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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: If an individual applicant considers that s/he has been unjustly refused a student grant or that the rate of grant awarded is not the correct one, s/he may appeal, in the first instance, to SUSI. Where an individual applicant has had an appeal turned down in writing by SUSI and remains of the view that the scheme has not been interpreted correctly in his/her case, an appeal form...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 58 and 59 together. Circular 0062/2018 provides clarification in respect of two key areas. The first key clarification is that where a school intends to provide religious instruction/faith formation, parents must give consent before admission to the class. This means that withdrawal does not arise because the parent has requested a place in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The case to which the Deputy refers has been brought to the attention of SUSI by my officials. I understand that SUSI has reviewed this case and a revised decision will issue to the student in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the deputy that my Department has no record of receiving a recent application for additional accommodation from the school referred to. The school applied for additional accommodation in 2017 and my Department advised the school, at that time, that priority was being given to applications from schools where an additional teacher was being appointed, that it was not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as an independent student or a dependent student.   An applicant’s class is defined at his/her first point of entry or re-entry to an approved course and will continue for the duration of his/her studies. In order to be classified as an independent applicant a student must: - Be over 23...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (11 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to inform the Deputy that schools are not required to make an application for inclusion in the DEIS programme, as all schools both Primary and Post Primary are assessed using a new uniform identification model. As previously referenced in the Topical Issue Debate, the DEIS identification process uses data from a number of sources to improve accuracy...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is my understanding there is a national dialogue on climate change.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I bow to the Deputy's knowledge. If there is a deadline, we will honour it and deliver the plan on time.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electric Vehicles (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 535 and 546 together. The majority of the existing network of publicly accessible charge points was rolled out by the ESB through its eCars programme. This network includes circa 80 fast chargers, mainly on national routes. A map showing the charge points, including the status and availability of the charge points, is available on the ESB's website at...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Infrastructure (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The transatlantic subsea fibre optic cable extending from the United States of America to Killala, County Mayo is privately owned infrastructure. The installation and operation of commercial telecommunications infrastructure in Ireland is undertaken by commercial companies operating in a liberalised market. Any consents and permissions required for the landing of this...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Staff Data (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 537 and 538 together.   The information sought by the Deputy, in relation to my Department, is contained in the following table.  Department or Office Name 2015 2016 2017 2018 No. of Principal Officer appointments arising from internal competitions since 7/7/15 2 (From competition held in 2014) 2 (From competition held in 2016) 1...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: Investment in the low carbon economy has the potential to create decent work and quality jobs to support local communities and workers in regions most strongly impacted by the on-going transformation to a decarbonised society. The Government’s National Mitigation Plan recognises that fully realising the economic opportunities in the low carbon economy is key to ensuring a just...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Fund (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos 540 to 544, inclusive, together. The Climate Action Fund is one of four funds established under the National Development Plan 2018-2027 as part of Project Ireland 2040. The first call for applications, which was launched on 9 July, was open to applications from the public and private sector. This included non-commercial state bodies,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The management of connections to the electricity grid, including processes and connection charging rules, is a matter for EirGrid and ESB Networks under rules determined by the Commission for Regulation Utilities (CRU), which is an independent statutory body. I understand that the CRU has been reviewing the existing grid connection policies to ensure that they are...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme Eligibility (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Warmer Homes Scheme is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI).  The Scheme delivers a range of energy efficiency measures free of charge to low income households vulnerable to energy poverty, who meet the defined eligibility criteria. In reference to the case raised by Deputy Collins, officials in my Department have been in contact with the SEAI and I...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In April 2017 my Department published an updated High Speed Broadband Map which is available at www.broadband.gov.ie. This map shows the areas targeted by commercial operators to provide high speed broadband services and the areas that will be included in the State Intervention Area under the National Broadband Plan. The Map is colour coded and searchable by address/eircode: - The AMBER areas...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: In 2017, my Department made available funding of €1 million to local authorities to deal with the clean-up of existing stockpiles of tyres illegally dumped across the countryside. This was done to support the introduction of a new compliance scheme for tyres and waste tyres from 1 October 2017. The new full compliance scheme to deal with Ireland's chronic waste tyres problem,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management Regulations (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The findings of the recent CCPC report must be studied with care and diligence to ensure that consumer well-being is protected and that our environmental goals are met. The CCPC Report recommends that existing national waste management policy, as set out in "A Resource Opportunity - Waste Management Policy in Ireland" would be reviewed. This review should take account of:...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Meetings (16 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have had no such meetings with the consortium named by the Deputy.