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

Richard Bruton: Following an examination of my Department's FMS system, outlined below is the  information requested by the Deputy in respect of my Department. Subsidiaries of a company with “Capita” in the title have not been identified from the information provided by the Deputy. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to bodies under the aegis of my Department is...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. My Department has advised the Patron of the school that with the agreement of Kildare Wicklow Education Training Board, the school will be co-located with the Bray Institute of Further Education on its site at Novara Avenue, Bray. The site will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. 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 operates...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the delivery of a new primary school in Kanturk has been devolved to the Office of Public Works (OPW). My Department has finalised the necessary legal arrangements in respect of off-site works in order to facilitate the progression of the project and approval has been given to the OPW to tender for these necessary enabling works. The tender documents for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring 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: Ministerial Advisers Data (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: A tabular statement follows in relation to the appointment of special advisers at my Department following a cabinet decision made at a meeting held on 19 September 2017. The statement contains details of the appointees, their salary and their date of appointment. Patrick Cluskey served as a Special Adviser to me when I was a member of the last Government.  Similarly, Roy...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, my Department provides funding for the day to day maintenance costs of schools in the free education system.  In that regard, my Department is not aware of any schools being maintained by the OPW in the circumstances as referred to by the Deputy.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department is not in receipt of information from schools that they do not have a tap drinking water supply.  Should a school find itself in this position it may apply to my Department for funding to address the issue either under my Department's Emergency Works Grant Scheme or the Summer Works Scheme.  At primary level, schools may use their minor works...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department is active in the area of promotion of health and wellbeing in schools.  The issue of promoting healthy eating is addressed in schools through subjects such as Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE), and Home Economics as well as in Physical Education.  The aim is to equip students with such skills and knowledge to enable them to make appropriate choices for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Professional Qualifications (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (IACP) is a body established in 1981, to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counselling and psychotherapy. In this context it provides a range of services, including accreditation to some 4,000 members who operate within these disciplines in the healthcare sector. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department provides funding for all Post-Primary Schools, including those in the Voluntary Secondary Sector, towards day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, general upkeep, the stocking of libraries and the purchase of equipment. The funding arrangements in the Voluntary Secondary School Sector are based on per capita grants provided by my Department.  Some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for funding for the provision of an ASD unit from the school in question.

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

Richard Bruton: Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring 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: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Nov 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 391 and 392 together. In 2006, my Department met with the Trustees of the school to which the Deputy refers to, to discuss the school’s long-term accommodation needs.  Given the city centre location of the school, there was considerable difficulty in sourcing a suitable site as a long term location.  In 2011, a suitable site was sourced...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is not in receipt of an application from the school referred to for the provision of additional accommodation. As the Deputy will appreciate, due to the competing demands on my Department's capital budget, the main focus at this time is on the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential school classroom accommodation...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application for additional accommodation from the school in question, in 2016, which included a request for temporary accommodation for resource teaching purposes.  Following the appointment of an additional mainstream teacher at the school for September, 2016, a reconfiguration of the school’s accommodation, to...

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

Richard Bruton: The delivery of the project to which the Deputy refers is devolved to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB).  I am pleased to be able to inform the Deputy that my Department recently gave approval to LCETB to proceed to Tender for the works.

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 396 and 397 together. My Department has provided the following non-recoupment secondment positions to management bodies of primary and second level schools: Primary Level Number of seconded teachers Catholic Primary Schools Management Association 4 Educate Together 1 Post Primary Level Number of seconded teachers Association of Community &...