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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been received. A Brief Change Request Submission has recently been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The 2016 annual report of the outgoing independent appeals officer appointed to consider appeals against decisions of Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund, covering the period from February 2016 to April 2017, was submitted to me and subsequently laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 10 November in fulfilment of the requirement laid down in section 21 of the Residential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme Applications (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 112, 117 to 119, inclusive, 121, 122, 124, 125 and 127. I am pleased to advise that yesterday I announced the Minor Works Grant 2017/2018 for primary schools across the country and payment will issue next 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Institutes of Technology (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 105 to 107, inclusive, together. My Department has been supportive of the proposed acquisition by IT Carlow of a particular site in Wexford for the development of a new purpose-built campus.  Funding has been allocated to enable IT Carlow to acquire this site. However, the Department has now been informed of a decision by the vendor that the sale of that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: In 2016/17 and in 2017/18, I provided for the recruitment of in the region of 3,000 teachers at post-primary level.   All of the 2016-2017 posts have been successfully filled and the process for filling the additional posts in the current year is almost complete. We are successfully filling the posts that we are making available. As the Deputy knows, last week I launched a STEM...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 110 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: Voluntary contributions may be sought from parents of pupils in recognised schools provided it is made absolutely clear to parents that there is no question of compulsion to pay and that, in making a contribution, they are doing so of their own volition and that a child’s place in the school or continued enrolment is not dependant on a willingness to make a contribution.  The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The legacy of abuse against children and young people, whether in residential institutions, in day schools, or in any other setting, is appalling. It is impossible to even imagine what some people endured.  In recognition that survivors may need the help of counsellors, there is a National Counselling Service, run by the Health Service Executive which provides counselling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 114 and 115 together. My Department was informed on 28th September 2017 that the lowest tenderer for the project referred to by the Deputy was not in a position to stand over its tendered sum and had withdrawn from the process. A tender report for the 2nd lowest tender was received in the Department on 27th November 2017 and is currently being examined by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Data (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: Caranua is an independent statutory body established under the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. The legislation provides that €110 million in contributions from religious congregations will be made available to Caranua to help meet the needs of persons who, as children, were abused in residential institutions. To date some €101million, comprising contributions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school in question is currently at tender stage.  The indicative timeline is for construction to commence in quarter 1 of 2018. A more precise timeline can be provided when the contract has been awarded. The Department will keep the School informed in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: All of the details requested are not readily available within my Department and it would involve a very significant amount of administrative time to identify, retrieve from storage, and examine all relevant files in order to compile the information in question. The FMS Financial Management System used by the Department did not become fully operational until 2004 and does not format the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 126, 131 to 133, inclusive, and 135 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's Capital Programme continues to address the challenge posed by a rapidly increasing school population. To meet this demographic challenge, my Department’s Capital Investment Programme (2016-2021), details the school projects that are being progressed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Skills Strategy 2025 identifies Ireland’s current skills profile, provides a strategic vision and specific objectives for Ireland’s future skills requirements, and sets out a road map for how the vision and objectives can be achieved across the education and training sector. There are over 36,500 students enrolled in health and welfare programmes.  This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to have been in a position to significantly expand the recruitment of teachers at primary and post primary levels. Some 2,300 new teachers were recruited in 2016-2017 and 2,900 are being recruited in 2017-2018. The figure of 2,900 is 21% more than the number announced in budget 2017, so we have in fact been able to recruit more new teachers than we have announced. All of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2017)

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: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's Capital Programme continues to address the challenge posed by a rapidly increasing school population. To meet this demographic challenge, my Department’s Capital Investment Programme (2016-2021), details the school projects that are being progressed through the architectural planning process towards tender and construction including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Expenditure (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The first school to which the Deputy refers was granted funding for roof works under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) and subsequently applied to my Department for additional funding to meet tender costs.  My Department's Professional and Technical Staff have assessed this application and have advised that the project should be retendered to achieve...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. Following the site visit to the school by my Department, the preliminary work associated with the project has been initiated. This includes determining how the accommodation needs of the school will be met and this process is in train. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (6 Dec 2017)

Richard Bruton: The revised proposal to which the Deputy refers and which was requested of the school by my Department in July 2017, has not been received. My Department will review the revised proposal in timely matter when the school submits it.