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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 to 442, inclusive, 447 and 448 together. Since its establishment in 2012, QQI has been engaged in 7 cases of an industrial relations nature. Material in relation to these cases is set out in tabular form. Year Case type Outcome 2012 Joint referral to a LRC conciliation conference process by Unions representing staff re matters related to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: QQI engages with and consults the Public Appointments Service in relation to matters of recruitment. QQI advertises its vacancies through the Public Jobs website for posts above those at Grade III. QQI utilises recruitment agencies approved by the Commission for Public Service Appointments for the purposes of recruitment at Grade III. The majority of these appointments are of a temporary nature.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Expenditure (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444, 446 and 449 together. In 2016, my Department appointed Clarion Consulting Limited to conduct an organisational review of QQI. On completion of this review in December of that year, a report was provided to both my Department and QQI. This report identified challenges within the agency and made a series of recommendations to improve the efficiency and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland Staff (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: QQI has 6 staff on secondment, the details of whom are reflected in the table. Secondments are recorded as part of QQI's reporting to my Department in relation to its staffing numbers in addition to being reflected and published in the agency's annual financial statement. Grade Seconded Location Duration Recoupment of Salary SLIII The Higher Education Association (THEA)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Quality and Qualifications Ireland (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: QQI is funded both from the Exchequer and income generated from the charging of fees. A substantial element of QQI's fee income is demand led and consequently revenue from this source can vary year on year. When this income has increased beyond annual projections, QQI has realised resultant savings in its Exchequer allocation. Over the latter period of 2017, QQI experienced a reduction in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's Capital Programme. The formulation of the accommodation brief for the project is being finalised which will in due course allow my Department to liaise with the school in the context of initiating the architectural planning process for the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: ADAPT stands for Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering. It is a pilot programme of 20 major projects which uses a professional external Project Manager (PM) to coordinate and drive the respective design teams on each project. The intention of ADAPT is to provide an improved, accelerated delivery timeframe for each of those projects. The Project Manager was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department's Capital Programme (2016-2021) continues to address the challenges posed by the significant bulge in pupil enrolments going through our schools. This has seen a significant expansion in the rate of provision of new school places. The Capital Programme details the school projects that are being progressed through the architectural planning process, which includes a building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (17 Apr 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 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 school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has received an application from LMETB for funding to develop playing pitches at the school referred to by the Deputy. The Deputy will be aware that my Department has already provided significant P.E. facilities at the education campus in question for the benefit of the primary and post-primary schools on the campus. This includes two general purpose rooms, three...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school referred to by the deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. My Department gave approval to the school authorities to have their Design Team commence the process of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency.  The project is currently at stage 2 B of the architectural planning process.  Planning permission has been sought.  A request for further information by the local authority on the planning application was responded to recently and a decision on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a grant under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2017 to provide a resource room.   Additional funding was approved by my Department in February 2018 following a submission from the school and the scope of works was increased to bring the overall level of accommodation to be provided to 2 resource rooms. The school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department has received an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department has requested additional information from the school authority relating to the application and once this is received and considered, a decision will be conveyed to the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department has received an application 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: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project to which the Deputy refers is continuing to progress to schedule.  My Department and the local ETB, to whom the project has been devolved for delivery, are closely monitoring the project in the context of the main contractor having recently entering examinership.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department currently has 32 Temporary Clerical Officers (TCOs) engaged across four locations, to supplement the existing staffing cohort of the Department.  The majority of TCOs have been appointed to positions which are temporary due to the short-term nature of the body of work or in a small number of cases the positions are to cover a number maternity or long-term sick...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The table outlines annual funding issued by my Department to the school referred by the Deputy from 2004 – 2017.  This includes capitation related funding that is provided by my Department to schools as a contribution towards ancillary costs and general running expenses including heating, lighting, cleaning, general upkeep, the stocking of libraries and the purchase of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. A decision to grant Planning Permission and Disability Access Certificate has been secured from Kildare County Council. A decision on the Fire Safety...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Apr 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project to which the Deputy refers is expected to be completed in time for the commencement of the 2018/19 school year.