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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, in November 2016, I announced the patronage of a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school to be established in 2018 to serve the Dublin South City Centre area. This new school, which will be a co-educational, multi-denominational school under the patronage of Educate Together, will serve the Dublin 8 school planning area, along with the Dublin 2-Dublin 4 and Dublin 6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: The allocation of junior cycle management resource hours to schools is currently under consideration.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s capital allocation for the years 2019 to 2022 is as follows: 2019 - €941m 2020 - €942m 2021 - €1,006m 2022 - €1,100m The capital funding available to my Department for the years 2019 to 2021 has been allocated across the various sectors as set out in the attachment. The National Development Plan signalled a capital allocation of €1.1...

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

Richard Bruton: The PPP project referred to by the Deputy encompasses five school buildings and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. This programme has been impacted by the liquidation of the company referred to by the Deputy. A tender process to identify a replacement contractor or contractors for the completion of the buildings in question and for facilities...

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

Richard Bruton: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is progressing through Tender Stage. The tender documents issued on the 31st May 2018 with a tender return date of the 19th July 2018. It is anticipated that the project will proceed to construction in Quarter 4 of 2018.

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

Richard Bruton: With regard to the land transfer from South Dublin County Council to my Department, it is expected that contracts will be exchanged shortly. In the meantime the project is being progressed and the architectural planning process is underway.

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

Richard Bruton: Following completion of the relevant patronage process, Educate Together was awarded patronage of the new school established to serve Drumcondra/Marino/Dublin 1 in 2016 – Gracepark ETNS opened in September 2016 and its patronage remains with Educate Together. In its April 2016 report to the Minister on the patronage process which included this new primary school, the New Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (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 6 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 Staff (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 (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of a major capital application from the school to which the Deputy refers for the development of a new school building. However, a project for the school has not been included in my Department's 6 year Capital Programme and it is, therefore, not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the delivery of a major project for the school at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (12 Jun 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have no plans to meet with Ms DeVos at this time. The USA is a key international education market for Ireland's higher education institutions with close to 12,000 students coming to study here under the US Study Abroad programme every year. These connections are providing significant opportunities for our HEIs to build longer term partnerships and collaborations with US institutions. ...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department received an application, within the last week, from the school referred to for additional accommodation. The application is currently under consideration and my Department will be in direct contact with the school authorities when the assessment process has concluded.

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

Richard Bruton: In relation to the school referred to by the Deputy, a potential school site has been identified and my Department is engaging with the relevant stakeholders with a view to progressing matters. Due to sensitivities relating to site acquisitions generally I am not in a position to provide further details at this time but I can assure the Deputy that the school patron will be informed of...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department has not paid or been subject to any EU fines in the years referred to by the Deputy.

Questions on Promised Legislation (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: This year is the first time that we have made the allocation of SNAs known to the schools in mid-May. This has been welcomed by schools and by Fórsa, the union representing SNAs, as significant progress in giving greater certainty. We have provided 840 additional SNAs for this coming September, which will bring the figure for additional SNAs in the last three years close to 3,000. We...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Retirements (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: On 5 December 2017, the Government announced changes in respect of the retirement ages of public service staff recruited prior to 1April 2004.  In effect, this advised that the compulsory retirement age for public servants recruited before this date would be increased to 70 years. My Department issued circular 27/2018 on 5 April 2018 to set out the interim measures to apply...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: There are 21 full time Education Centres.  Their principal activity is to facilitate the local delivery of national programmes of teacher professional development on behalf of my Department. They also organise a varied local programme of activities for teachers, school management and parents in response to demand.  Each Centre has a Management Committee which is elected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Secondment (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Education Centres are statutory bodies recognised under Section 37 of the Education Act (1998) and are managed by local voluntary Management Committees which are elected annually. My Department arranges for the secondment of teachers from their teaching posts for the purpose of developing and providing CPD for teachers and for the appointment as Directors of Education Support Centres...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: There are 21 full time and 9 part time Education Centres.  The Education Centre network provides a national infrastructure for the delivery of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for teachers and Centres.  Every centre has a locally elected Management Committee and a Director appointed on secondment.  My Department is the main funder of Education Centres through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (31 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department allocates €120,000 per annum to Limerick Education Centre to rent accommodation from Limerick and Clare ETB (LCETB). Separately, my Department provides funding to LCETB for the pay of certain ETB staff (including teachers), funding for the day-to-day running of schools, specific grants (e.g. book grant, transition year programme),...