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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Very significant numbers of third-level students move out of home to go to college and continue to be supported by their parents while in full-time education. Confirmation that a student is living separately from his/her parents is of itself, not sufficient to establish independent status. When considering whether a student meets the conditions to be assessed independently of his or her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2017, I published Circular Letter 0032/2017 which requires school authorities to adopt the following principles of cost-effective practice which will put a greater emphasis on reducing the cost of school uniforms and other costs: - All elements of a school should be purchasable from various stores; - Only “iron on” or “sew on” crests should be used; -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 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 points in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: DEIS Plan 2017 was the culmination of more than 18 months of consultation and discourse with education partners and other stakeholders to ensure that identification of schools and future delivery of interventions is fully informed by the practical experience of teachers, parents, students and non-governmental organisations working on behalf of children at risk of educational disadvantage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Details of technical guidance documents are available on my Department's website (www.education.ie). Where my Department is acquiring a site for the purposes of delivering school accommodation thereon, identified site options are technically assessed in line with the provisions of my Department's Technical Guidance Documents for school sites (TGD 25 and TGD 27), as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to determine where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm that an application from the school referred to by the Deputy, in respect of a change of status from a junior mixed/senior girls school to fully vertical co-educational school, was received earlier this month, by my Department. The application in question is currently being considered and further information is required from the Patron. In that regard, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Ba mhaith liom a chur in iúl go bhfuil an t-iarratas ar chóiríocht bhreise ag an scoil i gceist fós á phlé. Táimse ag súil go n-eiseofar cinneadh go díreach chuig údarás na scoile gan mhoill.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Stádas Scoile (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tá coiste athbhreithnithe bunaithe chun athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar an soláthar oideachais ar fud scoileanna ar oileáin. Tá an obair seo ag an gcéim thosaigh a bhaineann lena forbairt agus déanfar í a chur chun cinn in 2018. Beidh an Roinn i dteagmháil leis na páirtithe ábhartha, an t-údarás scoile dá dtagraítear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the acquisition of a site at Mooretown, Swords to accommodate the new post primary school has completed. The planning application for the permanent school building, as included on my Department's capital plan, is currently being finalised and is expected to be lodged shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a project to deliver permanent accommodation for the new post primary school to serve Malahide/Portmarnock, as announced in November 2015, is included on my Department's capital plan. Officials in my Department are continuing to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is included on my Department's Capital Programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in the relevant local authority in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for this school and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The lands at Hedgestown National school, as referred to by the Deputy, were purchased by the St Laurence O'Toole Diocesan Trust, on behalf of the Board of Management. An initial site adjacent to the school, was procured from Fingal County Council and transferred ownership on 1st June 2017. The second site was purchased from a private vendor and ownership transferred...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. A new school site is required to accommodate this project and officials in my Department have been in contact with the school patron and trustees in relation to the site acquisition.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction of the second phase of the school building project in question commenced in January 2018 and subject to no issues arising the project should take approximately 18 months to complete,

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is included on my Department's Capital Programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in the relevant local authority in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of a suitable site for this school.  Discussions with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6-Year Construction Programme.  A site is required to progress the building project. The Patron is providing the site for the new school and the site originally offered by the Patron was not suitable. The Patron has been requested to identify an alternative site and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department is committed to providing a permanent accommodation solution for the school referred to by the Deputy. In that regard, a building project for the school to which he refers is included on my Department's 6 year Construction Programme. In the context of progressing the building project, my Department has undertaken a site visit to the school. The next step includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department is committed to providing a permanent accommodation solution for the school referred to by the Deputy. In that regard, a building project for the school to which she refers is included in my Department's 6-Year Construction Programme. In the context of progressing the building project, my Department has undertaken a site visit to the school. The building project will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is progressing satisfactorily. There is no reason at this point in time to suggest that the project will not be completed within contract with the due completion date being May 2019.