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Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am sorry to see Deputy Cullinane leaving before I get to deliver my response to his comments.

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The last speaker has it all wrong. If one reflects on the journey we have travelled, this is the best budget for the country. I remember sitting in here when unemployment was at 15%, borrowing was at 15% and interest rates were at 15%. Some 300,000 people had lost their jobs. 2 o’clock Sinn Féin's solution was that we should walk out on our debts. That would have made all...

Financial Resolutions 2018 - Financial Resolution No. 4: General (Resumed) (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: That includes a 60% proposal for income tax and a further 15% to be paid by employers. The difficulty is Sinn Féin does not understand what it takes to create a fair society. One cannot create a fair society without also having a strong and sustainable economy. None of the policies put forward by Sinn Féin would support that. Over its track record, indeed, it has opposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to provide a set down/drop off point at the school. As the scope of the works were outside the terms of the scheme, the application was refused. The mechanism for applying for funding for works of this nature is my Department’s Summer Works Scheme. It is open to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application was received in my Department, from the school referred to, for the provision of additional classroom accommodation.  The application has been assessed and the school authority advised that their application was not approved for funding. My Department has established that the demographics in the area are stable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The issue was raised by the person in question on the 19th September 2017 and an official of my Department committed to examine his incremental progression and revert to him once the new school year teacher appointments were completed which are priority at this time of year.  A detailed examination of the service and pay history of the person referred to, will be...

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

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department have been working towards the acquisition of a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which the Deputy refers and have engaged with officials in the relevant local authority in that respect.  My Department has reached agreement with the landowner of the preferred site and the acquisition is currently progressing through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pátrúnacht Scoileanna (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Tá iarratas faighte ag an Roinn maidir le Coláiste Naomh Eoin, Inis Meáin, le go ndéanfaí machnamh ar stadas neamhspleách a bhronnadh ar scoil an oileáin. Tá an t-iarratas á mheas faoi láthair.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Aithníonn mo Roinnse an ról ríthábhachtach atá ag scoileanna na n-oileán i gcothabháil phobail agus chultúr na n-oileán, agus tá sé tiomanta go láidir do na scoileanna a choimeád ar na hoileáin. Is ar an gcúis sin agus mar aitheantas ar na dúshláin atá rompu go bhfuil tacaíocht bhreise á...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Aithníonn mo Roinnse an ról ríthábhachtach atá ag scoileanna na n-oileán i gcothabháil phobail agus chultúr na n-oileán, agus tá sé tiomanta go láidir do na scoileanna a choimeád ar na hoileáin. Is ar an gcúis sin agus mar aitheantas ar na dúshláin atá rompu go bhfuil tacaíocht bhreise á...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Technological University for the South-East (TUSE) consortium, comprising of Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Carlow, has been developing proposals for the establishment of a technological university for the south east for a number of years. The Kelly report, published in 2015, involved an extensive process of consultation and engagement with stakeholders in...

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

Richard Bruton: A new Design and Build Contractor Framework is currently being established and is expected to be in place in the next 2 months. In tandem with this tender documents for the school project referred to by the Deputy are being prepared, in order to be in a position to invite tenders when the Framework is in place.

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

Richard Bruton: The Design Team for the major building project at St. Joseph's National School, Kilcock have recently submitted the Stage 2b Report through the Board of Management to my Department for review. On completion of the review of this report my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

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

Richard Bruton: The project for the school in question has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board (ETB). The ETB has confirmed that the Stage 2B documents are complete except for those in relation to the diversion of overhead power lines traversing the site. The ETB and the Design Team are actively pursuing this...

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

Richard Bruton: The Design Team for the major building project for the school in question have earlier this month submitted the Stage 2b Report through the Board of Management to my Department for review. On completion of the review of this report my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I will get a long service award.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. It gives me a chance to update the position. The Senators is correct, in that the admissions Bill I introduced to the House dealt with a number of issues around which there was a fair degree of consensus. There remains a desire to put positive changes in place quickly. The Bill deals with banning discrimination and waiting lists, requiring...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Admissions (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Legally, my understanding is that I have to go back through Report Stage in the Dáil, but I will publish our proposals at that stage and give the Senator an opportunity to examine them before they come before this House formally.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Schools Site Acquisitions (12 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I thank Senator Richmond for raising this matter. I am fully aware of the concerns to which he refers. As the Senator has outlined, the school opened in September 2016 on the grounds of De La Salle Rugby Club in Kiltiernan. It then relocated to temporary accommodation on the site of an Educate Together primary school at Belarmine in Stepaside. A major project to provide permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (17 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Higher education is a central part of our plan as a Government to support a strong economy and deliver a fair society and I have taken a number of steps towards achieving this important objective. As committed to in the Programme for Government, I have referred the Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education...