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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is the policy of this Department 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. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Living Wage (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: All staff presently engaged at my Department, including Services Officers and Cleaners, are on an incremental pay scale and are in receipt of salaries which exceed the rate mentioned by the Deputy. My Department does not hold data centrally in relation to payroll for the bodies under its aegis. Therefore, officials at my Department will request the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. Equipment is provided under this scheme for children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The identification of schools for receipt of additional resources under the DEIS programme is informed by a scientific data based model which assesses levels of disadvantage in individual schools based on the pupil cohort of the school.   The key data sources used in the DEIS identification process are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Administration (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological supports and service to schools nationwide to support the well-being, and the personal, social and educational development of all children in Primary and Post-Primary schools through the application of psychological theory and practice, having particular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was recently approved to enable the school in question to build a mainstream classroom and a WC for assisted users. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority.  The next stage is for the school to appoint a consultant to lead the project though the design and delivery phases.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has received an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. Additional information relating to the application was sought from the school and this has since been provided.  The information is being considered and a decision on the application will be conveyed to the school authority when the assessment process has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved in February of this year to enable the school in question to build two SET classrooms. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. The school has requested an extension of time for the commencement of the project until March 2019 and this has been agreed by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved temporary accommodation to the school in question to address its immediate accommodation needs. My Department has also approved grant for permanent accommodation and the school has been advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Expert Group on Future Skills Needs (EGFSN) has recently published a report ‘Addressing the Skills Needs Arising from the Potential Trade Implications of Brexit.’  As Minister for Education and Skills, as well as Chair of the National Skills Council, I welcome this report as a important contribution to the Government’s preparations for Brexit.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Review (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Tackling educational disadvantage is a key priority for my Department.  In order to achieve its vision for education to become a proven pathway to better opportunities for those in communities at risk of disadvantage and social exclusion, my Department has set the implementation of a renewed DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) programme as one of its key...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Funding for primary and post-primary schools is dealt with on a per capita basis. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc., and the ancillary services grant to cater for the cost of employing services staff. Schools are permitted to regard the capitation and ancillary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is the policy of the Department that all children with Special Educational Needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in recognised school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational interventions, delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) offers places at reduced points to school leavers with disabilities who are under 23. Admissions under the DARE scheme is regulated by the institutions themselves and not by my Department. Each higher institution determines its own admission policy in relation to DARE, the number of places they reserve for DARE and the allocation of those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The tender process for the pre-qualification of suitable contractors for the project to which the Deputy refers has been completed.  In addition, the research and design stages of the project are substantially complete as is the tender documentation and pre-tender cost estimates. The project is now on target to go to tender later this month among the pre-qualified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Both schools to which the Deputy refers are included in my Departments 6 year construction programme and are scheduled therein to go to construction in 2019-2021. The schools' building projects are currently at tender stage.  Tenders were invited on 31 May 2018 and the tender return date is 16August 2018.  The appointment of a contractor following the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. I wish to inform the Deputy that the project is progressing to the architectural planning stage and is expected to be delivered by an external agency to my Department. The school is aware of the position. Arrangements are currently being made in this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was recently approved to enable the school in question to build a SET room. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority.  The next stage is for the school to appoint a consultant to lead the project though the design and delivery phases.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project referred to by the Deputy is for a new 650 pupil Post Primary school on a Greenfield site.  The project is currently at Stage 2A of Architectural Planning which includes developing the Design to a stage where it is fully cost planned and can be prepared to lodge for Statutory Approval.  A Stage 2A meeting was held on June 28 2018 and the Design...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which he refers is being delivered on my Department's behalf by school’s local authority.  The local authority recently notified officials that the project is currently some 6 to 8 weeks behind schedule and that a recent works programme provided by the Contractor indicated a completion date in 2019. ...