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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF), representing the PPP Company responsible for delivery of Schools Bundle 5, is implementing a rectification plan to secure service commencement on the five school buildings and one further education college as soon as possible.  DIF has indicated that a number of contractors/service providers have now been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Severe Weather Events Response (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills issued a reminder to all schools about the Department’s guidelines in the event of severe weather, contained on the Department’s web site and in the “Be Winter Ready” booklet. As part of the Government’s “Be Winter Ready” campaign, the DES advise schools to conduct “a pre-event evaluation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In line with the provisions of the annual student grant scheme and in order to deliver an efficient service and timely outcomes for students, SUSI implements key dates relevant to the submission and processing of student grant applications. The SUSI online student grant application system for the 2017-18 academic year opened on 3 April 2017. Students were encouraged through all SUSI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have been advised that no student grant applications have been lost by SUSI for the 2017-18 academic year. Applications are recorded and can be tracked and accounted for, from the point they are commenced by students in the online application system, through to when they are completed and submitted to SUSI for processing and at all stages thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Placement Programmes (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: There is no specific policy that governs placements of second level students for work experience in Transition Year or other programmes such as the Leaving Certificate Applied. The relationship between schools and employers in relation to work experience is managed at local school level. However, there are many established supports of good practice, by both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.  The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. Full details of the scheme are available from their website:  www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations In view of this I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in ongoing communication with the Patron of the school referred to in the context of the long term accommodation requirements for the school. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The capitation grant at primary level is €170 per pupil which represents a reduction of €30 from pre-2010 levels. The table below outlines the approximate value of reductions in the rate of the capitation grant in each of the years 2011 to 2015.  There were no reductions in the years 2009 and 2010 or in the years since 2015.  In Budget 2011 which was announced in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years.  The first cuts to capitation were announced in October 2010 by the then Minister for Finance. Budget 2018 marked the second year of major reinvestment in the education sector, as we continue to implement the Action Plan for Education, which has the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently awaiting the appointment of a Design Team. Officials from my Department have been in direct contact with the school authorities to outline the procurement process for the Design Team. Upon completion of the appointment of the Design Team, my Department Officials will be in further contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to provide the Deputy with the list of new primary school buildings completed and occupied in 2016 and 2017 together with the new primary school buildings expected to reach substantial completion by the end of 2018. New Primary Schools 2016-2017 County Roll No School 1 Cork 19851H Gaelscoil de hIde, Fermoy 2 Cork 20336V Midleton ETNS 3 Cork 20440Q Mallow Community NS 4...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 was published in July 2016. The Bill which passed Committee Stage on 28 June 2017 and will shortly proceed to Report Stage, is an important piece of legislation which strives to create a new more parent-friendly, equitable and consistent approach to how school admission operates for the almost 4,000 primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (20 Mar 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 methodology adopted to assess levels of disadvantage in schools is based on centrally held...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I with to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved additional mainstream classroom and special needs accommodation to the school authority in question to cater for increasing enrolments.  The responsibility for installing the accommodation concerned has been devolved directly to the school authority. The school applied for funding for the works...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (20 Mar 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: Summer Works Scheme (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The current Summer Works Scheme, SWS, is being applied on a multi-annual basis.  The Deputy will also be aware that nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the scheme which reflects a very high demand.  Almost €80 million has been approved to date under the Summer Works Scheme, in respect of over 640 school projects in categories 1 - 6. Details of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department received an application in February for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. The application will be assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process is completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In addition to a starting pay of nearly €36,000, newly recruited teachers also benefit from the terms of the Ward Report which reduced the qualifying period for a contract of indefinite duration to two years and removed career break and secondment categories of objective grounds which had previously prevented some teachers from obtaining permanency in their positions. The Ward Report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy is referring to correspondence from a person concerning the supply of teachers of STEM subjects and to her eligibility for a student grant. As the Deputy will be aware, additional investment has allowed the successful recruitment of over 5,000 additional teachers in the last two years.  Since 2012/2013, there are 8,900 more teachers in our schools. No other part of the...