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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Springboard Programme (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Springboard+ which incorporates the ICT skills conversion programme is a specific initiative which provides free part-time and full-time courses aimed at addressing the current skills needs of employers and supporting jobseekers to return to employment. To be eligible for a place on a Springboard+ course a person must be one of the following: - Unemployed, actively seeking employment, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I have made inquiries in the matter and can inform him that the child, the subject of the Deputy’s question, has in the past month been the subject of discussions between school authorities and the assigned NEPS psychologist.  Following on from these discussions I understand that a support plan is being instituted by the school in relation to his particular needs which will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Therapy Services (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I might inform you that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides guidelines and resource materials for schools to enable them to deal with certain traumatic events which can adversely affect pupils and school staff. The guidelines "Responding to Critical Incidents: Guidelines for Schools" refer to preventive approaches that schools can adopt in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Relocation (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputies may be aware, the school referred to opened in September 2014 under the patronage divesting process.  Under this process, a divested school could be opened where a school building became, or was due to become available as a result of an amalgamation or closure of an existing school.  In this case, pending the school's permanent accommodation becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: A building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is included on my Department’s 6 Year Capital Programme. This school will be co-located with a primary school on a green field site.  The building projects for both schools are in the process of being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB).  The first step in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, on 30 January, 2017, I announced new plans aimed at providing more multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of parents, families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment in this area.  While these new structures are being introduced, my Department will continue to work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s website www.education.ieis an integral part of our communications activities, and, in particular, is used as: - A public information service - An instant point of access to the business of the Department and - A tool for feedback, consultation and engagement. Between 1 September 2016 and 31 of August 2017, there were over 7.2 million hits on this website....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has been working with South Dublin County Council to acquire the site on which the school is currently located in temporary accommodation in order to facilitate the development of a permanent building for the school. The disposal of the site to my Department has been approved by South Dublin County Council. However, title issues were identified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of the identified site at Mooretown, Swords to accommodate this school. The conveyancing process is at an advanced stage. This school building project is on the Department’s Rapid Design & Build Programme and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, where a requirement for additional post-primary schools has been identified, details including proposed timelines related to the opening of the schools are made known by a Ministerial announcement. However, patrons may decide for different operational reasons in a particular year that it is in the best interests of a new post-primary school to defer its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project to provide permanent accommodation for the school in question is included on my Department's Capital Programme. Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for this school. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2019-2021). Preparatory work has been undertaken to advance the project and my Department will continue to liaise directly with the school authority concerned in the context of initiating the architectural planning process for the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Applications (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: We have, for the first time, introduced an objective, statistics based model for deciding which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme, so that all stakeholders can have confidence that we are targeting extra resources at those schools with the highest concentrated levels of disadvantage. The key data sources used in the DEIS identification process are the DES Primary Online Database...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Secondment (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department arranges for the secondment of teachers from their teaching posts for the purpose of developing and providing CPD for teachers and for the appointment as Directors of Education Support Centres (ESC's). Secondments are a temporary arrangement renewable on a year to year basis. While on secondment, teachers retain their school post, the terms and conditions that apply to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Multidenominational Schools (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, on 30 January 2017 I announced new plans aimed at providing more multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of parents, families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment in this area.  While these new structures are being introduced, my Department will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Scholarships (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under my Department's Free Fees Initiative, the Exchequer provides funding towards tuition fees in respect of eligible students who are pursuing full-time undergraduate courses of study. In order to qualify for funding under the Free Fees Initiative, students must be first-time undergraduates, hold inter alia EU/EEA/Swiss nationality in their own right, and have been ordinarily resident...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run.  These schools are typically registered for business purposes as private limited companies and do not come under the remit of my Department.  The Deputy may be aware that a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education have been implemented, in line with the Government decision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: In order for the Board of Caranua to meet its responsibility to distribute the Fund as fairly and equitably as possible, and to prioritise those Survivors who have yet to receive any funding support, the Board decided that a business case should be made to my Department to request additional staff to provide a better service to Survivors.  Caranua did submit a business case and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: To date, some €101 million, comprising post Ryan Report contributions from congregations, associated interest and cash from property disposals has been lodged to the special investment account opened by the National Treasury Management Agency pursuant to the Residential Institution Statutory Act, 2012. Based on information provided by the congregations concerned I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I would like to assure the Deputy that the absence of the CEO is governed by legislation. In accordance with the provisions of Section 14(9) of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012, the Board of Caranua has designated Ms Rachel Downes, Director of Services, as the person who will now perform the functions of the chief executive until the CEO recovers.