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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 152 and 183 together. The National Student Accommodation Strategy (NSAS) was published in July 2017 under the Government’s housing strategy Rebuilding Ireland. The National Student Accommodation Strategy is an important element of Rebuilding Irelandin ensuring that increased levels of student accommodation are available to meet the needs of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not provide e-car charging points at its main locations or at its offices throughout the country. The Low-Emission Vehicle Task Force, co-chaired by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, is to devise a sustainable policy framework to ensure sufficient and effective electric vehicle charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Decisions as to the appropriate technology and infrastructure for each school situation are taken by the management of individual schools, or by Education and Training Boards in respect of their schools, in compliance with relevant financial and procurement regulations. In that context, my Department has no plans for a large scale project to examine the benefits of virtual desktop...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides for a range of services and supports to ensure that children of school going age with Special Educational Needs, including children with Dyspraxia, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. These supports include 13,400 additional special educational needs teachers and up to 15,000 SNAs providing care support by the end of this year, enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (3 Jul 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 recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, in this instance the Kildare and Wicklow ETB, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Action Plan on Bullying (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying and promoting an anti-bullying culture in schools. It recommended 12 actions that focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed. A number of these actions have been implemented in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 161 and 162 together. I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. Restoring capitation funding as resources permit is one of the actions included in the Action Plan for Education and I remain committed to achieving this. However, I must be prudent in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Minor Works Grant was introduced in 1997 and since then has issued to primary schools each school year with the exception of the 2012/2013 school year. The payment of the Minor Works Grant is not confined to any particular date and can be issued during any month of the school year. For the 2002/2003 school year, part of the grant was paid in May 2003, with the balance in October 2003....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The delivery of an extension project for the school to which the Deputy refers is being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). To enable this, my Department is currently preparing a Service Level Agreement for issue to the ETB. The execution of this Service Level Agreement will allow the ETB to procure a Design Team to take the project through the various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The OGP has established a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of Natural Gas to Public Service Bodies in Ireland including schools. This Framework Agreement was put in place following consultations with representatives from the Education, Central Government, Local Authority, Health and the Security Services Sectors. The OGP is currently working on the next generation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project at Kingswood Post Primary School commenced on site in August 2017. The construction period for this project is approx 24 Months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government recently announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022), including a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school to be established in 2020 as a regional solution for the Tallaght and Newcastle-Rathcoole school planning areas. A patronage process is run after it has been decided, based on demographic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the Department of Education & Skills and South Dublin County Council have recently agreed and signed contracts in relation to the transfer of ownership of the site for the school to which he refers. The full formal transfer of the ownership to my Department is expected to complete in the coming weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 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 project for this school has been identified for delivery as part of a programme for the appointment of a Programme Manager. My Department expects to be in further contact with the school authority shortly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. Restoring capitation funding as resources permit is one of the actions included in the Action Plan for Education and I remain committed to achieving this. However, I must be prudent in the context of ongoing budgetary pressures and prioritise where it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: In September 2016 I requested the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to lead a comprehensive review of the Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Scheme to identify and recommend how, in the future, the additional care needs of students, over and above those needs that could be reasonably expected to be managed by teaching staff, should be met and to identify and recommend the most...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the school to which she refers is included in my Department’s 6 year construction programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable location for the school in question and have identified a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that construction works have commenced on site for the building project at the school referred to by the Deputy. The project will take approximately 27 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Schools Bundle 5 Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme comprises five school buildings and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. This programme has been affected by the liquidations of both Carillion Construction Ltd and Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd (SCIL). Like other major construction projects, school building projects involve a...