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Seanad: Commencement Matters: DEIS Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Senator for giving me the opportunity to discuss this matter as there are a number of things about which she is simply wrong and which I need to correct. I must ensure people understand what is happening. If there are two schools side by side and one has DEIS status, that relates back to the old scheme. There are 836 schools included in the old scheme and the problem is that it...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: DEIS Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I do not know what the number for Carlow-Kilkenny is.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: DEIS Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The schools were selected on the basis of greatest disadvantage. It represents less than 2% of all schools. As such, I could paper the wall with the submissions received from people who say there is another school here and another school there which should have been considered. However, that is the reality. I would love to have more money to extend the scheme. The Senator asked if there...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: DEIS Scheme (11 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: To put this in context, many schools which are unhappy they did not get a DEIS designation point out all the children they have with special needs or with language difficulties. The DEIS programme costs €100 million and is just one instrument we use in education policy to help children who otherwise might struggle. We have language support for children who do not have English as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Supplementary Tender Report for the project referred to by the Deputy has been approved and subject to no issues arising the project is due to commence construction before the end of this month. Once construction commences it will take approximately 24 months for the project to be completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad and it was stated that should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability after four years from its date of establishment, a Gaelcholáiste would be established, in a partnership patronage model between Kildare and Wicklow ETB and An Foras Pátrúnachta. The new schools which will open in 2017 and 2018 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Patron of the school referred to, has withdrawn the application for capital funding.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm for the Deputy that the school and its design team have not yet submitted the report to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Stage 2b documents for the school referred to by the Deputy are awaited from the school and it's Design Team. Upon receipt and review of the Stage 2(b) report my Department will revert to the school with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2019/21). In line with the Memorandum of Understanding which formalises the local authorities' part in securing sites for educational use, my Department is working with the relevant Local Authority in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: Le feidhm ó Mheán Fómhair 2017, beidh dhá shonraíocht (siollabais) nua i gceist le soláthar na sraithe sóisearaí don Ghaeilge i scoileanna agus suíomhanna iar-bhunscoile. Tá an tsonraíocht T1 dírithe ar scoláirí i scoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán na Gaeilge agus ar scoláirí i scoileanna a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware I ran a public consultation process from 24 January to 20 March 2017 on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes. I believe that it is unfair that preference is given by publicly-funded religious schools to children of their own religion who might live some distance away, ahead of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Department's main policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage. The DEIS Plan for 2017 sets out our vision for future intervention in the critical area of education policy. The key data sources used in the identification process are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases, and CSO data from the National Census of Population as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 6 application, Roof Project, under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which he refers. Nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the scheme which reflects a very high demand. Details of successful school applicants in respect of Categories 1 and 2 were announced in April last and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The building project to which the Deputy refers to 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 Design Team are currently completing the Stage 2(b) submission which the Board of Management will submit to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. 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 previous 30 September. Budget 2012 increased the appointment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: insertheading (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: This is an operational matter for Cork Education and Training Board (CETB).  I have made arrangements for CETB to reply directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2017/2018 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0017/2017) 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 previous 30 September....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware I ran a public consultation process from 24 January to 20 March 2017 on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes. Approximately one thousand written submissions were received. As this is a public consultation, submissions may be published in due course on my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware I ran a public consultation process from 24 January to 20 March 2017 on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes. I believe that it is unfair that preference is given by publicly-funded religious schools to children of their own religion who might live some distance away, ahead of...