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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Risk Assessment (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Risk Assessment process was initiated in 2013 when the Government announced it would publish annually a National Risk Assessment (NRA), as a process to identify the strategic risks that Ireland faces over the short, medium and long term. The Department of the Taoiseach co-ordinates the preparation of the NRA supported by a Steering Group of Government Departments and Agencies....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Departmental funding is disbursed in line with the overall principle that there should be transparency and accountability in the management of public money having regard to economy, efficiency and effectiveness and in compliance with the central guidelines, as set out in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform's Circular number 13 of 2014. The Department provides funding to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: In 2016, my Department provided funding totalling over €65 million to Limerick and Clare ETB. This figure includes funding for the pay of certain ETB staff (including teachers), funding for the day-to-day running of schools, specific grants (e.g. book grant, transition year programme), targeted expenditure (e.g. DEIS funding), funding for student grants, funding for capital projects...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The majority of school buildings are in private ownership. Where a school relocates or closes, the future use of the old building is a matter for the property owner. In general where former schools are not required for educational use, such properties may be used for community or other purposes or may be sold. Therefore whereas the Department holds details of schools which have closed,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Limerick Education Centre is situated in a building owned by Limerick and Clare ETB. My Department is aware of some concerns in relation to current accommodation arrangements at the Centre and my officials are working with the Centre's Management Committee to find an appropriate solution as soon as possible. No proposal has been received for the purchase of a new site. The network of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Subject to the availability of funding, capital investment priorities for this Department in the higher education sector will include the upgrade and expansion of higher education facilities, taking account of demographic pressures, skills needs in the economy, regional development and opportunities for life-long learning. Capital funding for research is managed by the Department of Business,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The NCSE, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), in consultation with the relevant education partners, is responsible for the establishment of special classes in various geographical areas where there is an identified need. The NCSE continues to establish additional special classes to support children with Special Educational Needs, including Autism, as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety Regulations (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: On 1 September my Department announced that it is publishing a public tender notice on the Governments e-tenders website to commission fire safety audits of a representative sample of up to 25 schools constructed over the last 20 years. The tender for appointment of fire safety consultants will be completed by the mid October. It is expected that the first set of Fire Safety Audit...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has no proposals to carry out a study in relation to the establishment of a support centre for Irish language medium education at this time. However, the Deputy may be aware that, in the context of the Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process which I announced in January this year, my Department is working to provide more multi-denominational and non-denominational schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is é ceann de na gníomhartha atá ainmnithe sa Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022ná triail phíolótach a dhéanamh ar chlár leasaithe ‘Naisc’ (Droichead) in dhá iar-bhunscoil Ghaeltachta a chuireann teagasc iomlán ar fáil trí Ghaeilge, chun tacú le haistriú na scoláirí T2 go hoideachas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is ceann de phríomhspriocanna an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022 é feabhas a chur ar cháilíocht an teagaisc trí Ghaeilge. Is é ceann de na gníomhartha atá ainmnithe sa Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022i leith na príomhsprice sin ná láidriú ar sholáthar na múinteoirí ón...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Cuireann an Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge béim ar chur chun feidhme páirt-tumadh i ngach bunscoil. Iarradh ar an gComhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta comhairle a thabhairt ar pháirt-tumadh nó ar Fhoghlaim Chomhtháite Ábhar agus Teangacha (FCÁT) mar chuid dá cuid oibre ar fhorbairt curaclaim teanga ag an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is attached in the format requested. I wish to assure the Deputy that my Department takes the safety of children, teachers and all those who work in schools extremely seriously. My Department has recently announced a range of extra measures to address fire safety concerns in schools which include: - fire safety audit of a representative sample of 25 to 30...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety Regulations (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: On 1 September my Department published fire safety reports for five school buildings constructed in 2008, including the school in question, where issues had been identified in respect of the compliance with their fire safety certificates. These Fire safety reports were completed in July 2016. The findings of the reports indicated issues of insufficient compliance with some requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that 79 new schools have been selected for inclusion in DEIS with effect from September 2017. The list of these schools is available on my Department's website at the following link: The Deputy may be aware that following the launch of the DEIS Plan 2017, I made it clear at that time, that schools currently participating in the DEIS programme would continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education & Training Board. Contractors for enabling works have been invited to tender. The tenders received are currently being evaluated by the Design Team and it is expected that a Tender Report will be submitted to my Department later this month. It is intended that the enabling works will be carried...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Stage 2b process for the major building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has recently been completed and the project will now proceed to Stage 3 (Tender Stage). The Department will be in contact with the Board of Management shortly with regard to progressing the building project through Tender and Construction stages. In parallel, the Board of Management and its Design...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school in question was included in the Department's 6 Year Capital Programme. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been in recent contact with the school in respect of information that is required to progress the proposed project. I understand that the school has undertaken to provide this information to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Appeals (20 Sep 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: State Examinations Appeals (20 Sep 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.