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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: TheSchools Bundle 5 PPP Project encompasses five school buildings and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. Following the liquidation of Carillion Construction Ltd, a tender process to identify a replacement contractor for the completion of the buildings is currently at an advanced stage. The arrangements to put in place a replacement contractor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to assure the Deputy that ensuring that children with special educational needs are supported and given the opportunity to reach their full potential is a key priority for this government. In 2018, almost €1.8 billion will be invested in Special Education. This represents an increase of almost 43% since 2011 and amounts to almost 20% of the Department’s overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Recently published Circular - 40/2018 is available on the Department’s website, which outlines the number of days that teaching principals may take as release time in a school year in order to assist them fulfilling their principal duties. Under these arrangements my Department pays for a substitute teacher to be employed by a school to facilitate administrative functions to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: In 2018, in the region of €1.75 billion will be invested in Special Education, nearly one fifth of the overall Education budget, and up 43% since 2011. This funding includes provision for up to 13,400 Special Education Teaching posts in mainstream primary and post primary schools. From September 2017, the model of allocating resources teachers to support pupils with low incidence...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeltachta (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Léirigh 106 bunscoileanna sa Ghaeltacht spéis le bheith rannpháirteach sa Scéim Aitheantais mar Scoil Gaeltachta go dtí seo. Beidh deis eile ag na scoileanna sna limistéir pleanála teanga Ghaeltachta nár roghnaigh a bheith páirteach sa Scéim Aitheantais Scoileanna Gaeltachta go dtí seo spéis a léiriú sa Scéim arís...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers is due to move from its temporary location into a Department owned permanent school building from September 2018. Some minor works are required in respect of the permanent building to facilitate the move and these works will be undertaken during the summer months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The annual core grant allocation by the HEA to each higher education institution includes an access funding element which is based on the number of students from access target groups who are participating in each institution as derived from the return of annual student data by each institution to the HEA. In 2017 a total of €31.2 million was allocated to HEA institutions as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: As previously advised, in previous years, under the arrangements in place for the Social Partnership process, officials in my Department met on a regular basis with the Community and Voluntary Pillar to discuss educational issues raised by that sector. A series of bilateral meetings took place between Officials in my Department and the Community and Voluntary (C&V) Pillar over a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The School has written to my Department in relation to the matters to which the Deputy refers and these are under review. My Department will be in contact with the school directly when an outcome to the review is available.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Magdalen Laundries (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank Senator Boyhan for raising this matter. I will put this into context before I come to the script I have provided. There was an indemnity deal, which the Senator referred to. That meant the Residential Institutions Redress Board awarded €1.5 billion to the victims of abuse in residential institutions, although this figure would need to be checked with the Comptroller and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Magdalen Laundries (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I will bring Senator Boyhan's concern to the attention of the Caranua board that the closing date should not be inflexibly applied. Its intention is to support victims of abuse in residential institutions. Caranua has published this because it recognises that the money is finite so it will have to ensure that it knows as soon as possible the potential new applications that can come on board...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank Senator Clifford-Lee for raising this issue.The Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy Charles Flanagan, apologises for not being able to attend. He has provided data that show that the strength of the Dublin metropolitan region, north division, is 678, of whom 80 are assigned to Balbriggan Garda station. There are also 42 Garda reserves and 40 civilians attached to the division....

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Garda Resources (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Clearly, people will always cite statistics to suit their own case, but we have to bear in mind that the policing of north Dublin, as indicated in the reply, is influenced very much by the operation of the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau. As indicated by the Minister, 140 extra gardaí have been involved in some of the special crime operations since 2017. Therefore, in...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Acting Chairman and am delighted to have the opportunity to introduce this Bill. It has been a long time in gestation but, in that time, we have managed to develop elements. There was consensus in the Lower House that an admission Bill was required, specifically on the matter of religion being used in selection and to provide the Minister with the power to intervene and make an...

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Bill has 13 sections. Basically, section-----

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: A text?

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I do not have a copy.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Historically-----

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I see.

Seanad: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Second Stage (13 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Yes. We will arrange to have a copy provided for Senators.