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

Richard Bruton: I am committed to securing continuing investment in education and training in order to deliver on the actions set out in the Action Plan for Education ad to meet our ambition of making the Irish education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. During my time as Minister, the Government has allocated over €1 billion additional funding to education and training over the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that over the lifetime of my Department's Capital Programme, it is my intention to replace all purchased temporary accommodation with permanent accommodation, where the need is established. To enable this development, my Department will be carrying out an assessment of the number of prefabs being used in schools to deliver the curriculum. This will also determine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Guidelines on Mental Health (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department is strongly supportive of the promotion of positive mental health awareness in schools. The Department adopts a holistic and integrated approach to supporting the work of schools in promoting positive mental health and to supporting those with the broad range of problems, behavioural, emotional and social. The processes span the curriculum in schools, whole-school ethos,...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department does not operate the schools medical examinations service and I am not therefore in a position to comment on the matters raised by the Deputy. These matters are therefore appropriate to my colleague, the Minister for Health.

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

Richard Bruton: It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: I understand from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection that the Respite Care Grant name was changed in 2016 to the Carers Support Grant to better reflect how the grant is used by carers. Carers can now use the grant in whatever way they wish, it may be used to pay for respite care or other services, but it is not a requirement to do so. Under the terms of the student...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, I intend to establish a Teacher Supply Steering Group to implement a strategy to deal with issues being faced by primary schools in hiring substitute teachers and issues at post primary level regarding reported difficulties for schools hiring in certain subject areas. As part of its remit, the Group will consult with key stakeholders....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Creative Ireland Programme (1 Feb 2018)

Richard Bruton: In December 2016 the Government approved a new five-year initiative entitled Clár Éire Ildánach/Creative Ireland Programme, as a legacy project arising from the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme. The Programme is an ‘all-of-Government’ initiative to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation.  The underlying proposition is that participation in cultural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The public service agreements have allowed a programme of pay restoration for public servants to start. I 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 full equality at later points in the scale. As a result of these changes and taking into account the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a grant has been approved for the school to which he refers and the school authority has been informed of my Department's decision. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The enrolment of a child in a school is a matter, in the first instance, for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. It is the policy of my Department that all children with special educational needs can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Cases (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 156 to 164, inclusive, together. Following the ECtHR judgement in the Louise O’Keefe case, the SCA made settlement offers in 7 of the 35 extant High Court cases and 6 were accepted while in the remaining case, the settlement offer was withdrawn as the Plaintiff died in August 2015. In these cases, the prior complaints were made to a school authority,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 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. When assessing the application it was noted that the existing school accommodation comprises of four mainstream classrooms, two Special Education Teaching (SET) rooms, a library/computer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Eligibility (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Schools included in DEIS with effect from 1st September 2017 are those whose level of disadvantage has been identified as being at the same level as those schools serving the highest concentrations of disadvantage among their pupil cohort. The list of these schools is available on my Department's website at the following link www.education.ie/en/Schools-Colleges/Services/DEIS-Deliverin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers recently submitted an application to my Department for additional accommodation. The application will be assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 168 and 169 together. 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. In 2018, almost 1.8 billion will be invested in Special Education, nearly one fifth of the overall Education budget, and up 43% since 2011. During the worst years of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers Data (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under the terms of the Guidelines on Ministerial Appointments as published by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform I have appointed two Special Advisers, Patrick Cluskey and Sarah O'Neill at my Department. Mr. Cluskey's duties are to advise me on policy matters while Ms O'Neill is responsible for media and communications. Prior to his appointment as Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Youth Strategy (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department recognises that schools should be safe and supportive environments for all students. In order to support schools in developing a positive whole-school approach the Department has produced a range of guidance documents and has also supported the provision of guidance by civil society organisations.   “Being LGBT in School – A Resource for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 was published in July 2016. The Bill which passed Committee Stage on 28 June 2017 is an important piece of legislation which strives to create a new more parent-friendly, equitable and consistent approach to how school admissions policy operates for the almost 4,000 primary and post-primary schools in this country. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Facilities (31 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school concerned is located in a former primary school building that was secured as part of Government policy on school divesting. The property is subject to a ten-year lease between the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST) and the Minister for Education and Skills. As the Deputy is aware, the school has submitted an application to...