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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Severe Weather Events Response (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Following consideration by relevant officials and senior management at my Department of the information being made available from the National Emergency Co-Ordination Group and in particular the extension of the red level wind warning to cover all areas issued from Met Eireann a decision was taken around 8:30pm on Sunday the 15thOctober 2017 to close...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 to be announced towards the end of the year if funding permits. Over the next number of weeks the issue of the Minor Works Grant will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Circular 0019/2017 contained the latest revised pay scales and was issued to the IOT's in March 2017. These revised salary rates were introduced as a result of the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2018 (Haddington Road Agreement/Lansdowne Road Agreement) and the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2015. Revised scales for Technicians represented by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Staff (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Any changes in pay scales across the education sector come into effect on specific dates. These dates are determined by a number of factors such as legislation and national pay agreements. It is not possible for a pay scale to be back dated on an individual basis.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced towards the end of the year if funding permits. Over the next number of weeks the issue of the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position. Subject to funding, the Minor Works Grant issues to primary schools without the need for schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware a building project for the new primary school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s current 6 year construction programme. A suitable potential site option has been identified and the Department is in the process of acquiring this site. Officials from my Department and Clare County Council are working collaboratively to finalise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included on the 6-year Construction Programme.  In this regard, my Department has carried out a site visit to the school. The next step includes the formulation of the accommodation brief for the project and this process is in train.  My Department will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: In 2015, the Centre reported allegations of alleged financial irregularities to my Department.  The matter was immediately referred to the Gardaí by Centre management. I can confirm that the Gardaí have conducted an investigation.  As the process is ongoing I do not have any further comment to make at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Expenditure (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Education and Training Boards (ETBs) are funded by my Department via Pay and Non-Pay budget allocations. Each ETB has a responsibility to ensure that maximum value is obtained from the funding provided to them.  ETBs are afforded considerable flexibility in the use of resources to meet the needs of individual schemes.   Non-pay covers all items other than pay and certain...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Aitheantas Scoileanna (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil iarratas ar stádas neamhspleách i leith Choláiste Eoin, Inis Meáin, á bhreithniú faoi láthair. Tabharfar an cinneadh d’údarás na scoile a luaithe atá an próiseas breithniúcháin curtha i gcrích.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéim na nOibreacha Éigeandála (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is féidir liom a dheimhniú go bhfuil iarratas déanta ag an mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna a bhfuil an Teachta Dála ag tagairt dó chuig mo Roinn ar mhaoiniú le haghaidh áiseanna leithris breise don scoil faoi chaibidil faoi Scéim Oibreacha Éigeandála mo Roinne. Tá an t-iarratas á mheas faoi láthair agus cuirfear an cinneadh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is currently located on the Notre Dame campus, Upper Churchtown Road, Dublin 14 pending completion of the permanent accommodation for the school at the St. Tiernan’s Community School site in Balally.  As the Deputy may be aware, outline planning permission at a site in Balally for the school to which the Deputy refers was submitted to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (14 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills does not publish or promote school textbooks for any subject, at any level. Where textbook publishers wish to produce books for any particular subject, this is entirely at the discretion of publishers. Equally, it is at the discretion of teachers and schools should they wish to use textbooks where these are available. The Department, through both the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (14 Nov 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.  Following surveys conducted by my Department in areas of stable...

Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The new resource allocation model involves 1,000 additional teachers being allocated to schools. It dispenses with the needs for diagnostic tests or labelling of children before they get access to the support of a resource teacher. It is a significant improvement. Schools have resources available for them to meet these educational needs. If there was an exceptional intake in one year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware a project for the school referred to is included in my Department’s 6 year Capital Programme. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has arranged a meeting in the coming week with the school authority and Patron with a view to discussing the proposed project and progression of same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Charges (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: In accessing third level education in this State, students may be liable to pay tuition fees and a student contribution. Being cognisant of the financial pressures this can place on these students and their families, the Government provides assistance through a number of measures. The Free Fees Initiative was introduced in 1995 by the then Government to assist third level...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is currently at tender stage. Subject to no issues arising it is anticipated that construction will commence in the 2ndquarter of 2018 and the project is expected to take approximately 27 months to complete.  

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2018 marks the second year of major reinvestment in the education sector, as we continue to implement the Action Plan for Education, which has the central aim to make the Irish Education and training service the best in Europe within a decade. Budget 2018 provides for an additional 1280 teaching posts in the 2018/19 school year. This includes a one point improvement in the...