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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, including special schools in your area, which have enrolled students with special educational needs, in order to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education. It is my Department's policy that children with special educational needs should be included where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In response to issues raised in relation to teacher supply, my Department issued notification to School Managerial Authorities on 26 January 2018, that it was suspending the restrictions that applied to the employment of teachers in a substitute capacity whilst on Career Break, with immediate effect, for the remainder of the current school year. Prior to this decision the limits for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 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's professional and technical staff. Once the Tender Report has been evaluated, and assuming that there are no issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the local Education and Training Board (ETB) for delivery. The contractor for the project has entered Examinership and was not prepared to complete the works.  Consequently, the ETB terminated the contract.  Arrangements are currently being made to draw up a scope of works for tenders to finish out the contract.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The agreed procedures for the appointment of boards of management of primary schools, including special schools and the rules under which these boards operate are set out in my Department's publication "Governance Manual For Primary Schools 2015 – 2019".   Section 19 of the manual, which is published on my Department's website, details the rules and procedures that apply...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for organising and planning provision for children with Special Educational Needs, including the establishment of special classes in mainstream primary and post primary schools. Special classes offer a supportive learning environment to students with ASD who are unable to access the curriculum in a mainstream class, even with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the Department is committed to removing the prefabs from the site in question.  In that context, the relevant ETB has agreed to manage this project. In that regard, once the scope of works required is finalised, the matter will be expedited.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for capital funding for the provision of additional accommodation.  My Department is currently considering the application and will convey a decision to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department recently approved the provision of permanent mainstream classroom accommodation at the school to which he refers, to replace prefabricated accommodation in poor condition. The school subsequently submitted options to my Department to deliver additional specialist accommodation together with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that in respect of the Summer Works Scheme 2016 and 2017, the 2018 budgetary provision will allow my Department to meet the carry over costs of projects already approved for categories 1-6. The assessment of applications in the remaining categories 7-10 as well as proceeding with any future summer works scheme is reliant on the availability of funding. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In relation to school admissions, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available, the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy has recently been authorized to proceed to tender for the appointment of a Building Contractor. When the tender report has been received and considered my Department will revert directly to the school regarding progression of the project to construction stage. Subject to no issues arising it is expected that construction will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Dutch Infrastructure Fund (DIF), representing the PPP Company responsible for delivery of Schools Bundle 5, is implementing a rectification plan to secure service commencement on the five school buildings and one further education college as soon as possible.  DIF has indicated that a number of contractors/service providers have now been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Severe Weather Events Response (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills issued a reminder to all schools about the Department’s guidelines in the event of severe weather, contained on the Department’s web site and in the “Be Winter Ready” booklet. As part of the Government’s “Be Winter Ready” campaign, the DES advise schools to conduct “a pre-event evaluation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: In line with the provisions of the annual student grant scheme and in order to deliver an efficient service and timely outcomes for students, SUSI implements key dates relevant to the submission and processing of student grant applications. The SUSI online student grant application system for the 2017-18 academic year opened on 3 April 2017. Students were encouraged through all SUSI...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have been advised that no student grant applications have been lost by SUSI for the 2017-18 academic year. Applications are recorded and can be tracked and accounted for, from the point they are commenced by students in the online application system, through to when they are completed and submitted to SUSI for processing and at all stages thereafter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Work Placement Programmes (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: There is no specific policy that governs placements of second level students for work experience in Transition Year or other programmes such as the Leaving Certificate Applied. The relationship between schools and employers in relation to work experience is managed at local school level. However, there are many established supports of good practice, by both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.  The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. Full details of the scheme are available from their website:  www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations In view of this I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in ongoing communication with the Patron of the school referred to in the context of the long term accommodation requirements for the school. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (20 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The capitation grant at primary level is €170 per pupil which represents a reduction of €30 from pre-2010 levels. The table below outlines the approximate value of reductions in the rate of the capitation grant in each of the years 2011 to 2015.  There were no reductions in the years 2009 and 2010 or in the years since 2015.  In Budget 2011 which was announced in...