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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 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 your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 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 your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have no plans to abolish or reduce the examination fee for the Leaving Certificate. The entry fee for the Leaving Certificate is €116. Lower rates of examination fees apply to candidates who are sitting only one or two subjects in the examination and who are entered for the examination through the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), the Back to Education Initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The person concerned is a member of the Superannuation (Education) Scheme, a pension scheme for certain non-teaching staff in primary and post primary schools, and is in receipt of pension benefits from my Department, in respect of service as a special needs assistant, which became payable in 2012. The employee concerned returned to work as a special needs assistant, following her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s current 6 year construction programme. Officials from my Department have been working with Galway County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to identify and procure a suitable site for the school.  A number of potential site options have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a project for the school in question is included on my Department's 6 year Construction Programme. A site is required to facilitate the construction of a permanent school building and officials from my Department continue to work closely with the local authority under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to identify and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department understands that the lands referred to by the Deputy are associated with the development of a new primary care centre in Wexford town. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is currently liaising with the school authority in question relating to the school's accommodation needs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Two new physical education elements at senior cycle will be introduced to schools on a phased basis from September 2018: 1. Leaving Certificate Physical Education (an optional subject for examination in the Leaving Certificate); 2. A Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework (not for examination). As part of the process of identifying schools to participate in Phase 1 of the implementation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: In respect of the Schools Bundle 5 PPP programme, a contract exists between my Department and the Principal contractor, Inspiredspaces.  Inspiredspaces is the name of the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) responsible for the design, construction, finance, operation and maintenance of the programme. The company referred to by the Deputy has been a 50% shareholder in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Entitlement to a teacher’s pension on grounds of ill-health is not automatic. Such a pension is granted under the statutory pension scheme for teachers by my Department where the Occupational Health Service physician, following detailed assessment of the available medical evidence, recommends that the teacher is no longer incapable by reason of infirmity of discharging his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation last week.  The application will be assessed 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: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers applied under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme to carry out works to a damaged fence.  My Department is currently awaiting additional information from the school.  Once this information is received a decision will issue directly to the Board of Management.  

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the project to which she refers is included on my Department’s capital programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Donegal County Council in relation to the acquisition of a suitable site to accommodate this building project.  Given the difficulties encountered in the site acquisition process to date, Council and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which she refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). The project is currently at pre-stage 1 of the architectural planning process which is the outline sketch stage.  The ETB recently submitted the pre-stage 1 report to my Department and this is being examined in my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that phase 1 of the project, the construction of the temporary school and decant has been completed at Mercy Convent, Naas. Phase 2, demolition of the existing school building and construction of the permanent 32 classroom school recently commenced. The contract period is 24 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which she refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. The project brief is being finalised with a view to progressing the project into architectural planning.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Officials from my Department have had a number of meetings with the Chief State Solicitor's Office. Discussions with the CSSO are ongoing and I am sure the Deputy will appreciate that while this process is ongoing that any such advice sought by my Department is legally privileged. I am not in a position to comment further at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for approving special classes. Should the NCSE approve a special class unit in the school referred to by the Deputy, it would be open to the school to submit an application for additional accommodation should there be a deficit of accommodation.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Teaching Service given by a registered teacher in a substitute capacity, in a recognised school, whether given during a career break or otherwise, and for which salary is paid by my Department, is reckonable for pension purposes. This is regardless of whether the service is given under a pre-existing teachers’ pension scheme or under the Public Service Single Pension Scheme. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (23 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Minor Works Grant in respect of the school year 2017/2018 was paid to the school referred to by the Deputy on 12 December 2017. The payment of the Minor Works Grant is not confined to any particular date and can in fact, if paid, be issued during any month of the school year. For the 2002/2003 school year, part of the grant was paid in May 2003, with the balance in October 2003. ...