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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 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: Teaching Qualifications (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards at all stages of the teaching career. It has established standards for post-qualification professional practice, as set out in Droichead, the new model of induction and probation for newly qualified primary and post-primary teachers. As such, individuals in the scenario outlined by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. My Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department’s own databases. With this information, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the management responsibility for the building referred to, owned by my Department, continues to remain with Dublin Dun Laoighaire ETB (DDLETB).  In that regard, the building continues to be used for education purposes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that Dublin Dun Laoghaire ETB has agreed to manage this project for my Department.  I understand that the ETB will be submitting to my Department shortly details of the works required.  On receipt, my Department will be in a position to progress the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Ensuring that children with special educational needs are supported and given the opportunity to reach their full potential is a key priority for this government. My Department's policy aims to ensure that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The following tabular statement contains details of the staffing cohort at my Department's Press Office as at the 31st December in 2015, 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. - Special Adviser Assistant Principal Officer Higher Executive Officer Executive Officer Clerical Officer 2015 1 1 1 1 1 2016 1 1 2 2017 1 1 2 2018 1 1 2 1

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: No panel has been established at my Department for the position of communications officer as mentioned by the Deputy. Similarly no civil service position as head of communications has been appointed. Overall responsibility for the Press Office within the Department resides within the Corporate Services Division of my Department.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Education Policy (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Senator for raising this issue. This is an area in which I have a great interest. When I was Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation during the previous Government's period, I introduced a national strategy for entrepreneurship in Ireland.This was the first time it had ever been done. This amazed me because, following the difficult period in our history between 2009 and...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Senator for raising this matter. I apologise to him if the Department wrote to him with false information, as he indicated. There is, of course, an application from the school that was made originally in December 2016. At the time it was made the teacher complement was three mainstream teachers and one special education teacher. At that stage it was determined that there was...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: To be fair, in dealing with these issues the Department's building unit operates fair criteria and applies the same rules to every school. I will ask for the application to be reviewed in the light of what has been said-----

Seanad: Commencement Matters: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: -----but I cannot give in advance the outcome of a process that is still under way within the Department.I hear what the Senator is saying about the urgency and the prospect that there may be additional enrolment in the school in the future as a result of the new centre being opened. I will bring that to the attention of those conducting the review.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (6 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: School Accommodation Provision (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was allocated devolved funding under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2017 to provide 1 stand-alone mainstream classroom with en-suite toilets 1 WC for assisted users and 2 resource rooms. The school submitted an application for significant additional funding for works outside the scope of the approved project in February...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 73 and 74 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools were published on 7th March 2017.  These Circulars set out the details of the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The revised allocation process replaces the generalised allocation process at primary and post primary school level for learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 77 and 83 together. The 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff Appeals Mechanism (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: Arising from budgetary considerations and the Comprehensive Expenditure Review carried out in 2011, it was decided that this grant would cease for new entrants - both at undergraduate and postgraduate level - from the 2012/13 academic year. The decision to stop the Gaeltacht placement grants was taken during the economic crisis when, unfortunately, very difficult decisions had to be made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (6 Mar 2018)

Richard Bruton: I’ve been advised that the SUSI appeal to which the Deputy refers was recently received by the statutory independent Student Grants Appeals Board. Under the Student Support Act 2011, the Board has 60 days from the making of an appeal, to make a determination. I understand that the 60 day appeal period will end on 19 April 2018. Subject to no issues arising, the student can expect a...