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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project at the school referred to by the Deputy has been tendered and a preferred bidder was selected; however, before the project proceeded to site the preferred bidder withdrew his tender. The Design Team are currently examining the second-lowest tender and subject to no issues arising it is envisaged that the project will commence on site early in 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The new Junior Cycle specifications for Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and Gaeilge (for both Gaeilge as Language 1 and Language 2) were introduced in September 2017 for incoming first year students. The specifications provide for the sustained development of students’ oral language competence (spoken production and spoken interaction) throughout the three years of junior cycle. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts Data (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: For the Deputy's information,  the Office of Public Works (OPW) acts as an agent for Government Departments and accordingly, the Department of Education and Skills does not own its office properties.  The Department understands that space has not been rented to companies for telecoms or communication masts on the Department's offices.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 200 and 201 together. My Department provides for a range of placement options and supports for schools, which have enrolled students with special educational needs, in order to ensure that wherever a child is enrolled, s/he will have access to an appropriate education.   The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) which is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department issued comments on the stage 2b submission to the Design Team on 25 October 2017 and requested confirmations from the Design Team that it carries out one final review of all of its tender documentation to ensure compliance with DoES requirements. The Design Team has been requested to submit written confirmation from each Design Team member including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that I understand the amalgamation process involving the schools, referred to, will be finalised with the delivery of the major school building project. In that regard, the project concerned is currently at Stage 2(a) of the architectural planning process. Following a successful completion of this stage, the project will proceed to Stage 2(b), Detailed Design,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) my Department has committed to providing an interim education and orientation programme for families accommodated in IRPP Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROCs) established by the Department of Justice and Equality, including the centre opened in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon earlier this year. My Department has mandated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: In line with the 2013 Government decision, S180/20/10/1789, the Public Services Card (PSC) infrastructure is the Government’s standard identity verification scheme, which is to be used for access to all public services, where appropriate. As such, the widespread adoption of the PSC infrastructure, including its online counterpart MyGovID, to underpin access to public services by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: For student grant purposes, students are categorised according to their circumstances either as students dependent on parents or a legal guardian, or as independent mature students. For a dependent student, the reckonable income for grant purposes includes both his/her own income and that of his/her parents/legal guardians. A student may be assessed as an independent mature student if he or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department issued comments on the stage 2b submission to the Design Team on 25 October 2017 and requested confirmations from the Design Team that it carry out one final review of all of its tender documentation to ensure compliance with DoES requirements. The Design Team has been requested to submit written confirmation from each Design Team member including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Since 2012 special schools are staffed based on their actual current pupil profiles and the disability category of each pupil, as opposed to primarily by school designation, in accordance with Department Circular 0042/2011. Currently the awarding of Administrative Principal in special schools is governed by the Report of the Special Education Review Committee 1993 (SERC Report). ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to takes questions Nos. 209 and 210 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that details of the major school building projects in Counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon, Tipperary and Waterford that are included on the Capital Programme are outlined in the table for the Deputy's information. Information on all projects included on the 6 year Construction Programme are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. In general, the Board has the responsibility to ensure that the school operates efficiently and effectively. Boards of Management are required to comply with the provisions of the Education Act 1998 and the terms of Circulars issued by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council's request for release time for the chairperson remains under consideration in my Department. It is intended that a decision in the matter will be made shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 provides that only those former residents who received awards from the Residential Institutions Redress Board or equivalent Court awards or settlements are eligible to apply to Caranua.  The decision to confine eligibility to former residents was taken having regard to the maximum funds available of €110 million and a potential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The domain names registered to or owned by the department or through a third party include the following: esinet.ie; education.ie; studentgrantappeals.ie; esf.ie; egf.ie; regionalskills.ie; schooltransportappeals.ie; scoilnet.ie; pdsttechnologyineducation.ie; skillnets.ie; energyineducation.ie; siolta.ie; schoolself-evaluation.ie; school-self-evaluation.ie; school-self-evaluation.com;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Parliamentary Questions Costs (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: While a considerable amount of time is spent answering Parliamentary Questions, it is not possible to quantify the costs involved. Officials are assigned to deal with Parliamentary Questions as part of their duties. They are answered by officials who deal with the particular issue(s) raised in Parliamentary Questions. Cost associated with processing individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The buildings referred to by the Deputy are in private ownership. Where a school relocates or closes, and where my Department does not have any future educational need for the building, the future use of the old building is in general a matter for the property owner. Such buildings may be used for community or other purposes. There are currently no school buildings in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I presume the Deputy is referring to contributions being made by religious congregations under the 2002 Indemnity Agreement. Under that Agreement the 18 participating religious congregations are contributing €128m in cash, counselling services and property.  The cash contributions of €54.42m under the Agreement have been received while counselling services to the value of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (21 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Public service employees, including teachers, who are members of an occupational pension scheme and who also have paid full rate Class A PRSI have two sources of payment of their entitlements- 1. An occupational pension paid by their pension scheme administrators which in the case of primary and secondary teachers or certain other non-teaching staff is my Department...