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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department has sought an update from the Consultant Architect working on the major building project to which the Deputy refers and understands that there is a low wall retaining a planter for shrubs and plants opposite the blank gable to classrooms 5 and 13.  It ranges in height from approx. 600mm to 775mm.  It runs parallel to the existing retaining wall to the southern...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Responsibility for procurement of insurance and payment of same rests with Board of Management in respect of school operated by them.  My department does not hold records in relation to insurance costs for schools. If a particular school has a query in relation to the cost of insurance it should raise this directly with its insurance provider.  Boards of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Two new physical education elements at senior cycle will be introduced to schools on a phased basis from September 2018: 1. Leaving Certificate Physical Education (an optional subject for examination in the Leaving Certificate); 2. A Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework (not for examination). As part of the process of identifying schools to participate in Phase 1 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). Planning permission has been received for the project which is at the detailed design stage. In this regard, the Stage 2B submission was recently submitted to my Department for examination. The outcome of this examination will be conveyed to the ETB...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 School Planning Areas (SPAs). My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from a range of sources, including the Central...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (16 Jan 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: School Services Staff (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Schemes were initiated in 1978 and 1979 for the employment of Clerical Officers and Caretakers in primary and secondary schools.  Staff employed on these schemes are paid directly by my Department and are not paid via grant funding.  The 1978 and 1979 schemes are being phased out and have been superseded by a more extensive capitation grant scheme. The majority of primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the costs associated with providing accommodation for the school in question amounts to approximately €2,969,500. This includes the purchase of the school site to facilitate the construction of two schools. These costs were paid to the following : Board of Management of the school SNC Engineering Downes Associates Apex Surveys Ltd Ground...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education Facilities (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 333 and 334 together. 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 process of acquiring a suitable site to facilitate the proposed building project has recently been completed.  The project brief is now being finalised with a view to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of rented prefabs in use in primary and post primary schools in County Waterford is as follows. 2007 - 48 2012 - 54   2017 - 8 The current average rental cost of a prefab for mainstream classroom use is approximately €15,000 per annum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy on progression rates to third level from post-primary by geographic area is not available. The Department calculates progression rates at overall national level only for the purposes of compiling projections of third level demand. The most recent projections of demand for third level can be found on the Department's website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance Data (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Information on the junior and leaving certificate retention rate by county is available in the attached table. The latest information available is on the cohort of pupils who began post-primary education in 2010, and would have completed their Leaving Certificate and 2015 and 2016. More detailed information in available in the retention reports published on the Department's website at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Funding (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: Capital funding provided by my Department in respect of education sector projects in County Waterford for the period 1st January, 2011 to 31st December, 2017 is as follows: Primary - €55m Post Primary - €15.7m Third Level - €16.4m TOTAL - €87.1m The total amount excludes monthly unitary payments amounting to €1.2m that have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is one of eight new schools which was delivered in March 2014 under the Department’s Schools Bundle 3 Public Private Partnership (PPP) programme. It is my Department’s intention to provide an extension to the school to meet the demand for additional school accommodation in the area referred to by the Deputy. In that context, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The 79 schools included in DEIS with effect from September 2017 are those whose level of disadvantage has been identified as those schools serving the highest concentrations of disadvantage among their pupil cohort and met the criteria for inclusion under DEIS Plan 2017. Schools which have not been included at this stage are those which have not been identified as having the highest levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is not available in the format requested. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The System uses data from a range of sources, including the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: My Department promotes a comprehensive and whole-school approach in schools to the promotion of positive mental health focusing on the entire school community, including teachers and SNAs, as well as groups and individual young people with identified need.  This spans the curriculum in schools, whole-school ethos, quality of teaching, learning and assessment, student support and pastoral...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating a quantum of Special Needs Assistant (SNA) support for each school annually taking into account the assessed care needs of children qualifying for SNA support enrolled in the school. The NCSE...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 345 and 346 together. I understand that the Deputy's is referring to the criteria for entry to primary Initial Teacher Education. In addition to the CAO points required (in the case of the Bachelor of Education) or the third level award requirement (in the case of the Postgraduate Masters in Education) for entry to programmes of primary Initial Teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (16 Jan 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5th December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment issued to the school referred to by the Deputy on 12th December, 2017. The funding will allow minor works to be carried out on the physical infrastructure of schools or on the purchase of items of furniture and equipment.