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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The cost of reversing the change to the distance criterion from the existing 45 km to 24 km, is estimated to be in the region of €26 m. The above costing assumes that a change to the distance criterion would result in a similar percentage of students qualifying for the higher non-adjacent grant support, as existed pre Budget 2011.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Free Travel Scheme Data (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The BTEA and the Free Travel Scheme are administered by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection. I've been advised that the Free Travel Scheme is currently available to people who are aged 66 years or over and who are permanently residing in the State. In 2016/17, there were 78,904 students in receipt of SUSI grant support. The cost of extending the Free Travel Scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: School Placement is a critical part of initial teacher education (ITE) as it enables the student teacher to experience teaching and learning in a variety of contexts, and to participate in school life in a way that is structured and supported. As you are aware, the Teaching Council is the statutory body that sets and upholds the standards for entry to the profession and reviews and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Board of Management of the school to which the Deputy refers was recently authorised to issue the Letter of Acceptance to the preferred bidder. It is envisaged that construction should commence in late June/early July and the project will take approximately 27 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 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 Building Projects Status (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme. My Department is currently finalising the long term projected enrolment and schedule of overall accommodation with a view to developing the project brief for the school project. My Department will be in further contact with the school authorities shortly to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being collated by my Department. I will revert directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traffic Management (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is located on an Education and Training Board (ETB) site. The ETB is in discussion with the local authority in relation to addressing traffic management issues for the site.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government Implementation (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Government has published three Progress Reports on the Programme for Partnership Government, the most recent being in December last and will shortly publish the 2018 Annual Report. Earlier this year, I published the end of year review on the 2017 Action Plan for Education and also launched the 2018 Action Plan for Education outlining hundreds of actions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's Capital Programme. My Department is currently finalising the project brief with the aim of progressing the project into the architectural planning process shortly. In that regard, my Department will also be in direct contact with the school authority regarding the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that Longford Westmeath ETB has applied to my Department for funding to purchase land adjacent to the school in question. The request will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the ETB subsequently.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Mar is eol don Teachta, cheadaigh mo Roinnse deontas suntasach cineachta i Meán Fómhair 2014 don scoil i dtrácht le haghaidh leathnú buan agus oibreacha athchumraíochta a d’fhágfadh go bhféadfaí gach cóiríocht réamhdhéanta a bhaint de shuíomh na scoile. Beidh a fhios agat go bhfuil an plean costais athcheartaithe, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. It is difficult to make precise comparisons between the levels of grants paid and the actual costs of running schools at primary and post-primary level. In general, post-primary schools are larger than primary schools. They have specialist rooms such as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 that I published last year contains actions relating to promoting Irish-medium provision in Gaeltacht early-years settings. The responsibility for those actions lies primarily with my colleague, Minister Zappone, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, within her remit in funding and regulating the early years sector and with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for a Partnership Government committed to investing an extra €500m in education by 2021 through various measures including annual increases in primary and secondary capitation rates. Through budget 2017 and Budget 2018, we are now investing €1 billion more in education. Budget 2018 marked the second year of major reinvestment in the education sector, as we...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 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: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved a resource room for the school to which he refers and the school authority has been advised accordingly. With regard to the other matters referred to by the Deputy in the details supplied, my Department has advised the school authority to submit an Emergency Works Application for the works in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides for an extensive range of supports to assist pupils who are Deaf or hard of hearing in all counties including Mayo. In line with my Department's policy that children with special educational needs access appropriate education intervention in mainstream settings where possible, many Deaf or hard of hearing pupils are integrated into mainstream classes at primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Further to consultation with relevant school authorities, Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours were published by my Department in October 2017; these can be viewed on my Department's website. The purpose of these guidelines is to provide guidance for schools in relation to the use of school buildings outside of school hours and for those schools who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.