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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The building project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - detailed design stage, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The school and its Design Team are currently completing the Stage 2(b) submission which the Board of Management...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The property referred to by the Deputy is not in my ownership but rather in the ownership of Údarás na Gaeltachta.  My Department has no current plans for the use of this building. Arrangements in relation to its potential alternative uses, its retention or sale are a matter for Údarás na Gaeltachta as the property owner.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 10 application, external environment project, under the Summer Works Scheme (2016 and 2017) from the school to which he refers. Nearly 50% of schools (including the school in question) have applied for inclusion under the 2016-17 scheme which reflects a very high demand. Details of successful school applicants in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that funding was approved by my Department for the provision of additional classroom and resource teaching accommodation at the school referred to by the Deputy. The school authority has since contacted my Department seeking to significantly revise the scope of the building project approved. My Department will be in contact with the school authority concerned...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the works referred to are eligible to be considered for funding under the Summer Works Scheme, the purpose of which is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to facilitate carrying out small and medium scale works that will improve and upgrade existing school buildings and the grounds within the school site area.  My Department has no record...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The issue raised by the Deputy is a matter for Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). I have asked CMETB to respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. All of the information requested by the Deputy is not currently available in my Department. Officials of my Department have requested the information from the Higher Education Authority and I will arrange for the information to be sent to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Intellectual Property Protocol (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 94 together. The Deputy will be aware that as a country, Ireland has invested significantly in building research capacity in strategic areas allied to industry needs.  This includes investment in top quality researchers, physical infrastructure, equipment and structures to commercialise research. Investment in research is a key element of overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The property to which the Deputy refers is in my ownership. It was agreed as part of the discussions on the property acquisition that my Department would facilitate the occupation of the current schools on the campus during their wind-down period.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that, in respect of the first school referred to, my Department was advised by the Patron of the decision to close the school.  The closure arrangements to apply in the case of this school are a matter for the school’s Patron.  In this regard, the school Patron has advised that it is intended to close the school on a phased basis to 2019 so as to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has continued to progress matters with both the landowners and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council in relation to a suitable access for the permanent building of a primary school on the site of the school to which the Deputy refers. Due to the complexity of issues it is not possible to indicate a timeline for the completion of the acquisition.  As commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (29 Mar 2017)

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: Teacher Retirements (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The individual to whom the Deputy refers is a primary school teacher and is a member of the Primary Schools Teacher Superannuation Scheme 2009.  In accordance with the terms of that superannuation scheme it is not possible to remain in pensionable service beyond the end of the school year in which she reaches age 65.  The subsequent filling of that vacant post is a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 101 and 103 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools were published on 7th March 2017. These Circulars set out the details of the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The revised allocation process replaces the generalised allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are currently liaising with the school authorities in relation to the provision of a permanent accommodation solution for the school to which the Deputy refers.  Once a preferred solution has been identified, my Department will work to advance the project as expeditiously as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (29 Mar 2017)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (29 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has not incurred any expenditure in respect of the use of private investigations firms during the period in question.

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I take the opportunity to express my sympathy on behalf of the Government to the family of the late Captain Mark Duffy, whose funeral is today and in whose memory the flag is flying at half mast. We also hope the other two families who are anxiously waiting will not have to wait long. I thank Deputy Moynihan for his question. I can assure him the Government has entered into very long...

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The position is that our agricultural sectors are supported not just by Bord Bia but by Enterprise Ireland and by all of the international agencies. Indeed, all of our embassies are now very closely aligned to the export drive that our companies are achieving. We are determined to open up new pathways and, as the Deputy knows, Enterprise Ireland has developed a pathfinder programme which...

Leaders' Questions (30 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I completely reject the Deputy's position. I think the Minister, Deputy Ross, is doing his job. For example, this year and last year we have seen a 33% increase in the support for public service provision by Bus Éireann.