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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to earlier this month. The application will be assessed and the school authority advised of the position once the assessment process has concluded.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (3 Jul 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: Departmental Expenditure (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available and would represent a significant administrative burden to compile. However, if the Deputy wishes to nominate a specific company, I would be happy to provide the level of expenditure incurred in each of the years from 2013 to date in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy is an Education and Training Board (ETB) school. ETB schools are not funded directly by my Department but are funded via pay and non-pay budget allocations provided to each ETB. Pay budgets are provided to ETBs in accordance with approved staffing complements. Non-pay current funding is provided as part of a block grant that covers ETB overheads and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for funding from the patron of the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Administration (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Like other major construction projects, school building projects involve a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor and various sub-contractors and suppliers. In general, all sub-contractors and suppliers engaged on education sector building projects are employed directly by the main contractor, or indirectly by the main contractor through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently received an application from the school referred to for additional accommodation to facilitate ASD provision. The application will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Department has not considered the establishment of a School of English at the site in question nor has a proposal for such a development been received.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Facilities (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding as a block grant to the institutions. As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of this funding, including the funding of student services, is a matter for the individual institution. Student...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Assistance Fund (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Student Assistance Fund (SAF) is managed by the Higher Education Authority on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. The Fund is allocated annually to the universities, the institutes of technology, the colleges of education and a number of other higher education institutions. The SAF is designed to support students in third-level institutions who are experiencing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 151, 152 and 183 together. The National Student Accommodation Strategy (NSAS) was published in July 2017 under the Government’s housing strategy Rebuilding Ireland. The National Student Accommodation Strategy is an important element of Rebuilding Irelandin ensuring that increased levels of student accommodation are available to meet the needs of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Electric Vehicles (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not provide e-car charging points at its main locations or at its offices throughout the country. The Low-Emission Vehicle Task Force, co-chaired by the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, is to devise a sustainable policy framework to ensure sufficient and effective electric vehicle charging...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Decisions as to the appropriate technology and infrastructure for each school situation are taken by the management of individual schools, or by Education and Training Boards in respect of their schools, in compliance with relevant financial and procurement regulations. In that context, my Department has no plans for a large scale project to examine the benefits of virtual desktop...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides for a range of services and supports to ensure that children of school going age with Special Educational Needs, including children with Dyspraxia, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs. These supports include 13,400 additional special educational needs teachers and up to 15,000 SNAs providing care support by the end of this year, enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: Teacher allocations for all schools are approved annually by the Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, in this instance the Kildare and Wicklow ETB, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Action Plan on Bullying (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying and promoting an anti-bullying culture in schools. It recommended 12 actions that focus on support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aim to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed. A number of these actions have been implemented in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159, 161 and 162 together. I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. Restoring capitation funding as resources permit is one of the actions included in the Action Plan for Education and I remain committed to achieving this. However, I must be prudent in the context of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Minor Works Grant was introduced in 1997 and since then has issued to primary schools each school year with the exception of the 2012/2013 school year. The payment of the Minor Works Grant is not confined to any particular date and can be issued during any month of the school year. For the 2002/2003 school year, part of the grant was paid in May 2003, with the balance in October 2003....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The delivery of an extension project for the school to which the Deputy refers is being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). To enable this, my Department is currently preparing a Service Level Agreement for issue to the ETB. The execution of this Service Level Agreement will allow the ETB to procure a Design Team to take the project through the various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (3 Jul 2018)

Richard Bruton: The OGP has established a Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of Natural Gas to Public Service Bodies in Ireland including schools. This Framework Agreement was put in place following consultations with representatives from the Education, Central Government, Local Authority, Health and the Security Services Sectors. The OGP is currently working on the next generation...