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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Internal Audits (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm for the Deputy that, following a procurement process using an Office of Government Procurement (OGP) framework agreement, a contract was signed with external consultants in December 2017 for the process in question.  The external quality assurance assessment of my Department's internal audit function is currently underway.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: 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 this sort of growth, which is testament to the Government’s commitment to education and its importance in fulfilling our national ambitions. The numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: In respect of the Schools Bundle 5 PPP programme, a contract exists between my Department and the Principal contractor, Inspiredspaces.  Inspiredspaces is the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) responsible for the design, construction, finance, operation and maintenance of the school buildings.  The company referred to by the Deputy has been a 50% shareholder in the SPV. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the 6-Year Construction Programme, major capital projects will be delivered at the Maynooth Education Campus, Maynooth Educate Together National School (ETNS) and Maynooth Boys' National School. Maynooth Education Campus : a building project to construct two post-primary schools catering for 1,000 pupils each, together with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, my Department’s six-year capital programme priorities building projects for demographic areas, including Celbridge, County Kildare.  In this regard, major capital projects for Scoil Naomh Phadraig, Celbridge and Celbridge Community College will be progressed as part of the programme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the 6-Year Construction Programme, a major capital project will be delivered for Scoil Phadráig, B.N.S., Clane. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that under the 6-Year Construction Programme, major capital projects will be progressed for one primary and two post primary schools in Naas, details are  listed below: St Corban's BNS:My Department has carried out a site visit to the school. The next step includes the formulation of the accommodation brief for the project and this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 118, 120, 121 and 127 together. My Department’s six-year capital programme priorities building projects for demographic areas, including County Kildare. The Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for St. Joseph's National School in Kilcock is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Stage 2b submission has been reviewed by my Department and comments have issued to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently received an application for major capital funding from the school in question.  The application will be assessed and my Department will convey a decision on the application to the school authorities when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received an application for major capital funding from the school in question to construct a General Purpose Hall and to replace temporary accommodation. Due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget in providing essential mainstream accommodation, it is not possible to consider the school's application for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware there is only one school in Rathcoffey, Co. Kildare. My Department approved funding for the provision of 2 additional classrooms at the school in question together with funding towards the conversion of existing accommodation to a multi-purpose room.  The conversion works funding was to be added to funding raised by the school. An updated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 134 together. As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which he refers is included in the 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 building project will be devolved to Kildare Wicklow Education Training Board (KWETB)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware there is only one school in Straffan, Co. Kildare. In March 2015, this school was approved a grant for the provision of 2 x 80m2 mainstream classrooms and 1 WC for assisted users. The funding was increased in September 2015 to provide a stairs and an additional WC for assisted users. A further 2 mainstream classrooms were approved in June 2017. As this is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2018 marks the second year of major reinvestment in the education sector, as we continue to implement the Action Plan for Education, which has the central aim to make the Irish Education and training service the best in Europe within a decade. Budget 2018 provides for an additional 1280 teaching posts in the 2018/19 school year. This includes a one point improvement in the staffing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s six-year capital programme priorities building projects for demographic areas, including County Kildare. The Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified or where an additional teacher has been appointed. There are currently 29 major capital projects that are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130, 132 and 138 together. It is the policy of my Department that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (1 Feb 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. To this end my Department has allocated SNA support to over 12,000 extra pupils since 2011 and provided extra resource teachers to meet the expansion in children in need of teaching support. Since 2011, the increase in SNAs has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelcholáistí Issues (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad and it was stated that should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability after four years from its date of establishment, a Gaelcholáiste would be established, in a partnership patronage model between Kildare and Wicklow ETB and An Foras Pátrúnachta. As part of the Major School Building Projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: In September 2016, I launched the first Action Plan for Education (2016-2019), which sets out our ambition to make the Irish education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. The Action Planning process recognises that there is no big bang solution and that our success will be achieved by the implementation of hundreds of actions across the sector in its entirety. I noted at the...