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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, 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 educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. This Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, 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...

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

Richard Bruton: In accordance with the Superannuation scheme a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) who is not "a new entrant" under the terms of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004, must retire at the end of the school year in which he/she reaches age 65. The abolition of the compulsory retirement age under the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004...

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

Richard Bruton: The major building project for St Patrick’s Special School Enniscorthy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Stage 2(b) (Detailed Design) documents are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Data (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I have outlined for the Deputy details of the enrolments on the medicine degree courses in higher education institutions for the academic year 2015/16 in the table. There is no percentage of places reserved for non-Irish students. Academic Year 2015/2016 National University of Ireland, Galway 291 Royal College of Surgeons 494 Trinity College Dublin 181...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Inquiry into Child Abuse (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, established under the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, is independent in the exercise of its functions. I have been advised by the Commission that it is not in a position to release the information sought by the Deputy. The Commission is still pursuing legal costs and disclosure, at this point in time, of any information in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Inquiry into Child Abuse (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: As I explained in my reply of 4 May 2017 to the Deputy, the set-off of waived legal costs will be carried out once the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA) has completed its work. My Department will make the necessary calculations at that point. As I noted in my previous reply, the Congregation that indicated it was setting-off waived legal costs against its remaining cash...

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

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy currently have the whole-time equivalent of 2 Clerical Officers and 2 Caretakers. As the Deputy is aware, a recruitment moratorium was introduced in the Public Service in 2009. This applied to Secretary and Caretaker posts in Community and Comprehensive Schools. However, alleviation measures were put in place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Part of the fee proposal to which the Deputy refers has been approved by my Department. The remainder, which is more complex, is under consideration and a decision will issue to the client for the project (the local ETB) as soon as possible.

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

Richard Bruton: The delivery of the new education campus at Ballinrea, Carrigaline has been devolved to the Cork Education & Training Board (CETB). Documentation to pre-qualify Contractors is currently being prepared by the CETB's Design Team. In addition, the Public Spending Code requires that a Cost Benefit Analysis be carried out for projects of the scale involved...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been informed by the school concerned that it is not now proceeding with its application for the provision of temporary accommodation. I understand further that the school has made arrangements to be accommodated in a nearby school.

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

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy was recently approved additional temporary accommodation to facilitate two additional mainstream class teachers approved for the school for September 2017. The school has been advised accordingly. It is expected that the additional temporary accommodation approved will provide for the long term projected staffing for the school.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested is being compiled in my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The second level Irish language Aonad planned for the school to which the Deputy refers has been approved to commence in September 2018.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Administration (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The new Identification Process under DEIS Plan 2017, which is applied uniformly for all schools in the country across both the Primary and post Primary sectors, assesses the socio-economic background of the pupil cohort in each school using centrally held data.  The Key Data Sources are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases and the CSO Small Area...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the Deputy’s question relates to School Admissions. In this regard, I can advise that the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill was published in July 2016. The Bill passed second stage on 17 November 2016 and will shortly progress to Committee Stage. The Bill provides an over-arching framework to ensure that how schools decide on who is enrolled and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware I ran a public consultation process from 24 January to 20 March 2017 on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes. A number of submissions were received from Protestant and other minority faith schools. In this regard, as I have said throughout, I am mindful of the need to...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I agree with Deputy Byrne that modernising our approach to languages is certainly a major priority, particularly in the wake of the decision by the British people, whereby we will need to diversify our markets. We have high ambitions in that area. We will publish over the coming months a policy statement to implement those ambitions, and that is at an advanced stage of development.

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I assure the Deputy that the criteria used in the selection of schools for DEIS status have been fully published. We were able to include 79 new schools and 30 upgrades in the scheme. Of course, there are many disadvantaged schools that fall outside the criteria. If in future we have more resources, we will of course extend the scheme. I will communicate directly with all schools that...

Questions on Promised Legislation (10 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Caranua board has certain discretion as to how it deploys. It is an independent board with an independent chair. It has discretion in that area. I will revert to the Deputy to get her detailed information.