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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tá áthas orm a chur in iúl don Teachta Dála go bhfuil faomhadh tugtha i bprionsabal don scoil dá ndéanann sé tagairt, maoiniú a fháil chun tabhairt faoin taise agus faoin gcaonach liath ina foirgneamh. I bhfianaise aois agus nádúr an fhoirgnimh, agus chun a chinntiú go ndéileálfar go héifeachtach leis na fadhbanna seo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school referred to in respect of both classroom and ancillary accommodation.  The application was assessed by my Department and it was determined that there was no deficit of essential accommodation at the school.  This decision was advised to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Expulsions (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, a parent, or a student over 18 years of age, can make an appeal to the Secretary General of my Department where a school board of management have decided to refuse to enrol a child, suspended a student for more than 20 school days or permanently expelled a student. I can confirm that my Department has received a Section 29 appeal in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware a project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's six year capital programme. My Department is currently finalising the brief for this school project and once this process is complete, my Department will be in further contact with the school. The project will be progressed into the architectural planning process when the brief has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has applied for major capital funding for the provision of a sports/sssembly hall. Due to the very significant challenges facing my Department in prioritising available capital funding for essential mainstream classrooms to meet the demand for extra school places, my Department is not in a position to consider funding such a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start.  I negotiated together with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, a 15-22% pay increase for new teachers. The agreements to date have restored an estimated 75% of the difference in pay for more recently recruited teachers and deliver full equality at later...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: A new primary language curriculum for junior infants to second class has been developed.  Implementation of the new curriculum commenced on a phased basis in 2016 starting with the oral strand.  This was prioritised to allow teachers to emphasise the importance of speaking Irish as a living language. There are two curriculums; one for Irish-medium schools where Irish is the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The position is that under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and is a matter for the board of management of each individual school. I understand that a national steering group on out of hospital cardiac arrest was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been liaising with the school in question regarding its accommodation needs and has approved additional accommodation to facilitate the school's expansion. A letter to this effect has issued to the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy has a major building project with my Department. A design team has been appointed for this project and is currently working on a Stage 1 submission - site suitability, site report and initial sketch scheme. This is an extension and refurbishment project to the existing school to provide additional accommodation consisting of 2 no. mainstream...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators in Schools Provision (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The position is that under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and is a matter for the Board of Management of each individual school.  I understand that a National Steering Group on Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which she refers is included in my Department's six 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: Public Private Partnerships (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The company referred to by the Deputy has been a 50% shareholder in Inspiredspaces, the special purpose vehicle, SPV, responsible for the construction, finance, operation and maintenance of the public private partnership, PPP, schools bundle 5 programme. The National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) managed the procurement of the schools bundle 5 PPP Programme on behalf of my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which he refers was announced as part of my Department's Six Year Capital Programme in 2015. Officials in my Department continue to work closely with officials from the relevant local authority under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of a suitable permanent location for the school to which the Deputy refers and with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: A building project for the new post-primary school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s current 6 year construction programme. Officials from my Department have been working closely with Limerick City and 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. I understand that since making the application, that enrolment numbers have decreased below the level required to retain the fourth mainstream class teacher. In the circumstances, the school has sufficient existing classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently received correspondence from the school authority in question regarding a proposed change of the school's status from enrolling boys only to becoming co-educational. My Department is currently liaising with the school Patron in this regard and will continue this engagement as part of the assessment process. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for capital funding for additional school accommodation. 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: Gender Recognition (14 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department recognises that schools should be safe and supportive environments for all students. In order to support schools in developing a positive whole-school approach the Department has produced a range of guidance documents and has also supported the provision of guidance by civil society organisations. “Being LGBT in School – A Resource for Post-Primary Schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Feb 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...