Data (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: My view is that my Department has a role in ensuring that children and young people's awareness of their right to bodily integrity is reinforced through the education system and through the programmes run in our schools and education institutions. Respect for other people and a zero tolerance of any form of abuse whether sexual, physical and emotional is also a fundamental principle of how...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department operates a number of Home Tuition Grant Schemes and provides funding towards a compensatory educational service for students who are unable to attend school due to chronic illness, children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement, early education intervention for children with autism, children (non-medical or non-special education needs) who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua - the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund - 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. Section 9 of the 2012 Act gives the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that there are currently no staff in my Department suspended from work on full pay.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures Data (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with Section 22 of the Protected Disclosure Act 2014, my Department published information on protected disclosures received during 2016 on its website: www.education.ie/en/Publications/Corporate-Rep orts/Annual-Report/. No protected disclosures have been received from Department staff in 2016 or to date in 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: There are no staff working in the capacity of actuary in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 301 and 302 together. Travel & Subsistence arrangements for ETB Board and Committee members have been aligned with public sector norms in accordance with revised Department of Public Expenditure and Reform arrangements. This was the main driver of the revisions in the ETB sector as distinct from a requirement to achieve further savings. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: In line with the Government decision of 19 May 2015 a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education have been implemented. These reforms include the introduction of a restricted list of education programmes considered to justify the granting of permission to non-EEA students to live and work in Ireland (known as the Interim List of Eligible Programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Deputy is referring to an operational matter for the Teaching Council in which I have no role. In carrying out its functions, the Council is expected to adhere to public policy requirements on the efficient use of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Land Transfers (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The matter referred to by the Deputy which followed a request from the GAA club is being considered by my Department. My Department has been in recent correspondence with South Dublin County Council and intends to meet with the school authorities shortly with a view to facilitating arrangements.

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308, 338 and 360 together. The Stage 2(b) Detailed Design Report for the major building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has recently been reviewed by my Department and comments on the report issued to the Board of Management in July 2017. A response to these comments is awaited from the Board of Management and its Design Team. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Furniture Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to confirm that funding is being made available to the school to which the Deputy refers for replacement furniture. The school has been informed of my Department's decision.

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware the pupil enrolments on 30 September is the key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level. In that regard, the enrolment position for the year 2017/18 will not be clarified in the area referred to until schools complete their enrolment process in the coming weeks. A school's enrolment policy, and the...