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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Panel Rights (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 164 and 165 together. The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department's policies focus on ensuring that all children can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided in order to ensure that all pupils can receive a school placement. Many pupils with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2011 new schools are only established in areas of demographic growth. My Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. With this information,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. I am pleased, however, to advise the Deputy that the school's application for electrical upgrade under Category 2 of the Summer Works Scheme (2016 - 2017) was recently approved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that a €30 million investment under Summer Works Scheme (SWS) (2016/2017) was announced on 28th April last. This related to successful applicants under Categories 1 and 2, Gas and Electrical works. I wish to confirm that applications for replacement windows are assessed under Category 7 of the SWS in accordance with the prioritisation criteria outlined in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department's policies focus on ensuring that all children can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided in order to ensure that all pupils can receive a school placement. Many pupils with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoileanna Il-sainchreidmheacha (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Ó 2011 ní gnách scoileanna nua a thógáil ach amháin i gceantair ina bhfuil méadú ar an daonra. Tá próiseas oscailte cinnte patrúnachta i bhfeidhm ag an Roinn maidir le cé a bheidh mar phatrún ar na scoileanna. Is faoi gach patrún agus patrún ionchasach atá sé iarratas a dhéanamh faoin bpróiseas seo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy may be aware that a process to review the DEIS Programme is currently underway in my Department. The overall scope of the review is to assess the existing DEIS Programme in the context of evaluations to date and any relevant policy and other developments in order to inform future policy to tackle educational disadvantage. All aspects of the DEIS programme are being considered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The list of primary schools in County Kildare that have DEIS status is available on my Department's website at the following link:- . The resources provided for the schools in question are set out hereunder. The Deputy may be aware that a process to review the DEIS Programme is currently underway in my Department. The overall scope of the review is to assess the existing DEIS Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a process to review DEIS, the Action Plan for Social Inclusion, is ongoing. The majority of the review work programme is scheduled for completion by the end of the current school year. The overall scope of the review is to assess the existing DEIS Programme in the context of evaluations to date and any relevant policy and other developments, in order to inform...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility and authority for regulation of the teaching profession, including the registration of teachers under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. Under the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009, Regulation 3 (Montessori and other categories), graduates with certain Montessori qualifications (Level 8 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility and authority for regulation of the teaching profession, including the registration of teachers under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. Under the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009, Regulation 3 (Montessori and other categories), graduates with certain Montessori qualifications (Level 8 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Assistance (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The responsibility for managing access to third level places rests with the Central Applications Office (CAO) and the third level institutions generally. The higher education institutions have delegated to the CAO the task of processing applications to their first year undergraduate courses. However, the participating institutions retain the function of making decisions on admissions....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (2 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department's policies focus on ensuring that all children can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. A range of placement options for pupils with special educational needs is provided, in order to ensure that all pupils can receive a school placement. Many pupils with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Government recognises the importance of higher education to Ireland's future economic and social development and also the huge impact a higher education experience has on the lives of individuals. In considering the best way forward, the previous Government established an Expert Group to examine future funding requirements for higher education and to present options for developing a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The data requested is not collected separately for the university sector, however in the 2014/15 academic year, there were just over 18,000 core staff across the higher education system (whole-time equivalents). This figure encompasses some 9,800 academic staff and 8,300 non-academic staff. These figures do not include contract research staff. There were just over 190,000 students (whole-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Question Nos. 163 and 234 together. The Government is very conscious of the concerns regarding the availability of accommodation for students. The reality is that dealing comprehensively with this issue will only take place as part of a more general programme to address the major housing and homelessness issue, and the new Government has appointed a specific Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Capital funding for the Third level Sector was provided in the 2016-2021 Capital Plan. This comprised of a direct Exchequer investment of €150m, including €40m already allocated to the Grangegorman project, and €200m worth of funding for PPP projects. It provides for a total investment of €350m in the Sector.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility and authority for regulation of the teaching profession, including the registration of teachers under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. Under the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009, Regulation 3 (Montessori and other categories), graduates with certain Montessori qualifications (Level 8 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to submitted an application for funding for the provision of additional classroom accommodation following the allocation of a further mainstream teacher for the coming school year. In its application, the school advised my Department that the accommodation available to the school includes a General Purpose room and also a Multi-Purpose...