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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (14 Dec 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 available funding based on a Recurrent Grant Allocation Model which is driven primarily by student numbers weighted by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As a consequence of the financial crisis, there was a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure so as to stabilise the country's public finances. These included pay reductions since 2010 and also reductions to the pay of new entrant public servants (including teachers) since 2011. Collective agreements reached between the Government and the public service unions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (14 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016, which passed second stage on 17 November 2016, and the The Parents and Students Charter Bill which was published on 5 December 2016 are important legislative measures that will have a significant positive impact on all our schools.  Both measures will fulfil key commitments in the Action Plan for Education to both increase the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of architectural planning Stage 2A – Developed Design. Upon the successful completion of Stage 2A, and subject to no issues arising, this project will then be authorised to proceed to Stage 2B - Detailed Design Stage, which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (14 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the Teaching Council Act 2001 the Teaching Council is, since 2006, the independent statutory regulatory body for the teaching profession.  A key function of the Council is maintaining the register of teachers in the State and registration of teachers including setting criteria and procedures for probation for registration. Accordingly,...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: It is in the final stages of preparation and we will be publishing it in the coming weeks.

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The two items the Deputy raised are entirely separate. The DEIS scheme is for disadvantaged schools and the report will be published in the coming weeks. The commitment with regard to the development of non-denominational options is proceeding. We are developing a plan. It is for 400 schools by 2030 so it is a long-term plan and we are looking at options. We are working with the...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological 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 in the NEPS section of my Department's website. Under this scheme schools can...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a process to review the DEIS Programme, which began last year is nearing completion and it is the my intention to publish a new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion in the coming weeks. The review process is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including the range and impact of different elements of the School Support Programme, the potential for...

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

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. The Brief Change Request for the project was received by my...

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

Richard Bruton: The original closing date for the tender competition in question was 12 December 2016.  However, at the request of a number of the pre-qualified Contractors, the closing date was extended until 19 December 2016. The client for the project, which is the local Education and Training Board (ETB), expects its Design Team to turn the Tender Report around as quickly as...

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

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. In September 2016, the Board of Management and its Design Team...

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

Richard Bruton: The new schools which will open in 2017 and 2018 to cater for increased demographic demand nationwide were announced in November 2015. As part of that announcement, it was stated that a Gaelcholáiste to serve the North Kildare area will open in 2019, subject to sufficient viability of the Irish-medium Aonad, which is currently part of Maynooth Community College. The...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the underlying criteria used in 2005 for participation in DEIS was a school's relative level of disadvantage against all other schools. Schools with the highest concentration of disadvantage were selected for participation in the DEIS programme. Schools were not required to apply for inclusion in the programme. At Primary level the identification for...

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

Richard Bruton: A process to review the DEIS Programme began last year and is now nearing completion. It is the my intention to publish a new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion in the coming weeks. The review process is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including the range and impact of different elements of the School Support Programme, the potential for innovation within and between schools and...

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

Richard Bruton: There are 14 schools in Tipperary which participate in the current DEIS Programme. Of these 2 are categorised as DEIS Band 1; 5 as DEIS Band 2; 7 in the Rural strand of DEIS and 7 Post-Primary schools. One of the Post-Primary schools is located in Tipperary Town. Under the current programme inclusion in DEIS is based on school data rather than area based information. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, construction work on site has commenced on the major building project to provide a new 8 classroom school building for the school referred to. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that, as the major project is currently on site, it is not possible to extend the accommodation brief or vary the construction contracts at this time. I understand that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised post-primary teachers under Circular 29/2007 was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department carries out nationwide demographic analyses to determine where additional school accommodation is needed at primary and at post-primary level. As the Deputy may be aware, the 6 Year Capital Plan (2016-2021), announced in November 2015, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion schools capital investment programme, details the major school building projects that are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological 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 in the NEPS section of my Department's website. Under this scheme schools can...