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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The eligibility requirements in relation to applications to Caranua (the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund) are set down in Section 3 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Under the legislation, only those former residents, who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards or settlements for the abuse they suffered in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fee Exemptions (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Fees (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I have no plans to abolish or reduce the examination fee for the Leaving Certificate. The entry fee for the Leaving Certificate is €116. Lower rates of examination fees apply to candidates who are sitting only one or two subjects in the examination and who are entered for the examination through the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS), the Back to Education Initiative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (18 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The person concerned is a member of the Superannuation (Education) Scheme, a pension scheme for certain non-teaching staff in primary and post primary schools, and is in receipt of pension benefits from my Department, in respect of service as a special needs assistant, which became payable in 2012. The employee concerned returned to work as a special needs assistant, following her...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As requested by the Deputy, the overall income generated from fees for Higher Education Institutes including Universities, Institutes of Technology and specialist colleges is listed in the following table (as reported in the accounts). Please note that 2015/16 and 2016/17 data is partially estimated, as final certified accounts are not currently available for all institutions. Year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy, will comprise of a new two storey 8 classroom primary school at the existing site. A Design Team was appointed in June 2017 and the project commenced Stage 1 of the Architectural Planning Process.  Stage 1 is the Preliminary Design Stage where the Design Team in conjunction with the school authorities will analyse all the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The contractor and design team on the project referred to by the Deputy met with the local residents last week to listen to their concerns. They assured the residents that the works on site are fully in accordance with the planning consent granted by South Dublin County Council in respect of the design, height and location of the building. Restrictions on both noise and working hours were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that my Department granted funding to the school in question for roof works under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017).  I understand that this project was completed in December 2017.  My Department has no record of receiving any further correspondence from the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The appointment of the Design Team for the major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage.  Officials from my Department have been in regular contact directly with the Board of Management and have outlined the steps in the Design Team appointment process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The appointment of the Design Team for the major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently at an advanced stage.  Officials from my Department have been in regular contact directly with the Board of Management and have outlined the steps in the Design Team appointment process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in the Department’s 6 year construction programme. Officials in the Department continue to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of a suitable location for the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme Review (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: A 10 Year Public Capital Investment Plan is currently under development, led by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This 10 Year Plan will ensure that capital resources support implementation of Ireland 2040, the new National Planning Framework, which is also being finalised, and which will set out a new approach to spatial planning in Ireland. My Department is in ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Civil Servants are obliged to comply with the terms of the Civil Service Code of Standards and Behaviour. On entry to my Department as an employee they are presented with a copy of the Code and they are required to certify in writing that they have received a copy and read its content. At section 12 of the Code it addresses the matter of relations with colleagues in the workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (17 Jan 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. The project brief is being finalised with a view to progressing the project into architectural planning.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Deputies are correct in that one of the companies involved in the joint venture to build a number of PPP schools has gone into liquidation. At this point, the National Development Finance Agency, NDFA, is dealing with the remaining shareholder and has expressed confidence that there should not be significant delays in the execution of these projects given that they are 90% built. It...

Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The Taoiseach spelled out the work done in the Department with a 44% increase in the resources being invested in this area, a massive expansion in the number of resource teachers with 3,000 extra special needs assistants, SNAs, and 1,500 extra resource teachers in the past two years.

Order of Business (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: It has always been indicated that until the service has been developed further that the cost of implementing this would be significant. The Department has not been in a position to date to implement the terms to which the Deputy referred. That does not in any way diminish the commitment in this area to develop programmes and to see that children with special needs are not only welcomed but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: First-Aid Training (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The Board of Management of each school is responsible for the care and safety of all of the students in their school and care and safety should be at the centre of all policy and practices. The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) advise that, by law,...