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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.  In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application from the school referred to for additional accommodation. Any application received will be considered and a response will be conveyed to the school authority subsequently. An application form may be accessed on my Department's website www.education.ie. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The need to improve broadband connectivity to primary schools is recognised in the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020, and as noted access to high speed broadband is one of the indicators identified in the Digital Strategy Action Plan. An interdepartmental working group has been established to determine how best to address broadband connectivity to primary schools in collaboration with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance Data (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is not available broken down by school planning area. The overall number of 12 to 18 year old post primary students is available in the following table, broken down by the local authority area of the school they attend. The information given is from the 2016/2017 academic year, which is the latest year for which data is available. Age Local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy has recently been authorized to proceed to tender for the appointment of a Building Contractor. When the tender process has been completed and the tender report received and considered my Department will revert directly to the school regarding progression of the project to construction stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The organisation referred to has not made any approach to my Department regarding access to deliver educational programmes to schools.  The board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and is therefore responsible for making decisions as to what external organisations it uses to supplement the curriculum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. My Department has carried out a site visit to the school in the context of progressing the school project.  Schedules of Accommodation, for the purpose of the school project brief are being devised and my Department will be in further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is the policy of my Department that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at Stage 2a of architectural planning – Developed Design Stage. The Board of Management has recently submitted a Brief Change Request which is currently being reviewed by my Department. Once the review is complete, my Department will contact the Board of Management with regards the further progression of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Music Generation programme is a music education initiative which was established in 2009 and is co-funded by philanthropic sources, by my Department, and by local Music Education Partnerships (MEPs). The aim of the programme is to provide vocal and instrumental music tuition in non-mainstream settings for young people 18 years and under.  11 MEPs were established under the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Aitheantas Scoileanna (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 378 agus 408 le chéile. 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. Is i gcomhthéacs na scoileanna oileánda go léir atáthar ag breithniú iarratas na scoile seo le coiste tras-Rannach....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school referred to is included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme. In the context of progressing the proposed project, my Department recently met with representatives of the school and its Patron where it was agreed that a technical site visit would be arranged. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect across the EU on 25 May 2018. As part of its due diligence process, SUSI has reviewed and updated its data processes and procedures. SUSI processes data relating to up to 400,000 individuals in any one year and is obliged to ensure that personal information is processed in accordance with all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: A number of independent bodies regularly offer supports to schools to assist in delivery of the curriculum. The board of management of each school is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and is responsible for making decisions as to what external resources schools and teachers can use to supplement the curriculum and how these should be utilised. My Department provides...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for: (a) Early educational intervention for children with autism who meet the schemes eligibility criteria (b) Students with special educational needs seeking an educational placement in a recognised school (c) Students, enrolled in schools, with significant medical conditions which has caused,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with Circular 0042/2011, special schools are staffed based on their actual current pupil profiles and the disability category of each pupil, as opposed to primarily by school designation. School staffing schedules are reviewed and updated each year by the NCSE and special schools are allocated staffing accordingly. With regard to the special school referred to by the Deputy, an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: We have, for the first time, introduced an objective, statistics based model for deciding which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest concentrated levels of disadvantage. The key data sources used in the DEIS identification process are the DES Primary Online...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: In relation to school admissions, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in...