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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 156 (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: A response in this regard has issued to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oibreacha Feabhsúcháin do Scoileanna (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Cheadaigh mo Roinn deontas suntasach cineachta i mí Mheán an Fhómhair 2014 don scoil atá i gceist le haghaidh síneadh buan agus oibreacha athchóirithe a d’éascódh le gach foirgneamh réamhdhéanta a bhaint ó shuíomh na scoile. Tá mo Roinn ag fanacht le tuilleadh faisnéise maidir le plean costas athbhreithnithe....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department, through the Higher Education Authority (HEA), provides financial support through the Fund for Students with a Disability (FSD) to higher education institutions to ensure that they are adequately resourced to cater for the needs of students with disabilities. This Fund provides grants towards the individual needs assessment, provision of services, purchase of equipment and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application for the provision of additional accommodation at the school referred to in respect of both classroom and ancillary accommodation. The application was processed and, having regard to the demographic information available for the school planning area within which the school in question is located, it was determined that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 160 and 169 together. The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise that a building project for the schools referred to is included in my Department’s 6 Year Capital Programme. As the Deputy may be aware my Department undertook a technical assessment of the current school sites. The technical report is being finalised and the Department will be in contact with the schools when the work is complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The current Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2016 -2017 was applied on a multi-annual basis.  The Deputy will be aware that nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the scheme which reflects a very high demand.  Almost €80 million has been approved to date under the SWS, in respect of over 640 school projects in categories 1 - 6. Details of the successful school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under Section 21(2) of the Student Support Act 2011 an applicant has 30 days, from the date of the Appeals Officer's decision in the awarding authority, to submit their appeal to the Student Grants Appeals Board.  Under Section 21(3) of the Act, the Appeals Board may extend this period by a further 30 days, if it is satisfied that the applicant has given reasonable cause to so extend. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Disability Act 2005 requires public bodies to promote and support the employment of people with disabilities and to achieve a target of 3% of staff with disabilities. In this Department in 2016 the percentage of employees with a disability under the definition of the Disability Act 2005 was 3.94% (head count) and 3.78% (whole time equivalent). Under the comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme.  In the context of progressing the building project, my Department has undertaken a site visit to the school. The schedule of accommodation is currently being devised and will be provided to the patron, Kildare Wicklow Education Training...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: We have, for the first time, introduced an objective, statistics based model for deciding which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest concentrated levels of disadvantage. The methodology adopted to assess levels of disadvantage in schools is based on centrally held...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for a Partnership Government states that a new model of In-School Speech and Language Therapy will be established.  In October of this year, Budget 2018 provided an additional €2M to introduce a pilot/demonstration project for in-school Therapy services in 2018. The demonstration project will develop and test a model for the delivery of in school speech and language...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). The project has been tendered and the ETB recently submitted the Tender Report.  This Report is currently being evaluated by my Department. Once the Tender Report has been evaluated, and assuming that there are no issues with it, the project will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (28 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. A letter recently issued to the school and the Design...

Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2018: Motion (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the following Order in draft:Finance Act 2004 (Section 91) (Deferred Surrender to the Central Fund) Order 2018,copies of which have been laid in draft form before Dáil Éireann on 21st March, 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals, including Planning Permission, have been secured. Lands adjacent to the school site have been purchased from Fingal County Council and a private vendor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises at primary and post primary level to determine where additional school accommodation is needed. As with other school planning areas nationwide, the demographic data for the area referred to by the Deputy will be kept under ongoing review by my Department to take account of updated data.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 239, 241 and 242 together. My Department has recently contacted all of the primary schools in the Greystones area to review their projected enrolments for September 2018. My Department will continue to liaise with the schools to keep the matter under review in the coming weeks with a view to assessing any accommodation needs arising in 2018. Nationwide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Since 2013, significant provision has been put in place in Greystones to cater for additional primary school places.  This includes the construction of two new primary schools as well as providing 7 additional mainstream classrooms in existing primary schools. In total, this accommodation will provide capacity for approximately 1,000 pupils. In addition, the building project to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (27 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application from the school referred to for the provision of additional accommodation. The application was assessed by my Department and it was determined that there was no deficit of essential accommodation at the school. This decision was advised to the school authority. My Department recently received a request from the...