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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: 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 range of appropriate educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (22 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: On 17th November 2016, I announced the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017, totalling €28.5 million. Payment will issue to primary schools in the coming weeks, including to the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (22 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: On 17th November 2016, I announced the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017, totalling €28.5 million. Payment will issue to primary schools in the coming weeks, including to the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (22 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: Following completion of the patronage process for the nine new post-primary schools to be established in 2017 and 2018, I announced the Edmund Rice Schools Trust as the successful patron for the school which will open in 2017 to serve the Carpenterstown and Castleknock school planning areas.  Taking into account the level of demand for, and the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills, is to consider the complex issues raised by the Labour Party's proposed amendment to section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act as set out in their Private Members Bill. I have included a specific action in the Action Plan for Education that expresses my commitment to working with the Oireachtas Committee on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 81 and 87 together. Article 44 of the Constitution and Section 30 of the Education Act 1998, provides that parents have a right to have their children opt out of religion classes if they so wish. The manner in which any school ensures that the right to opt out of religion classes is upheld is a matter for the school concerned. Each individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (23 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (23 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the report to which the Deputy refers. The position is that officials from my Department met with the complainant in February 2016 and, subsequently, my Department established an independent investigation with comprehensive terms of reference designed to cover the full range of allegations made. The complainant was consulted on the process including the terms of reference. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has reached an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b, which involves the applications for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured and the Design Team are working on completing the Stage 2b report for submission to the Department for review.  Issues had arisen...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: 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. Officials from my Department have been working closely with Louth County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to identify and procure a suitable site for the school. A number of potential site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Nov 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 S support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in my Department's Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department has already resolved a number of complex issues in progressing this project to date. The current position is that we are actively engaged with Meath County Council with a view to resolving outstanding issues that need to be considered in advance of lodging a planning application. We hope to lodge this application at the earliest possible opportunity once these outstanding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is, since 2006, the statutory regulator and standards body for the teaching profession in this state. The Teaching Council is the designated authority in this State for considering applications for registration from teachers who qualified in other States. I note that the person who is the subject of the Deputy's question appears...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill was published on 6thJuly 2016 and passed second stage last week.   The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 is a priority listing on the current legislative programme. The Programme for Government targets enactment of the Bill before September 2017.  Publication of the Bill reflects the commitment in the Programme for Government to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are on the Department's website. Under this scheme schools can have an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies Data (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 106 together. Since my appointment as Minister, forty two appointments have been made to State Boards of Bodies under the aegis of my Department. The information requested by the Deputy concerning the number of vacancies as well as the dates the vacancies arose in the State Agencies under the remit of my Department is provided in the attached table,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 for the professional regulation, including registration, of teachers in the State. The work of the Teaching Council is grounded in the values of professionally-led regulation, shared professional responsibility and collective professional confidence. The period...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting of Personnel (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: In April of this year, 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 vetting requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children and vulnerable persons, including those working in schools. Prior to the Act’s commencement,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Expenditure (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department allocates the total recurrent funding allocation to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions (HEIs) including the Universities and Institutes of Technology. The HEA allocates the funding (block grant funding) to institutions and it is then a matter for the individual institution as to how that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (24 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 95 and 96 together. The delivery of the new education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline has been devolved to Cork Education & Training Board (CETB). Planning permission has been received for the campus. To comply with recent changes to the Public Works Contract, the Design Team was requested to assess the additional work that needs to be carried out...