Results 12,461-12,480 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for a Partnership Government includes a commitment to examine the adequacy of current special education access and funding provision. In addition the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) Policy Advice on Educational Provision for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders was published in July 2016. In developing this policy advice, the NCSE...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department's July Education Programme (or July Provision Grant Scheme) provides funding towards an extended school year for children with a severe or profound general learning disability and/or children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) enrolled in recognised schools. My Department has not changed the qualifying criteria for access to the July Provision scheme and has not issued...

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

Richard Bruton: Geallann an Roinn seo a chinntiú go mbeidh fáil ag gach leanbh a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais aici nó aige, páistí ar speictream an uathachais san áireamh, ar oideachas atá oiriúnach dá gcuid riachtanas, i suíomhanna scoile de rogha, trí líonra na mbunscoileanna agus n-iar-bhunscoileanna. Tugann socrúcháin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Functions (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I have indeed received an invitation to visit the school in question and congratulate their staff and students on their recent Yellow Flag award. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton has also been in contact on the same issue and I have suggested that I will call into the school during my next official visit to Galway, which I hope to schedule as early as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (20 Jun 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 start...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, from the school referred to, for funding for repair works to a prefab in the context of a new ASD class at the school.  The school has recently been advised of the technical recommendation required in respect of their application.  Once received, my Department will be in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Higher Education Authority’s (HEA) first destinations survey has been in place since 1982 and surveys graduates nine months after graduation. This survey is widely recognised to be of benefit to policy makers, students, guidance counsellors, teachers and many others with an interest in education. The first destinations survey is a single point-in-time survey and does not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Health and Safety (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: In general, individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools, such as road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter for the relevant local authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department is keen to support Famine commemoration where it is feasible and practicable to do so. My officials have been in correspondence with the committee whose details were supplied and sought detailed clarification regarding the project in question. This includes seeking copies of the literature being proposed for issue to schools, clarification regarding...

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

Richard Bruton: Caranua wish to contract for a fully integrated financial software package in 2017 and this was sanctioned on 1st June 2017.

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

Richard Bruton: I refer to the Deputy’s question concerning contracts awarded to Accenture since March 2011 by my Department. One contract was awarded to Accenture since 2011 by my Department.  Details are as follows: Date of Contract Cost of Contract Details September 2013 €5,904 Review of the Draft Management Framework Agreement between the City of Dublin Education &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 511 and 512 together. Arising from the Public Service Stability Agreement 2013 – 2016 (Haddington Road Agreement) and with effect from the beginning of the 2013/14 school year, participation in the Supervision and Substitution scheme is  compulsory for all post –primary teachers save for those who availed of an opt-out arrangement put in...

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

Richard Bruton: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The policy of my Department is to ensure, as far as possible, that the Managerial Authorities of Primary and Post Primary schools give priority to...

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

Richard Bruton: The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run.  The relationship between teachers and private providers of education is based on a private contract, and issues relating to working conditions are a matter between the two parties and do not come under the remit of my Department.  If teachers working in the English language sector have a concern about their...

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

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that additional accommodation comprising of a mainstream classroom and a resource room has recently been approved by my Department to the school referred to. The school authorities have been advised of my Department's decision.

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 517 to 519, inclusive, together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has visited the school in question and has advised the principal that further contact will be made with the school in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (20 Jun 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: Lansdowne Road Agreement (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Lansdowne Road Agreement as set out in Section 2 of Circular 0045/2016 applied to teachers employed in Education and Training Board schools and centres (except for Designated Community Colleges).  The agreement also applied to teachers employed in Designated Community Colleges, Community and Comprehensive Schools and Voluntary Secondary Schools who are TUI members. The Financial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Staff (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The appointment process to fill the current vacancies on the Board of the Higher Education Authority (HEA) is underway. My Department is working with the Public Appointments Service in this regard.