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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Budget 2017 provided for a new package of support for school leadership, including middle management posts for primary and post primary schools. My department recently issued circular 0063/2017 Leadership and Management in Primary schools which sets out a framework for posts in recognised primary schools. The commencement of restoration of middle management posts as part of an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I recognise the need to improve capitation funding for primary and post-primary schools having regard to the reductions that were necessary over recent years. The Action Plan for Education aimed at making the Irish education and training service the best in Europe by 2026 outlines hundreds of actions to be implemented over the 3 year period 2016 to 2019 which include restoring capitation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Expenditure (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS, Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools is the main policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage which was updated earlier this year with the publication of DEIS Plan 2017. I wish to point out that the resourcing of DEIS schools has and will continue to be maintained. In fact, for the first time in ten years I extended the DEIS programme of supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: A value for money review of the Supply Teacher Scheme was published in July 2006. The review found that only approx. 60% of supply teachers' time was used to cover sick leave absences. This reflects the unpredictable nature of sick leave absences. While there are benefits for schools in having these teachers it is considered more cost effective to use the normal substitution arrangements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: As a consequence of the financial crisis, there was a need to enact a number of measures to reduce public expenditure so as to stabilise the country’s public finances. A previous Government reduced the salaries and allowances payable to all new entrants to public service recruitment grades by 10% with effect from 1 January 2011. This decision also required that such new entrants would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, St. Thomas Special School is a school which caters for boys who are members of the Traveller community. This school is due to be phased out in line with agreed national education policy, developed and agreed with Traveller representative groups which provides for the education of Traveller children in the mainstream school system. In the meantime, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 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. The preparatory work required to initiate the architectural planning process for the project has commenced and my Department is continuing to liaise with the school in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has visited the school to which he refers and met with the school principal. An area of priority that the school wish to see addressed relates to insulation works. In this regard, the principal has undertaken to secure cost estimates for these works and revert to my Department. I understand that this process is in train.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016 was published on 6th July 2016 and passed Committee Stage on 28th June 2017. My officials are currently engaging with the Office of the Attorney General in relation to a number of amendments proposed for Report Stage of the Bill. It is my intention to progress this Bill to Report Stage once these amendments have been finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 104, 105 and 124 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that under the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools, schools have been provided with a total allocation for special education needs support which includes a baseline allocation for the school and an allocation based on the school’s profile. Details of the manner in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving correspondence from the school to which he refers relating to the facilities in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 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 appointment as Directors of Education Support Centres (ESC's). By their nature, secondments are not permanent appointments and are renewed each year subject to ongoing need and policy requirements. Secondment arrangements provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to confirm that my Department has received correspondence from the group referred to by the Deputy which includes a report as well as a request to meet with the group. A reply will issue shortly to the group in relation to this correspondence. As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The only vacant primary school building in my ownership is a former school building in Trim, Co. Meath for which a building project is planned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (10 Oct 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, (2019-2021). My Department has carried out a site visit at the school in the context of the preparatory work required to advance the project, which will also include determining a schedule of accommodation for the project. My Department will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded to her.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 parents are responsible for ensuring that their child receives an education. Article 42 of the Constitution acknowledges that the primary and natural educator of the child is the family and provides for parents to provide an education for their child in their homes if they so wish. The Education (Welfare) Act provides that the minimum school leaving age...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: Since 2013 competitions to fill vacancies for the post of Chief Executive in the following Education and Training Boards Chief Executive have been conducted by the Public Appointments Service: Longford and Westmeath, Laois and Offaly, Donegal and Waterford and Wexford. My Department is gathering the relevant documentation and will forward same to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Data (10 Oct 2017)

Richard Bruton: The table outlines the 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) and their head offices: ETBs Head Office Cavan Monaghan Monaghan City of Dublin Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 Cork Cork Donegal Letterkenny, Co Donegal Dublin Dun Laoghaire Tallaght, Dublin 24 Galway Roscommon Athenry, Co Galway Kerry Tralee, Co Kerry Kildare Wicklow Naas, Co Kildare Kilkenny Carlow Carlow Laois Offaly...