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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for organising and planning provision for children with Special Educational Needs, including the establishment of special classes in mainstream primary and post primary schools. Parents/Guardians who may need advice or are experiencing difficulties in locating a school placement, including special class placement, should contact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme under which a school may apply for the provision of additional accommodation where a deficit has been identified.  The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation in recent days to facilitate an additional mainstream teacher post approved, for the school in question, for September 2018. The application will be assessed by my Department and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority when the assessment process has concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (27 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2016, my colleague, the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act) which put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children and vulnerable persons. The Vetting Act applies not just to schools but to any relevant organisation that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, I have announced new plans aimed at accelerating the provision of multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of parents, families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment to reach 400 such schools by 2030. I would point out that the previous model of patronage divestment yielded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department to provide additional accommodation. The application is currently under consideration by my Department in the context of the requirement for increased special education provision in the area. On completion of this process my Department will be in further contact with the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Services for People with Disabilities (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department administers the Emergency Works Scheme which is solely for unforeseen emergencies or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for special needs pupils. The scheme is always open and the application form and circular are available on my Departments website.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are provided to assist recognised schools to cater for pupils with disabilities, who have additional and significant care needs, in an educational context and where the nature of these care needs have been outlined in medical and other professional reports as being so significant that a pupil will require additional adult assistance in order to be able to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 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: Summer Works Scheme (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The current Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016 -2017 was applied on a multi-annual basis.  The Deputy will 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: Special Educational Needs Data (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The policy of this Department is to ensure that all children with special educational needs can be provided with an education appropriate to their needs. This Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, which have enrolled students with special educational needs, in order to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is an independent statutory body whose functions include planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 156 (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: A response in this regard has issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Cheadaigh mo Roinn deontas suntasach cineachta i mí Mheán an Fhómhair 2014 don scoil atá i gceist le haghaidh síneadh buan agus oibreacha athchóirithe a d’éascódh le gach foirgneamh réamhdhéanta a bhaint ó shuíomh na scoile. Tá mo Roinn ag fanacht le tuilleadh faisnéise maidir le plean costas athbhreithnithe....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department, through the Higher Education Authority (HEA), provides financial support through the Fund for Students with a Disability (FSD) to higher education institutions to ensure that they are adequately resourced to cater for the needs of students with disabilities. This Fund provides grants towards the individual needs assessment, provision of services, purchase of equipment and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 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 processed and, having regard to the demographic information available for the school planning area within which the school in question is located, it was determined that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 169 together. The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise that a building project for the schools referred to is included in my Department’s 6 Year Capital Programme. As the Deputy may be aware my Department undertook a technical assessment of the current school sites. The technical report is being finalised and the Department will be in contact with the schools when the work is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The current Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016 -2017 was applied on a multi-annual basis.  The Deputy will 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 SWS, in respect of over 640 school projects in categories 1 - 6. Details of the successful school...