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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The issues raised in the correspondence referred to by the Deputy have been considered by my Department.  The correspondence was resubmitted to my Department recently and a response has issued. The issues raised relate to teacher mobility and the redeployment arrangements at primary level. The redeployment arrangements is the first method used to fill vacancies in the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department received a major capital application from the school to which the Deputy refers for the development of a new school building. A project for the school has not been included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme and it is, therefore, not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the delivery of a major project for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The Board of Management of each school is responsible for the care and safety of all of the students in their school and care and safety should be at the centre of all policy and practices. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) advise that, by law,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for capital funding to construct corridors and a meeting room. The Deputy will be aware that my Department's current priority within the limited funding available, is the provision of essential classroom accommodation in areas where significant demographic need has been established to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The ownership of the site title for the Schools Bundle 5 PPP sites are as follows: - Carlow Site – site title rests with Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board - Kells Site – site title rests with the Department of Education and Skills - Bray Site – construction works currently under a construction licence from NAMA. Full site title will automatically...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the criteria for entry to primary Initial Teacher Education. In addition to the CAO points required (in the case of the Bachelor of Education) or the third level award requirement (in the case of the Postgraduate Masters in Education) for entry to programmes of primary Initial Teacher Education, my Department specifies minimum entry...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Initial teacher education (ITE) for primary and post-primary teachers is facilitated through a range of concurrent (undergraduate) and consecutive (postgraduate) programmes. The Teaching Council is the statutory body that sets and upholds the standards for entry to the teaching profession. One of the Council’s responsibilities is to review and accredit programmes of ITE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is the Department’s intention that all our pupils receive a quality Physical Education, as part of a curriculum aimed at supporting their holistic development. This involves appropriate instruction in a variety of movement forms that are designed to enhance the physical, cognitive, social and emotional development of all pupils. Dance is one such movement form. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Feb 2018)

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.    In this context, in 2012/13, the Department of Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Every school across the country, both Primary and Post Primary, were assessed to identify the level of disadvantage among their pupil cohort. As the Deputy may be aware, the identification of levels of disadvantage in schools is based on data provided by schools themselves, combined with publicly available Small Area of Population Census data, as represented by the Pobal HP Index. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, an ASD Unit, including a sensory room has been established in the school in question. In this regard, my Department provided start-up grants to the school for this purpose. Start-up grants assist schools in purchasing teaching aids, classroom equipment or carrying out alterations for newly established special classes. It is open to the school in question to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the deputy is available on my Department's website at the following link: Currently the latest information available is for the 2016/2017 academic year. Information on the 2017/2018 academic year is due to be published by the end of next week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As part of the Lansdowne Road Agreement, post primary teachers could opt out or opt in to the Supervision and Substitution scheme subject to criteria set out in circulars 41/2017 and 47/2017.  There were 973 opt out applications and 142 opt in applications approved under the terms of the circulars.  This information relates only to post primary teachers paid on payrolls operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together. Contingency planning at both a domestic and an EU level is focused on three areas: preparing for a no-deal scenario or so-called “disorderly Brexit”; preparing for a transition period based on the “status quo”; and preparing for the future EU-UK relationship. While the outcome of the December European Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Following an examination of my Department's FMS system, the information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department is outlined in the table.  In respect of Capita Business Support Services Ireland Ltd, the relationship is now between Symantec and the Department of Education and Skills and there is no reliance on Capita for the supply of the goods going forward. The goods have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (7 Feb 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 Database...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Schools are not required to make an application for DEIS status therefore there are no pending decisions on any schools. I am advised by my officials that no 'updated documentation' has been received from that school. It is important to note that all schools, both primary and post-primary, are assessed to identify levels of disadvantage among the pupil cohort of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards Data (7 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: For the Deputy’s information, in accordance with the Guidelines for Appointments to State Boards, the process for filling vacancies on State boards under the aegis of my Department is managed by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). Appointments are made in accordance with the requirements of the governing legislation and the Guidelines. While, the specific information sought by the...

Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: This service is provided by the Department of Education and Skills in conjunction with Bus Éireann. In respect of the very sad accident yesterday, I express my sympathy to those who were hurt. I thank the emergency services and the school for the instant plan and the supports that were put in place. The service is delivered with Bus Éireann. I have no reason to believe Bus...