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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 to 348, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data in a way that takes account of the significant local and regional variations in demographic trends and enrolment projections, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas, of which some 40 are in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: A list of the schools in the Finglas East - Ballymun - Dublin 11 school planning area, and their enrolments, is available in the following tables. Roll Number Official Name Address (Line 1) Address (Line 2) Address (Line 3) 18038B ST MARGARETS N S ST MARGARETS CO.DUBLIN. 18682F ST CANICES B N S GLASANAON ROAD FINGLAS DUBLIN 11 18683H ST CANICES G N S Seamus Ennis Road Finglas Dublin 11...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Exemptions from the study of Irish are granted in accordance with the provisions of Departmental Circular 12/96 for primary schools. The criteria provides that exemptions may be granted by school authorities for certain categories of students with special educational needs as set out in this Circular. Currently, a diagnosis of Dyspraxia is not among the categories of special educational need...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The main financial support available for qualifying postgraduate students is the Student Grant Scheme. The Deputy will be aware that additional funding of €4 million was secured in Budget 2017 to facilitate the reinstatement of full maintenance grants, from September 2017, for the most disadvantaged postgraduate students. A further €3m was secured in Budget 2018 to meet the...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware my Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including the Universities and Institutes of Technology. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of that funding is then a matter for the individual institution. These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under the Procedures for Hearing and Determining Section 29 Appeals, an appeal will only generally be admitted by my Department where the appeal has been made within 42 days of the decision of the school board of management to refuse enrolment. However, a longer period for making appeals may be allowed as an exception where my Department is satisfied that circumstances did not permit the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's six year construction programme. In this regard, my Department is currently engaging with Kildare Wicklow Education Training Board in the context of progressing a building project for the school and will keep the school patron informed of progress.

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 Administration (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The term “financial close” in relation to new school builds is a term that is normally associated with Public Private Partnership projects. Financial close usually occurs when all the project and financing agreements have been signed and all the required conditions contained in them have been met. It enables funds (e.g. loans, equity, grants) to start flowing so that project...

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

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy is one of the schools included in the Schools Bundle 3 PPP programme. The Department is actively working with the NDFA and the PPP Company in the delivery of an extension to the school under the PPP contract. The Department anticipates that construction of the extension by the PPP Company shall commence in Q3 2018. However, this is subject, inter alia,...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's focus in recent years has been on prioritising the funding available for the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic need. As the Deputy will be aware, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget imposed by the need to prioritise the available funding in this manner, it is not possible at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Insurance Costs (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The two main grants provided by my Department are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and an Ancillary Services grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools are permitted to regard the Capitation and Ancillary grants as a combined grant. In addition, enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tax Collection (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 361 to 363, inclusive, together. My Department liaises with the Revenue Commissioners directly on tax related issues as the need arises, however, I can confirm that there has been no communication between my Department’s Finance Unit and the Revenue Commissioners specifically in relation to RCT in schools. The Deputy will probably be aware that,...

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

Richard Bruton: The Department recently completed the review of the Stage 2(b) submission for the project referred to by the Deputy and comments have issued. Each member of the design team was requested to submit written confirmations that they have completed a final review and are satisfied that the tender documentation is fully compliant with the Department’s Technical Guidance Documents, Building...

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

Richard Bruton: The tender return period for this project was extended to 30 May. It would not be appropriate to provide details of tenders during an ongoing tender process. When the tender analysis is complete the project will then proceed to construction. This is expected to be in Quarter 3 of 2018.

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

Richard Bruton: Expressions of interest were received from 16 main contractors for the project to which the Deputy refers. The Design team is currently assessing the information provided. This will be completed as quickly as possible. When this process has been completed, the project can proceed to tender. It is not possible to say when construction will commence until the tender process has been completed.

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved additional accommodation at the school in question and the school has been advised accordingly. The project is being devolved to the school authority for delivery.

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

Richard Bruton: The delivery of the project to which the Deputy refers is being devolved to the Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board, KWETB. A project brief has recently being finalised and my Department is currently preparing a Service Level Agreement for issue to KWETB. Once the Service Level Agreement has been executed, KWETB will commence the process of appointing a Design Team to deliver...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department is in the process of acquiring a site to accommodate the schools to which the Deputy refers. There are some outstanding clarifications required with regard to the site before matters can be progressed and, with a view to progressing the site acquisition, my Department has been in contact with the vendor requesting an update on these. My Department is aware...