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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (2 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE allocates SNA support to schools in accordance with the criteria set out in Department Circular 0030/2014, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (2 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a project to deliver permanent accommodation for the new post primary school to serve Castleknock and Carpenterstown is included on my Department's capital programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (2 Oct 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Department did not have a stand at the National Ploughing Championships. Two members of the Department's staff, who work within the European Social Fund Managing Authority (ESF MA), attended as part of the European Commission's Representation in Ireland tent, as did their colleagues from the European Regional Development Fund Managing Authorities. The purpose of the ESF MA staff’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: In general terms, there is nothing preventing a lone parent who is in receipt of Rent Supplement, One Parent Family Payment and/or Jobseeker's Allowance Transition payment(s) from applying to SUSI for maintenance funding under the Student Grant Scheme. As such no additional costs would accrue. Rent Supplement, Housing Assistance Payment, Rental Accommodation Scheme, One Parent Family...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which she refers is included in my Department's Capital Programme. In that regard a technical site visit was carried out by my Department at the school's current site with a view to developing the project brief, which is currently being finalised. My Department will continue to liaise with the school authority in respect of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually 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. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 90 and 91 together. The information sought by the Deputy is not routinely collated by my Department. I will arrange to have the material compiled and forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department recently received an Emergency Works application from the school to which the Deputy refers. This application is currently being assessed and a decision will issue directly to the school authority in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commencement of Legislation (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 was signed into law by the President on the 18thJuly 2018. In relation to commencement of the various sections of the Act my Department has sought the advice of the Office of the Attorney General (AGO) in respect of which sections can be commenced immediately. Other sections will require regulations and procedures to be drafted following...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start. I negotiated, together with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, a 15-22% pay increase for new teachers. As a result of these changes, from 1 October 2018 the starting salary of a teacher will be €36,318, and from 1 October 2020 onwards will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (27 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as an independent student or a dependent student. An applicant’s class is defined at his/her first point of entry or re-entry to an approved course and will continue for the duration of his/her studies. In order to be classified as an independent applicant a student must: - Be over 23 years...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: Deputy Kelly is long enough around the House to know the current Government, the previous Government and all Governments I know of have engaged in collective bargaining across the sector with the public service unions. It has not been a question of segregating different groups or principals within that. We collectively negotiate arrangements. We have recently, as the Deputy acknowledged...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: They were recruited because of that. The Deputy asked about the posts of responsibility that there used to be. I do not know whether the Deputy listened to my reply but I have restored-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: -----2,600 such posts. That means 37% of teachers are now in positions where they have assistant-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: I do not know if the Deputy is interested in the answer or just in imparting information.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: I do not know how I can answer without interruption when every moment I am interrupted. We are restoring this. The centre for school leadership is a fantastic initiative. We are investing in it and seeing more principals getting the opportunity to develop their skills. That is really important. I am extending and have extended the days when teachers who are teaching principals have time...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: Again, the Deputy did not listen to the answer. It was two, three and four days a week depending on the size of the school. In addition, I have provided clusters where schools can pool their resources to take on a permanent position to support them. We are making progress. I am glad the Deputy is urging more investment in education because it is something I want to do. The Deputy should...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Teachers' Remuneration (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the Deputy's interest in this issue because the role of leaders in our schools is hugely important and I wish to give him some reassurance. We have successfully recruited 6,000 additional teachers to our schools in the last three years and as the Deputy knows, the standards of reading and mathematics among our ten years olds are the best in Europe. We have a great deal to be...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: History is only a compulsory subject in voluntary secondary schools. It is not compulsory in half of the sector. Despite that, 90% of people take up history. The new curriculum will be much more creative in its content and we believe it will attract people to take up history. It will also be more fulfilling in that they will look at history in the context of their own community and it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Private Schools (26 Sep 2018)

Richard Bruton: The post primary school St. Killian’s Deutsche Schule, Roebuck Road, Clonskeagh Dublin 14 referred to by the Deputy is a Department recognised fee charging school which receives a staffing allocation from my Department in line with all other fee paying schools. As a post primary fee charging school St. Killian Deutsche Schule receives no capitation funding from my Department and...