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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Summer Works Scheme is the funding mechanism for upgrade works to the external environment of a school including upgrades to car parking facilities. The school in question may apply for an upgrade to its car park under the next Summer Works Scheme when announced. Alternatively, the school may use its minor works grant for the works as this grant, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 233 together. It is presumed that the educational funding to which the Deputy refers relates to the Clinical Psychologist Traineeship programme operated within the Health Service Executive. As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is a school-based educational psychological service to all first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The introduction of Computer Science as a Leaving Certificate subject is part of this Government’s overall commitment to embed digital technology in teaching and learning.  I asked my Department to accelerate the introduction of this exciting new subject into the first phase of schools to September 2018.  As part of the process of identifying schools to participate in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The introduction of Computer Science as a Leaving Certificate subject is part of this Government’s overall commitment to embed digital technology in teaching and learning.  I asked my Department to accelerate the introduction of this exciting new subject into the first phase of schools to September 2018.  As part of the process of identifying schools to participate in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that the position is that Institutes of Technology are autonomous institutions within the meaning of the Institutes of Technology Acts 1992 to 2006. The management of their academic affairs, including human resources issues, are matters for individual institutions. In relation to the selection and delivery of courses, the Institutes also have full autonomy under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme. The delivery of the building project necessitates the acquisition of a suitable site. Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from the local authority in relation to the identification and acquisition of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department expects the building project at St. Conleth's Community College, Newbridge to be completed and ready for occupation by September 2018. This project, when completed, will assist in meeting demographic need in the area.  in addition, I wish to advise the Deputy that major building projects at 7 post primary schools in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, with students with special educational needs, to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education.  The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) plans and co-ordinates the provision of educational support services to children with special educational needs,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme.  Primarily, the purpose of the building project is to provide additional accommodation as well as the replacement of current temporary accommodation to address a projected increase in school enrolments. In addition, the project will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I want to give parents a strong voice in ensuring that school costs are always kept to a minimum. I have put a greater emphasis on reducing the cost of school uniforms and other costs. Schools have to do everything possible to keep costs down for parents, including the use of generic items, sew on or iron on crests, and making sure that various elements of the uniform can be purchased in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Needs Organisers (SENOs), for fulfilling the functions of the NCSE Council within a designated area in relation to the identification of and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with disabilities. The NCSE employs SENOs to provide a nationwide system of local services....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Claims Agency (SCA) is mandated to manage school child sexual abuse litigation being taken against the State.  In December 2014, the Government authorised the SCA to offer “out of court” settlements to persons taking cases of school child sexual abuse against the State where their cases come within the terms of the ECHR judgment in the O’Keeffe case and are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently received an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. 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: School Enrolments (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. The enrolment policy must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is as follows: Name of Public Body Percentage Institute of Technology Tallaght 2.90%  NCAD 2.70%  Waterford Institute of Technology 2.44%  Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 1.32%  Léargas 0%  Of the 18 bodies reporting, 13 reported 3% or higher of their staff as having a disability. While this is slightly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: A site has been identified in Douglas and the school patron has been informed of the proposed location of the site. The conveyancing process is currently progressing satisfactorily and we continue to liaise with the Chief State Solicitor’s Office, acting on the Minister’s behalf, and with the vendor to ensure that progress continues to be made.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The temporary accommodation project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the patron body, Educate Together, for delivery. The patron body has met with the local authority and is arranging for a planning application to be submitted for the consolidation of the school on a single site which will provide sufficient accommodation pending delivery of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The data requested by the Deputy are not held by my Department. The matter of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of the school. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 240 and 244 together. My Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises at primary and post primary level to determine where additional school accommodation is needed. As with other planning areas nationwide, the demographic data for the Prosperous-Clane school planning area are being kept under ongoing review by my Department to take account of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (30 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that a project for St. Molaga’s National School is included in my Department's Capital Programme to primarily replace existing temporary accommodation with permanent accommodation. In that regard officials in my Department are currently preparing the project brief which will facilitate the progression of the project into Architectural Planning,...