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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: There are no times specified by my Department for the study of information technology. The Action Plan for Education 2017 provides that the new subject of Leaving Certificate Computer Science will be implemented in schools from September 2018. The new subject specification is currently being developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment through its subject development group...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Findings from research in this area suggest that there is no one system of organisational grouping or student placement that works equally well for all students. It suggests that the success or otherwise of ability groupings depends less on the actual grouping itself than on the philosophy and purpose underpinning the grouping, and how the composition of the class groups and the quality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Digital Strategy for Schools (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020 (Enhancing Teaching, Learning & Assessment), launched in October 2015, sets out a clear vision for the role of ICT in teaching, learning and assessment in primary and post primary schools. The Strategy states that all future curricula will include clear statements that focus on the development of digital learning skills and the use of ICT as...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 420 and 451 together. The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 year Construction Programme (2019/21). My Department has identified a suitable site as a permanent location for the school and the acquisition process is underway. Discussions are ongoing in relation to the provision of access to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has contacted the school in question regarding the outstanding information and the principal has undertaken to provide the information in due course.

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that DES Circular 0013/2017 for primary schools and 0014/2017 for post primary schools were published on 7th March 2017. These Circulars set out the details of the new model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The revised allocation process replaces the generalised allocation process at primary and post primary school level for learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 423 to 427, inclusive, together. Section 21 of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 provides for the appointment of one or more persons to act as appeals officers to consider appeals against decisions of Caranua. The Act provides that the appeals officer shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions. While my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers to schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. Circular 0074/2016 sets out the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (20 Jun 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. (2019/21) The school will be aware that preparatory work has been initited to advance this project including the technical assessment of the traffic survey. My Department will continue to liaise directly with the school authorities concerned in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Jun 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: Schools Property (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: It is open to schools to apply for grant under Summer Works Schemes for improved car-parking facilities within the vested school site if schools consider the works to be a priority. It is also open to primary schools to use their minor works grant, in full or in part, for works of this nature.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department has been working tirelessly to resolve this matter.  This is a very complex planning issue concerning site access.  Planning permission for the school to which the Deputy refers has been sought and rejected twice. My Department is working with Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council to advance proposals for appropriate access routes with a view to progressing a...

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

Richard Bruton: It is the policy of my Department that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with Autistic Spectrum Disorders, 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...

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

Richard Bruton: The project referred to by the Deputy was authorised to proceed to tender in October 2016. However, as the pre-qualification of contractors had first been conducted by the design team in April 2015 the design team, concerned about the possibility of legal challenges, asked the Office of Government Procurement for advice on this matter. The advice was that it would be prudent to run the...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. Officials in my Department have worked closely with officials from the relevant Local Authority under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the acquisition of a suitable permanent location for the school. A suitable site has been identified and my...

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

Richard Bruton: The Patron of the new Malahide/Portmarnock post-primary school (Educate Together) has decided for operational reasons that it is in the best interests of the school to postpone its opening to September 2018.  My Department has been working in close co-operation with Educate Together to facilitate the opening of the school and will continue to do so with a view to its opening in...

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

Richard Bruton: The Patron of the new Swords post-primary school, Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) has decided for operational reasons that it is in the best interests of the school to defer its opening to September 2018.  The Patron has confirmed to the Department that Swords Community College will open in September 2018, with a high number of applications...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included in my Department’s capital programme. Officials in my Department are liaising with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for the school. Due to commercial sensitivities relating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are aware that this matter has been ongoing for some time. I can confirm that officials from my Department have had consultations with the school authorities and other stakeholders on a number of occasions and have also been in ongoing correspondence with the club since the proposals were first made. A joint technical inspection has been carried...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are aware that this matter has been ongoing for some time. I can confirm that officials from my Department have had consultations with the school authorities and other stakeholders on a number of occasions and have also been in ongoing correspondence with the club since the proposals were first made. A joint technical inspection has been carried...