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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The site on which the college in question is currently situated has been purchased and transferred to my ownership. Subject to planning permission, it is planned to provide a primary school and a post primary school on the site. The college in question is operated by the National Learning Network, a division of the Rehab group, with funding provided by City of Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, the report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector recommended that demand for patronage diversity should be met in areas of stable population by divesting patronage of existing schools where there is evidence of parental demand for change.  Following surveys conducted by my Department in areas of stable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is responsible for the day to day running of a school. Matters such as cleanliness and hygiene in schools should be addressed by Boards of Management in accordance with relevant health and safety guidelines.  The body which has statutory responsibility for ensuring that health and safety requirements are met by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The building project referred to by the Deputy is for a new 24 classroom school including a Special Needs Unit, with a floor area of approx. 4,748m2. The project is currently at Stage 2B of Architectural Planning - Detailed Design Stage, which includes applications for all statutory consents, including Planning Permission, Disability Access Certificate and Fire Safety Certificate and also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board is continuing to examine the options for accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy which involves consideration of the timing and availability of appropriate infrastructure in the area.  My Department is continuing to work closely with Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board and An Foras...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school referred to is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. A site visit to the school has since been undertaken by my Department which involved an assessment of the school building. The outcome of the visit is currently being considered and this will assist in determining how the accommodation needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Design Team for the major building project for the school in question submitted the original Stage 2B Report in August of this year and my Department found a number of omissions in this report. The original report was returned to the Design Team via the Board of Management for updating.  An amended Stage 2B report has recently been received and is currently being reviewed by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (ETB). My Department has not received the Stage 2B documents. I understand from the ETB that they will be submitted shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Design Team for the major building project for the school in question submitted the original Stage 2b Report in September of this year and my Department found omissions in this report. The original report was returned to the Design Team via the Board of Management for updating.  An amended Stage 2B report has recently been received and this is currently being reviewed by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: School book rental schemes have an important role to play in reducing the cost of school books for parents. Circa. 95% of primary schools and 65% of post-primary schools operate a book rental scheme.  My Department supports the operation of book rental schemes through the funding provided under its school books grant scheme.  Under this scheme, my Department provides funding of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Minor Works Scheme (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The normal practice is for the Minor Works Grant to be announced towards the end of the year as funding permits. Circular Letter 0062/2013 which provides guidance in respect of the Minor Works Grant states that “the grant will only be paid in future years as funding permits”.  

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department received a major capital application from the school to which the Deputy refers for the development of a new school building. A project for the school has not been included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme and it is, therefore, not possible to provide an indicative timeframe for the delivery of a major project for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. Each 1 point adjustment to the pupil teacher ratio at post primary level is estimated to cost in the region of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2018 marked the second year of major reinvestment in the education sector, as we continue to implement the Action Plan for Education, which has the central aim to make the Irish Education and training service the best in Europe within a decade. Budget 2018 provides for an additional 1280 teaching posts in the 2018/19 school year. This includes a one point improvement in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 145, 149 and 151 together. The estimated cost of increasing the rate of capitation by 20% in voluntary secondary schools is circa €10.3m. The estimated cost of increasing the rate of capitation by 10% to community and comprehensive schools is circa €1.6m. The estimated cost of increasing the rate of capitation in primary schools by 10% is circa...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Circular 12/2016, which is available on the Department website, outlines the number of days that teaching principals may take as release time in a school year in order to assist them fulfilling their principal duties. Under these arrangements my Department pays for a substitute teacher to be employed by a school to facilitate administrative functions to be undertaken by the teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that the direct annual cost of employing an additional 100 NEPS psychologists would be an estimated €7.3m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (29 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools were published on 7th March 2017.  These Circulars set out the details of the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools.  The new Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support...