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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department's total capital expenditure in 2016 amounted to €703.8m and the capital allocation for 2017 amounting to €693.4m is expected to be fully expended by year-end.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (13 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The policy of my Department is 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 and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (13 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Strategy: Literacy and Numeracy for Learning and Life 2011-2020  set a clear vision, with targets, for raising standards in literacy and numeracy in early years, primary and post-primary settings by 2020. In March 2017, I published the Report from the Interim Review of the Literacy and Numeracy Strategy. The Interim Review involved consideration of research findings, both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (13 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has been, and remains, supportive of the proposed acquisition by IT Carlow of a site in Wexford for the development of a new purpose-built campus. We continue to work closely with the Higher Education Authority and IT Carlow in that respect. Given that options for progressing the IT Carlow campus in Wexford are still being considered, and given the commercial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (13 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has recently submitted an application to my Department for significant additional accommodation.  To facilitate the assessment of the application my Department will be in contact shortly with the ETB for clarification both in relation to the projected increase in pupils numbers, from 863 pupils in school year 2017/18 to 919 pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. Eligibility for assistance from the Fund is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: Tá mo Roinn, trí thionscnaimh éagsúla, ag cur na Gaeilge chun cinn sa chóras oideachais agus ag tacú leis an gcóras Gaeloideachais. Tá an Roinn ag rannchuidiú le roinnt gníomhaíochtaí sa Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge rud a léiríonn tiomantas na Roinne sa réimse seo. Tugadh isteach curaclam nua don Ghaeilge ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major school building project referred to by the Deputy 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 Board of Management have recently submitted correspondence to the Department raising a number of issues in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: A reply issued to the correspnodence referred to by the Deputy from my Department on 8 December 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week. It was not possible to make the announcement any sooner as my Department's overall end-year capital position was only fully established very recently.   All primary schools will receive a flat rate Minor Works Grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week, including to the primary schools in County Mayo. The rate of payment of the Minor Works Grant is a basic grant of €5,500 to all primary schools plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week to all schools including the school referred to by the Deputy. All primary schools will receive a flat rate Minor Works Grant of €5,500 plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Payments (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week to all schools including the school referred to by the Deputy. All primary schools will receive a flat rate Minor Works Grant of €5,500 plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: Section 14 of the Education Act 1998, provides that the appointment of a Board of Management of a school is solely a matter for the relevant school patron. Section 16 of the Education Act 1998 provides that the patron may, either dissolve a Board if they are dissatisfied that the functions of a Board are not being effectively discharged or in the case of an individual member of the a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Remuneration (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The rules governing the awarding of incremental credit for assistant lecturers are dealt with under the terms of circulars 01/05 and 12/07, these circulars were published by my Department in March 2005 and February 2007 respectively. The terms of these circulars continue to be applicable. The operation of the circulars is a matter for the individual Institutes of Technology.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is temporarily located in a property in the ownership of Teagasc in Kinsealy, Dublin 17 pending delivery of the school's permanent accommodation. My Department is aware that the school has made contact with Fingal County Council's traffic engineer and Road Safety Officer and that the Council has completed a report recommending that appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school referred is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Project Brief is currently being finalised which, once completed, will facilitate the project to be progressed into Architectural Planning, which includes the appointment of a Design Team.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Data (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week. 3,250 primary schools received the Minor Works Grant 2016/2017 in 2016 and 3,248 primary schools will receive the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 later this week.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise that on 5 December, 2017 I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue this week. 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (12 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to clarify for the Deputy that my Department does not hold a record of the number of pupils from Navan town that attend secondary schools in other towns or the number of children in County Meath on waiting lists for secondary schools in Navan. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where...