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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government has a commitment to reduce class sizes at primary level. The staffing schedule at primary level currently operates on the basis of 1 classroom teacher for every 28 pupils. Budget 2016 provides for a one point improvement to the staffing allocation to primary schools, which will be implemented for the 2016/17 school year. This will see the primary staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project for the school referred to, is included in the 6 Year Construction Programme that was announced on 17th November last. I wish to confirm that my Department is due to commence the appointment of a Project Manager for a bundle of schools, including the school referred to by the Deputy, in the coming weeks. Thereafter, a Design Team will be appointed and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government commits to the publication of a new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion within 12 months. It is my intention to exceed that target by publishing the plan by the end of this year. The new plan will take into account learning from the current DEIS Programme together with international best practice to improve outcomes for children most at risk of educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: In general terms the Student Support Scheme 2016 provides an awarding authority (SUSI) with discretion to award a grant for a repeat period of study in exceptional circumstances under Article 15(8). An awarding authority will treat each application for repeat funding on a case by case basis and will have regard to issues such as the nature of the exceptional circumstances, how it impacted on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information sought is being compiled at present and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (16 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My officials have been in contact with their counterparts in SUSI who have advised that no application has been received from the student referred to by the Deputy. The nationality requirements for the student grant scheme are set out in section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011 and regulation 5 of the Student Support Regulations 2016. To qualify for a student grant, the grant applicant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is making arrangements to meet the school in question to discuss the matter to which she refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) support to mainstream Primary, Post Primary and Special Schools, to assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. The NCSE makes such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department met with representatives from the 'Wake up SUSI' campaign on 25th. May. A proposal in relation to extending student supports to students in certain private colleges was subsequently submitted to my Department on 8th. June. This proposal is currently being considered by officials in my Department, in the context of overall budgetary constraints. An Expert Group...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent 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 (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. The supplementary panel application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware Rule 68 of the Rules for National Schools was rescinded by Circular 0009/2016 in January of this year in accordance with a recommendation in the Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. The Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector was published in April 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2015 - 2019 specifies that the use of school premises during the school day, for purposes other than regular school business, must have the prior approval of the Minister. Proposals to the Minister to allow use of accommodation during the school day have been facilitated in the past, provided that the school's current and future accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Appointments (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The term of office of the previous Chair of the Higher Education Authority expired at the end of January 2016. The process for the recruitment of his replacement was undertaken by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). This was done in line with the procedure put in place in September 2014 by the previous Government, which gave the PAS responsibility for putting in place an open,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: University Governance (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: At present four Universities provide residences for their Presidents. I am not aware of any University in the process of or planning to purchase such properties. The use of a residence for official purposes was dealt with by the Review Body on Higher Remuneration in the Public Sector, and the provision of residences by Universities is operated in line with the recommendations of that Body.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 and 166 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of health therapy supports for children with disabilities, including speech, language, physical and sensory therapy supports are provided by the Health Service Executive (HSE). The HSE, which has statutory responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Torthaí Scoile (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Tá sonraí ar na ngnóthachtáil choibhneasta ag mic léinn 15 bliana d'aois in iar-bhunscoileanna deonacha, i scoileanna pobail agus cuimsitheacha, agus i scoileanna faoi phátrúnacht na mBord Oideachais agus Oiliúna i Litearthacht na Léitheoireachta, sa Mhatamaitic agus san Eolaíocht ar fáil ó na tuarascálacha náisiúnta a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Officials from my Department have worked closely with officials from South Dublin County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites towards procuring a suitable site for this building project. A suitable site has been identified and the conveyancing process in respect of this is under way. In tandem with the site acquisition process, the design work for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Places (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body that reviews and accredits programmes of initial teacher education. The school placement experience is integral to all initial teacher education programmes and is governed by the Council's accreditation criteria, published in June 2011 (Initial Teacher Education: Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers) which must be adhered to by all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, since 2011 new schools are generally 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 own...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places will arise nationwide. The GIS 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 my Department carries out demographic analyses to determine where...