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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise that my Department has approved the provision of additional temporary accommodation, at the school referred to by the Deputy, to address the school's immediate accommodation requirements. The school has been advised of my Department's decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, additional investment has allowed the successful recruitment of over 5,000 additional teachers in the last two years. Since 2012/2013, there are 8,900 more teachers in our schools. No other part of the public service has seen growth on this scale, which is testament to the Government’s commitment to, and the importance of education in, fulfilling our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Any school building project must first complete the design stages of architectural planning before progressing to the tender and construction stages. The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers entails the construction of a new multi-storey extension of approximately 2,972 square metres and demolition of the existing school building. The project is currently completing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Extra Curricular Activities (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I commend the campaign by the students of the school in question to help make their own school plastics free. In terms of national policy, my Department has published a National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development which aims to ensure that education contributes to sustainable development by equipping learners with the relevant knowledge, the key dispositions and skills and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (22 May 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: School Excellence Fund (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: It is my ambition to ensure that Ireland’s Education and Training service is the best in Europe by 2026. In that regard, I want to promote innovation and excellence at all levels of our education system. I recognise that we also need to reward excellence in our schools. There are many, many people in the school system with very good ideas. The introduction of the School Excellence...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Higher education is a central part of our plan as a Government to support a strong economy and deliver a fair society. The Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding (Cassells Report) which was published in July 2016, clearly outlines the funding challenges in the higher education sector and offers a number of potential policy approaches for consideration. As committed to in the Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advance stage of the tender process. My Department is currently awaiting the return of the supplementary tender report from the schools design team. Subject to no issues arising with the supplementary tender report the project is anticipated to commence construction in the second quarter of 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 year Construction Programme. In the context of progressing the project, a school site visit, by my Department's technical staff, has been undertaken. The next step includes devising the schedules of accommodation, for purposes of the school's project brief and this process is in train....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, I was very pleased to announce last Friday that 800 additional Special Needs Assistants will be allocated for the beginning of the next school year, with a further 140 expected to be allocated by the end of the year. I was extremely pleased to be able to make the announcement on Friday, in keeping with the commitment made last year to inform schools of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Expulsions (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Code of Behaviour, that each school is required to develop under the Education Welfare Act, must set out the procedures to be followed before a student may be suspended or permanently expelled from school and a school is obliged to take special care where the child has special needs. I share the Deputy’s concern about the impact on a child with special needs who is expelled...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Capital funding issued from my Department's School Building Unit to County Limerick each year since 2011 is as follows: Year Amount 2011 €16,184,335 2012 €9,315,630 2013 €12,692,255 2014 €12,729,358 2015 €12,215,171 2016 €14,645,422 2017 427,219,092 The number of additional permanent school placed and replacement places provided in County...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 year Construction Programme. In the context of progressing the project, a school site visit, by my Department's technical staff, has been undertaken. The next step includes devising the schedules of accommodation, for purposes of the school's project brief and this process is in train....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: TheSchools Bundle 5 PPP Project encompasses five school buildings and one further education college across four sites in Bray, Wexford, Carlow and Kells. Under the PPP arrangement, the PPP company, InspiredSpaces, had a construction works contract with Carillion Construction Ltd, which further sub-contracted to Sammon Contracting Ireland Ltd (SCIL). When Carillion Construction Ltd went into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start. I, together with my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, negotiated a 15-22% pay increase for new teachers. The agreements to date have restored an estimated 75% of the difference in pay for more recently recruited teachers and deliver convergence of the pay scales at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistrí The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 1 of the Architectural Planning Process. Stage 1 is the Preliminary Design Stage where the Design Team in conjunction with the school authorities, will analyse all the constraints of the site, develop a preferred design option and ensure that the preferred option is the best option...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: Changes to the duration and content of all initial teacher education programmes were made in response to recommendations in the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among Children and Young People 2011-2020 and were incorporated into the Teaching Council’s Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education and Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers. Both were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that my Department introduced a new model to support pupils with special educational needs in our schools following a pilot which demonstrated strong support from principals, teachers and parents. The new model differs significantly from the old Resource Allocation Model, as schools are now front-loaded with additional resources based on the profile of each individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, I announced plans for the establishment of 42 new schools over the next four years (2019 to 2022). This announcement follows nationwide demographic exercises carried out by my Department into the future need for primary and post-primary schools across the country and the 4-year horizon will enable increased lead-in times for planning and delivery of the necessary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (22 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: As I explained to the Deputy on 24 April in response to Parliamentary Question number 236 the review of eligibility to apply for Caranua is nearing completion and will be published in the coming weeks.