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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers was announced as part of the Six Year Capital Programme last year. The project is listed to proceed to tender and construction in 2017. Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from Fingal County Council under the memorandum of understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under my Department's student grant scheme, eligible candidates may receive funding provided they are attending an approved course at an approved institution as defined in the scheme. The definition of an approved institution is set out in Section 7 of the Student Support Act 2011 and Regulation 3 of the Student Support Regulations 2016. The Student Assistance Fund (aka the hardship...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I strongly support any measures that can be put in place to reduce costs for parents. All schools must be sensitive to the financial pressures on parents in making decisions, not just about school uniforms or books, but about any matter that has cost implications for parents.  The Action Plan for Education outlines hundreds of actions to be implemented over the 3 year period 2016 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is continuing to engage with the Patron of the school to which he refers in relation to the various matters involved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 and 231 together. I do recognise the need to improve capitation funding for primary and post-primary schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years.  Budget 2017 represents the start of a major programme of reinvestment in education, and the first phase of implementation of the Action Plan for Education, aimed at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not provide funding to pre-school services other than in early intervention classes in recognised primary schools or special schools. Supports for childcare, including pre-school education, are provided by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. The principal vehicle for the delivery of pre-school education is the free Pre-School Year in Early Childhood Care and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the list of schools that have DEIS status is available on my Department's website at the following link: www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/DEIS-Deliverin g-Equality-of-Opportunity-in-Schools-/. There are 40 Primary schools in the Dublin 8, 10 and 12 areas, 29 of which have DEIS Status.  7 were surveyed at the time DEIS was introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department welcomes and values the engagement of providers in supporting all aspects of curriculum delivery, in particular in the important area of healthy lifestyles for young people. Much is being done already in this area by my Department both in terms of the curriculum delivery and in resourcing. My Department issued guidance to post primary schools in September 2015 on promoting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills has been made aware of the challenges faced by the third level institution in question with respect to its current library facilities. There are many competing demands on the limited capital budget for higher education and the library development proposal will be considered within the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting Legislation (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: In April 2016, the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act) which put in place  statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children and vulnerable adults.   The Vetting Act applies not just to schools but to any relevant organisation that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Needs Organisers (SENOs), for fulfilling the functions of the Council within a designated area in relation to the identification of and delivery and co-ordination of education services to children with disabilities. The Council employs SENOs to provide a nationwide system of local services....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sports Facilities Provision (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's focus in recent years has been on prioritising the funding available for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic need. As the Deputy will be aware, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding in this manner, it is not possible at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I strongly support any measures that can be put in place to reduce costs for parents.   All schools must be sensitive to the financial pressures on parents in making decisions, not just about school uniforms or books, but about any matter that has cost implications for parents.  The Action Plan for Education outlines hundreds of actions to be implemented over the 3 year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The project referred to by the Deputy has recently been approved to proceed to Stage 3 which involves the tender competition for appointment of the building contractor. The school and its design team have been informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, a project for the school referred is included in my Department’s 6 Year Capital Programme. Officials from my Department recently advised the school’s Board of Management and the Patron’s representative that following a technical examination of an alternative site being made available by the School Patron, it has been decided that a new school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved grant for the construction of a mainstream classroom at the school in question to accommodate a new teacher appointment in September 2016. The school applied for two mainstream classrooms, one to accommodate the new teacher appointment and the other to replace a prefab that is currently being used for mainstream teaching purposes. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the patron of the school in question has confirmed that the school has sufficient accommodation to cater for its needs. The question of additional accommodation therefore does not arise. An analysis of the area in question shows that the existing school providers can cater for the level of demand in the area. The Forward Planning Section of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that a major capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the 6 year Building Programme (2019/2021) announced last November. My Department will be in contact with the school in due course in the context of progressing the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (18 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be pleased to hear that the reports in question were recently laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. Notices to this effect appeared in the Order Paper of Dáil Éireann of 28 September 2016.