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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The assessment of means under my Department's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources. Therefore, all income is assessed from the same starting point, eliminating any distortion which might arise from different spending decisions. Part 3 of the Student Grant Scheme 2016 deals with issues governing the determination of reckonable income. In calculating reckonable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is, since 2006, the body with statutory authority and responsibility for registration of teachers in this State. The person who is the subject of the Deputy's question is currently registered as a teacher.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Responsibilities (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the Education and Skills (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2016 (S.I. No. 355/2016), the Government delegated to Mr. John Halligan TD, Minister of State at the Department of Education and Skills, the powers (other than the power to prosecute an offence) and duties of the Minister for Education and Skills, conferred on him by or under the Industrial Training Act 1967 (No. 5 of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the professional regulator and standards body for teaching in Ireland. Its functions are set out in the Teaching Council Act, 2001. In accordance with Section 38 of that Act, the Council reviews and, where appropriate, accredits programmes of initial teacher education (ITE). The Council's criteria for accreditation are set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medicinal Products Supply (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The question of whether medication such as EpiPens should be made available to schools is primarily a public health matter and would therefore be a matter for the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a site acquisition process in respect of a building project for the school to which he refers is currently underway. This acquisition process is currently at conveyancing stage and is very well advanced.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (25 Oct 2016)

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: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. My officials were in contact with the school recently in the context of the enrolment level projected by the school within the application. The information provided by the school during this contact will be considered in assessing the application and a decision will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: In April 2016 applications were invited for the patronage of nine new post-primary schools to be established in 2017 and 2018, including new 1,000 pupil post-primary schools to serve the areas of Firhouse; Lucan; Swords; Carpenterstown & Castleknock; and Malahide & Portmarnock. The closing date for receipt of applications for this process was 8 June 2016. Patrons...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (25 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: Special Educational Needs Staff (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including SNA support. The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in my Department's Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (25 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The closure of the private school to which the Deputy refers has recently been announced by the patron body. The Patron has agreed to put appropriate arrangements in place to ensure that the current cohort of post-primary students will be in a position to complete their current cycle of Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate to 2019. My Department has worked...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Asylum Applications (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: All immigrant children, including children of asylum seekers, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors can access pre-school, first and second level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years.  The Education system does not track whether a child enrolling in a school or sitting the Leaving Certificate is an asylum seeker or in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under Section 15 of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. Schools are required to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of pupils and responsibility for the appropriate supervision of students is therefore a matter for the individual Board of Management. While my Department does not issue specific guidelines...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The closure of the private schools to which the Deputy refers has recently been announced by the patron body.  The Department of Education and Skills has acquired the school campus and it will be used for school purposes in the future. While the proposed school to be accommodated on the campus has not been determined at this point, there are several school needs arising in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The building referred to by the Deputy is not in my ownership, and in common with other buildings of its kind, where significant grant aid is provided by the Department for the development of school premises, investment is secured by way of a long-term legal agreement known as a charging lease. In circumstances where a property has ceased to be used as a school, and a request is received...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced late in the year if funding permits. The issue of the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017 will be considered in the context of my Department's overall capital position later this year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2016) which is available on the Department 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (26 Oct 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: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme which was announced last November. I can confirm that a site acquisition process for the school is currently underway. However, given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time....