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

Richard Bruton: The Stage 2(b) Detailed Design Report for the major building project at the school to which the Deputy refers has recently been reviewed by my Department and comments on the report issued to the Board of Management in July 2017. A response to these comments is awaited from the Board of Management and its Design Team. In parallel, the Board of Management and its Design Team are currently...

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

Richard Bruton: In order to plan for school provision, my Department carries out demographic exercises based on 314 school planning areas across the country. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from a range of sources, including the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 438 and 439 together. Since the publication of the reports on Friday 1stSeptember 2017, in addition to written and verbal communication with the schools in question, an official of my Department and the Department’s Fire Consultant have met with the school authorities and briefed them on the progress on the fire safety remediation works. The relevant...

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

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. 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 also includes an appeals mechanism for schools to submit an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Brexit Issues (11 Sep 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 443 to 454, inclusive, together. The comprehensive document “Ireland and the negotiations on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union: The Government’ Approach” published on 2 May outlined in detail the structures put in place by the Government to ensure a strategic and whole-of Government response to Brexit that ensures a...

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

Richard Bruton: The Mid-Year Expenditure Report published in July, sets out the Pre-Budget Ceiling of €8,901 million current and €717 million capital for the Department of Education and Skills for 2018. The amount included in this ceiling reflects certain demographic pressures arising in the Education Sector. As outlined in the Mid-Year Expenditure Report, the increases planned in...

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

Richard Bruton: Fire Safety in all buildings, including schools, is covered by the States Building Regulations. Schools are dealt with in exactly the same way as any other buildings under the State’s Building Regulations. The amendments to the Building Regulations BC(A)R 2014 which came into force in March 2014 introduced a system of certification requiring those professionals involved in the design...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 457 and 458 together. Under the Department’s 6-year capital investment programme (2016-2021) and in accordance with the Programme for Government, a multi-annual funding provision of €180 million is being made available from 2019 to replace school prefabs with permanent accommodation. To enable this development, the Department will be carrying...

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

Richard Bruton: The Tender Process for this school project is currently in progress. The invitation to tender issued on 21/8/17 and tenders are due back 2/10/17. When the tender process is complete the project will then proceed to construction.

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

Richard Bruton: The July Education Programme is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. The programme is also available for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where a school chooses not to extend their services for July, all eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The decision on whether to issue a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) to a teacher is one for their school as employer in the first instance. As part of the agreement between the education partners on the implementation of the Protection of Employees (Fixed Term Work) Act 2003 in the education and training sector, an adjudication system was established to facilitate resolution of disputes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: An application for Assistive Technology under the terms of Circular 0010/2013 was received by my Department in relation to the individual concerned. The purpose of this scheme is to provide grant aid to schools to allow them purchase the type of specialist equipment which has been recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) as being essential for pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The following list shows schools that are in temporary accommodation and for which a site acquisition process by my Department is underway. It should be noted that this list excludes schools where the patron is arranging a new permanent site. Name of School  Address Roll no  St Brid's Special School Pavilion Road, Castlebar, Co. Mayo 19375B St...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The medical strand of my Department's Home Tuition Grant Scheme provides funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for students, enrolled in schools, with significant medical conditions which has caused, and is likely to continue to cause, major disruption to their attendance at school. As tuition takes place outside the usual school structure it is important that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The decision to stop the Gaeltacht placement grants was taken during the economic crisis when, unfortunately, very difficult decisions had to be made to stabilise the nation's finances. Priority was given to protecting resources for front line education services as far as possible. The Deputy should note that, to assist with the costs of the Gaeltacht placement, students who are in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Property (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that correspondence has been received from the Congregation of the Christian Brothers in response to queries raised by my Department. In its response, the Congregation has stated that the lands concerned have been sold, that the Congregation has signed and exchanged legally binding contracts with the purchasers and that the Congregation cannot...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been liaising with the patron body of the school referred to by the Deputy with regard to additional accommodation required for September 2017. As the Deputy may be aware, this is a developing school located in rented temporary accommodation in Dublin 15 which will require two additional classrooms for September 2017. Work is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: In relation to the school referred to by the Deputy, I wish to advise that the consultant working on behalf of my Department submitted the planning application to the relevant local authority on 14 July 2017. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding for the works to which he refers has been approved and the school has been notified accordingly. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (26 Jul 2017)

Richard Bruton: The brief for the school building project at the school referred to by the Deputy is for the replacement of a total of 17 prefabricated buildings with permanent accommodation and the provision of a new shared General Purpose room. My Department has commenced preparing the detailed tender documentation for the appointment of a Design Team to the project and will be in touch...