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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that in order to provide information and training in relation to the New Model for allocating Special Education Teachers to schools, all schools and some of the support agencies involved, were invited to attend one of nine Regional Information and Training days which were held at various locations around the Country...

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: Postal Codes (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: In order to minimise costs and disruption to the everyday work of my Department, any development work to date to support Eircodes, has been scheduled along with other changes to our systems.

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 suitable...

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...

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

Richard Bruton: The Stage 2b Detailed Design Report was recently submitted to my Department by the Board of Management and its Design Team. Following receipt of that submission, my Department authorised the Board of Management to instruct its Design Team to commence the pre-qualification process for the assessment of suitably qualified contractors to which the project can be tendered....

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has approved significant funding to the school in question to provide an extension comprising two mainstream classrooms and a two class ASD Unit. This additional permanent accommodation will significantly enhance the school's accommodation. My Department considers that the accommodation already approved is sufficient to cater for the school's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases receive assessment services through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Under this scheme schools can have a student assessment carried...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff Data (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is outlined in the following table. Details of academic and non-academic staffing - - Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Universities and other colleges Academic Staff 7792.51 7995.89 8367.35 Non-Academic Staff 7067.98 7220 7402.08 Institutes of Technology Academic Staff 4914.38 5005.65 5062.29 Non-Academic Staff 3301.02 3301.42 3341.94

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: Cóiríocht Scoile (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: Cheadaigh mo Roinn deontas cineachta suntasach i Meán Fómhair 2014 don scoil i dtrácht le haghaidh leathnú buan agus oibreacha athchumraíochta trína ndéanfaí gach cóiríocht réamhdhéanta a bhaint de láithreán na scoile. Le déanaí, fuair mo Roinn togra le haghaidh méadú ar na hoibreacha sin, a...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, it is my intention in accordance with the Programme for Government to replace all purchased temporary accommodation with permanent accommodation, where the need is established, over the lifetime of my Department's capital programme (2016-2021). To enable this development, my Department will be carrying out an assessment of the number of prefabs being used in schools to...

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

Richard Bruton: Apart from those recognised fee-charging second level schools, recognised primary and post primary schools are precluded from charging school fees. No charge may be made, in respect of instruction in any subject of the school curriculum or for recreation or other activities where all pupils are expected to take part. However, it is permissible for a school to seek payments in respect of...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill was published on 6 July 2016 and will shortly proceed to Committee Stage. Publication of the Bill reflects the commitment in the Programme for Government to publish new School Admissions legislation taking account of current draft proposals and addressing issues including publication of school enrolment policies, an end to...

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

Richard Bruton: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) are provided 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 able to...

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

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy 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. My Department issued comments to the Board of Management on...

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: Teaching Qualifications (20 Jun 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 592 and 593 together. 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). In accordance with my Department’s Circular 31/2011, each person appointed to a...

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

Richard Bruton: At Leaving Certificate level, students may undertake Physics, Chemistry or a combined Physics & Chemistry  subject.The Physics & Chemistry syllabus is a discrete syllabus and students presenting for this subject in the Leaving Certificate examination may not present for either of the individual syllabuses, Leaving Certificate Physics or Leaving Certificate...

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

Richard Bruton: Development of the Primary Mathematics curriculum which includes computational thinking, creative thinking skills and coding, for Junior Infants to 2ndClass, is underway by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).  Consultation on the draft curriculum is due to take place in autumn 2017 with a finalised curriculum expected to be received in my Department in...