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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Design Team for the major building project at St Joseph's, Kilcock have presented the Stage 2b Report to the Board of Management for review. The Board expect to submit this report to the Department shortly. Upon receipt and review of this report my Department will revert to the Board of Management with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). The ETB has confirmed to my Department that the Stage 2B documents are complete except for those in relation to the diversion of overhead power lines traversing the site. The ETB and the Design Team are actively pursuing this issue....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. The Design Team are currently finalising the Stage 2b report....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding has been approved for the provision of four additional classrooms at the school to which the Deputy refers. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority so it is now a matter for the Board of Management to advance the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a building project for the school to which she refers is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. I wish to advise the Deputy that the Project Brief is currently being finalised which, once completed, will facilitate the project to be progressed into Architectural Planning, which includes the appointment of a Design Team.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are provided specifically to assist recognised mainstream and special schools to cater for pupils with disabilities, who have additional and significant care needs, in an educational context and where the nature of these care needs have been outlined in medical and other professional reports as being so significant that a pupil will require additional adult...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Data (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that as of 31 July 2017, 974 women and 401 men are employed in my Department. Women Men 974 401

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Grades (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that as of 31 July 2017, the following is the breakdown of men and women in my department that hold posts (details supplied): Men Women Secretary General 1 - Deputy Secretary 1 Assistant Secretary 5 1 Principal Officer 23 18 Assistant Principal Officer 36 60

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Placement (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department is included among the prescribed bodies to whom local authorities are statutorily obliged to send draft development and local area plans or proposed variations to development plans for comment and observations. This enables local authorities to reserve future school sites in areas designated for proposed housing development. My Department contributed to the Draft Dublin City...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are provided specifically to assist recognised schools to cater for pupils with disabilities, who have additional and significant care needs, in an educational context and where the nature of these care needs have been outlined in medical and other professional reports as being so significant that a pupil will require additional adult assistance in order to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I welcome the decision taken last June by the ASTI to suspend all industrial action relating to the Lansdowne Road Agreement (LRA) and Junior Cycle reform. As a result of the suspension, a number of direct financial benefits now apply to teachers who were not previously covered by the LRA, including ASTI members. The pay measures which took effect from 10 June (the date of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2016-2021). Arrangements are being made to progress the project into architectural planning which will facilitate the appointment of a Design Team.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: It is a matter for the Board of Management of each individual school to decide on its own policy in relation to the use of textbooks in the school. Individual schools should adopt a cost-conscious approach to the selection of books in their classes. In relation to textbook costs an agreement was reached with the Irish Educational Publisher’s Association which resulted in the agreement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Data (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The capital funding expended on new schools, school extensions, additional accommodation, emergency works and the summer works scheme for primary schools in Offaly in the period 2011 - August 2017 follows. Details of all school capital works that have been funded by my Department may be viewed on my Department's websitewww.education.ieand this is updated regularly. YEAR YEAR YEAR YEAR...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas. Togher falls into the Glasheen_Cork City school planning area which is currently served by nine post-primary schools. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.  This table lists the total amount paid in fees and negative interest in respect of all accounts for each of the past five years and to the end of June 2017. My Department operates a number of commercial bank accounts all of which are held in the Bank of Ireland and one investment account which is held in the Central...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 Enhancing Teaching Learning and Assessment, sets out the Department's vision for embedding ICT in teaching learning and assessment in primary and post-primary schools. The Strategy recognises the issues schools face in relation to ICT infrastructure, and funding of €210m is committed to address these requirements over the period of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The funding arrangements made by my Department for post-primary schools, including schools in Co Leitrim, reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. My Department provides funding to voluntary secondary schools by way of per capitagrants.  Funding is provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy is an ETB school. ETB schools are not funded directly by my Department but are funded via budget allocations provided to each ETB.  ETBs are responsible for allocating funding to each of the schools under their remit. Each Education and Training Board (ETB), including the ETB of the school concerned, has a responsibility to ensure that maximum value...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme is one of a number of options made available by my Department for Senior Cycle students which schools can choose from, based on the education needs and interests of their student. It is the responsibility and choice of each individual school to decide to put in place the LCA programme, based on the educational needs and...