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

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Stage 2b submission has been approved by my Department. This project was included in the 6 Year Programme announced on 17th November 2015 to progress to tender and construction. Arising from significant changes to the Public...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a project for the school to which he refers was included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme which was announced last November. The project for the school in question will be progressed with a view to proceeding to tender and construction stages in 2019-2021, as outlined in the programme. My Department is currently finalising the school project brief...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills has a very strict policy in relation to the use of credit cards. Their use in the Department is restricted to Ministerial Private Secretaries and the Principal Officer responsible for the Department's IT Unit. The Department has a written policy in place which sets out the limited circumstances in which credit cards can be used, namely costs associated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Agencies Expenditure (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. As the information on credit cards sought by the Deputy is not routinely collected, the Department has sought details from each of the 18 State Agencies under its remit. The Department will endeavour to provide the information as soon as possible. In regard to the the Deputy's question concerning the number of credit cards issued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: 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 Department's databases. With this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: Tá roinnt aighneachtaí ón scoil faighte ag an Roinn seo, lena n-áirítear suirbhéanna agus grianghraf. Maidir leis an mórthionscadal tógála don scoil dá bhfuil tagairt déanta ag an Teachta, tá Foireann Deartha fós le ceapadh chuige. Meastar go gcuirfear tús leis an bpróiseas sin ar ball beag. Déanfaidh Oifigigh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The terms of reference and the arrangements for the review of eligibility for services which are supported by Caranua are being considered at present.

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that universities in Ireland are autonomous institutions and therefore have responsibility for the day to day management of their own affairs, including issues relating to admissions. The Deputy will appreciate that, in the absence of all of the relevant details that would be contained in an individual's application form and supporting documentation, it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 411 and 418 together. The National Council for Special Education, which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of locally based Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for the allocation of Special Educational needs supports, including Special Needs Astsistant (SNA) and Low Incidence Teaching Hours (LITH) support to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in Circular 0007/2016 which is available on my Department's website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September 2015. The staffing arrangements at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Start Programme (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: As I noted previously, the Early Start centres funded by my Department are staffed by primary school teachers and a childcare assistant also works with each group. This teacher led staffing arrangement and comparatively favourable staff to child ratio is intended to support a range of special educational needs associated with concentrated disadvantage. In relation to the issue regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: On 26 April 2016 applications were invited for the patronage of nine new post-primary schools to be established, six in 2017 and a further three in 2018. The closing date for receipt of applications for this process was 8 June 2016. Prospective patrons submitted with their application a parental preference template in which parents have been requested to declare their preference for their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department implemented a pilot of the proposed new Resource Teacher allocation model over the 2015/2016 school year. A review of this pilot has been completed and a report of the review is currently being finalised. I understand that the review will indicate that the new model has been positively received by schools and parents. Throughout the pilot my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhlachtaí Aistriúcháin (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: Tá an Roinn seo tiomanta dá chinntiú go soláthraíonn sí an tseirbhís is fearr is féidir, sa dá theanga oifigiúla, dá cuid geallsealbhóirí agus don phobal i gcoitinne araon. De réir bheartas soláthair an Rialtais agus an Aontais Eorpaigh, d'fhoilsigh an Roinn seo creat ilsoláthraithe sa bhliain 2014 chun freastal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The supplementary assignment arrangements for Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) were established on foot of proposals brought forward by the Labour Relations Commission when the Haddington Road Agreement was being agreed. These supplementary assignment arrangements for SNAs continue to operate under the Lansdowne Road Agreement, and both unions representing SNAs, namely SIPTU and IMPACT, have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school was granted funding under the Summer Works Scheme 2016/2017 earlier this year for works to its electrical installation. These works were completed during the summer. The school in question has also made an application to my Department for significant capital funding for additional accommodation. I understand that this is a two teacher...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware of the difficult expenditure reduction measures taken in recent budgets as a consequence of the challenging economic circumstances. A decision in Budget 2012 removed maintenance payments for new students entering post graduate courses from the 2012/13 academic year onwards. However, eligible students can still qualify for limited fee support. If maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The costs associated with the abolition of fees would be dependent on varying factors associated with study type, i.e. full-time or part-time, undergraduate or post-graduate, varying fees associated with different course types and higher fees for international students. The position is that the Exchequer meets the cost of tuition fees, through my Department's free fees schemes, in...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427 and 428 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the building project for the school in question is included in the 6 year programme that was announced last November and is listed to proceed to tender and construction in 2019/21. Officials from my Department have been working closely with Louth County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department's Home Tuition Grant Scheme provides funding towards the provision of early educational intervention for children between 2.5 and 3 years of age with an ASD diagnosis. Children who receive tuition under the Department’s Home Tuition scheme typically receive this tuition in their home. The scheme also provides parents with an option to enter into a group arrangement...