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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (18 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118 to 129, inclusive, together. My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including Institutes of Technology (IoTs) such as Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT). The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Courses Provision (18 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130, 131, 134 and 135 together. The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI) is an independent statutory body and is responsible for defining and ensuring the standards of education and training for pharmacists qualifying in Ireland. This includes developing standards, policies and carrying out accreditation of pharmacy degree programmes. The changes in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (18 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has not transferred ownership of any buildings to the various bodies mentioned in the years referred to by the Deputy. My Department provides funding for school building projects to be constructed on lands owned by religious orders and other non-state bodies (e.g. diocesan trusts) to facilitate existing schools in the context of the school building programme and such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (18 May 2017)

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: School Accommodation Provision (18 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is not in receipt of an application under the Additional School Accommodation scheme, the appropriate scheme in this instance, from the school referred to in respect of its accommodation needs. It is open to any school to submit an application to my Department if they have identified a deficit of classroom accommodation to meet...

Order of Business (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua has its own independent board and does not require permission from me to arrange its accommodation.

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Property (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Boyd Barrett for raising this important issue, which has given rise to some considerable concern. It is important to note that the decision to dispose of land owned by the Congregation of Christian Brothers is a matter for the congregation. It is not a matter over which I have direct control. In early May, the congregation wrote to me on the wider issue of the transfer of...

Topical Issue Debate: Schools Property (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: In the first instance, the ERST is the patron. It must be satisfied that it is making adequate provision for the school and its future needs. As I said, that is the responsibility of the patron and it will have to satisfy itself in its discussions with the congregation that it can do that. Neither I nor my Department are party to an agreement made in 2008. I am not aware of the agreement...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter on the Educate Together secondary school and Gaelcholáiste Carrig Uí Leighin. As the Deputy is probably aware, Cork Educate Together secondary school was established in 2016. It is currently operating from part of Nagle community college, Mahon, Blackrock, County Cork. An extension of this arrangement was recently agreed with the school...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The response that I have received, which I presume is accurate, states that an extension of the arrangement at the Nagle community college was recently agreed with the school authority pending the delivery of alternative temporary accommodation, which is being arranged by the school's patron body. It therefore appears that the present situation is there is an extension of the arrangement at...

Topical Issue Debate: School Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: There are always projects and we must ensure that this situation continues. We will attempt to accommodate this project as quickly as possible. We have given pre-clearance to the approval of the contractors and it is hoped that we will soon be in a position to allow it go to the next stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Equality and fairness are of course at the heart of everything this Government is trying to do, particularly in the education area where I am particularly focused on creating better opportunities for people from disadvantaged areas in our schools system and in higher education. The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start. I have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (23 May 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 receive assessment services through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under this scheme schools can have a student assessment carried...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (23 May 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 receive assessment services through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under this scheme schools can have a student assessment carried...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that it is my Department's intention to relocate the school in question to the property referred to in the details supplied to meet the school's permanent accommodation needs. The property transferred to the Minister’s ownership last year. My Department has inspected the property which is a listed structure. The position is that the building requires...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware the building project for Malahide Portmarnock Educate Together Secondary School is included in my Department’s six year construction programme. Officials in my Department are liaising with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that a permanent accommodation solution for the school to which he refers, has been identified. My Department will be in contact with the school authority in this regard in due course. Due to the sensitivity of the position, my Department is unable to comment further at this time. It is my Department's intention to progress a building project for the school in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for additional temporary accommodation from the schools in question. It is open to the schools to submit an application to my Department and an application form may be accessed on my Department's website .  Any application received will be considered in the context of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to schools is published annually on the Department's 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. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology Funding (23 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Please find the information in the following tables as requested by the Deputy. Waterford Institute of Technology Extracts from Financial Statements 2006-2016 WIT Transfer to WIT Diverse Campus Services Total for Academic Year Accumulated Reserves Year  Surplus/Deficit Surplus/Deficit Surplus/Deficit Surplus/Deficit €'000s €'000s €'000s...