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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Teacher allocations for all schools are approved annually by the Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The Department provides a staffing allocation to each ETB. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, in this instance the Limerick and Clare ETB, subject to procedures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (15 May 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 May 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: Institutes of Technology (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 256 to 260, inclusive, together. The Government is committed to the future sustainability of the Castlebar Campus of Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). This is the reason why I established the Working Group in March 2017 to develop a plan that would safeguard the future of the Castlebar campus. The Report of the Working Group was published in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the primary school referred to in the details provided is located in a school planning area in which there are two post-primary schools, a co-educational and all girls' school. The primary school in question is not part of the post-primary school planning areas where the post primary schools referred to in the details supplied are located. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have asked officials to conduct a search to establish if any report on the death of Ann Lovett is held in the records of the Department. To date, no such report has been located but the search is not completed. I will reply fully to the Deputy when the search is concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: When schools in Ireland are implementing the new Framework for Junior Cycle, they have the autonomy and flexibility to design programmes within the parameters of the framework, mindful in particular of the needs of their students and their teaching resources. I am in favour of leaving the decisions on what is offered to the discretion of the school, and of students having as broad a range of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (15 May 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: Teaching Council of Ireland (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: In order to become registered with the Teaching Council a teacher must submit an original signed application form, provide additional qualification related documentation and complete the vetting process. The Council requests that only certified copies should be submitted for identification documents and transcripts of qualifications. On receipt of an application Council staff review the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can advise that additional accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy to provide phase 1 of a new school building was approved by my Department. Phase I will deliver 5 general classroom, 2 specialist rooms and some ancillary accommodation. The project was devolved to the relevant ETB and I understand construction is nearing completion. In relation to Phase two of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The configuration of classes and the deployment of classroom teachers is organised at local school level and my Department would therefore not hold details of the number of first year second level places available in each school in County Meath for the 2018/19 school year. All schools supply details of enrolments to my Department as part of the October return process and the details for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools. In 2018, the capitation grant is €170 per pupil and the ancillary services grant is €163 per pupil. The amount of the grant paid to an individual primary schools for capitation and ancillary services is determined by the school’s enrolment. The minimum grants payable are based on an enrolment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced the opening of 42 new schools over the next 4 years. This announcement followed nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the current and future need for primary and post-primary school places across the country, and included provision for a new post primary school to serve the area to which she refers in September 2020. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, I announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022). This announcement follows nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the future need for primary and post-primary schools across the country and the 4-year horizon will enable increased lead-in times for planning and delivery of the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As part of the implementation of the Judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the Louise O’Keeffe case, in November 2017, I appointed Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill to act as an independent assessor in respect of cases where an individual has had an application for the ex-gratia scheme, established following the Judgement, declined by the State Claims Agency and who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As part of the implementation of the Judgement of the European Court of Human Rights in the Louise O’Keeffe case, in November 2017, I appointed Mr Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill to act as an independent assessor in respect of cases where an individual has had an application for the ex-gratia scheme, established following the Judgement, declined by the State Claims Agency and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Claims Agency (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department is making continuing efforts to assist the State Claims Agency in tracing information related to claims for ex-gratia payments. The material sought is historical in nature and relates to a period which predates electronic records. There has been difficulty to date in establishing the existence of and identifying the records which are being sought. However, efforts to trace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The number of staff in my Department assigned solely to work on North-South issues is 2.5 whole time equivalent (WTE), composed of the following grades: Assistant Principal Officer Executive Officer Clerical Officer 1 1 1 (0.5)**WTE In addition and if required at particular times, other staff from the International Section of my Department are available to support the work of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: There are currently 4 vacancies on the Senate of the National University of Ireland (NUI) which are nominated by the Government under Section 45(2) of the Universities Act. As the Senate of NUI is not considered a State Board, the Public Appointments Service (PAS) is not involved in the process for filling the vacant positions. In such cases my Department is responsible for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (15 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Special schools are classified as primary national schools and are intended to cater for children with special educational needs from 4 until 18 years old. The Health Service Executive then assumes direct responsibility for young adults with special needs who are over 18. Some people with a disability, over the age of 18, and who have complex needs, may require specialised support throughout...