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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Suicide Prevention (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Ensuring the mental and emotional wellbeing of all students is a major priority of mine as Minister. My Department adopts a holistic and integrated approach to supporting the work of schools in promoting positive mental health and to supporting those with the broad range of problems, behavioural, emotional and social. The processes span the curriculum in schools, whole-school ethos,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Exemptions (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission in this regard operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in 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 Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The delivery of the two new post-primary schools have been devolved to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (ETB). I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the preferred contractor responded to the Letter of Intent on the 21stMarch last. The documentation provided on foot of the Letter of Intent, is currently being examined by the ETB's Design Team and their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 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 initiated to advance this project and my Department will continue to liaise directly with the school authorities concerned in the context of progressing the project through the architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: To date contributions amounting to some €215 million in cash, counselling and property transfers have been made by the 18 religious congregations who managed most of the residential institutions in which child abuse took place. These contributions are being made under two rounds: the binding 2002 Indemnity Agreement and the voluntary offers made in 2009 in the aftermath of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to takes questions Nos. 366 and 368 together. The publication in February last of DEIS Plan 2017 was preceded by a comprehensive DEIS Review process which included the work of a Technical Group to consider appropriate eligibility criteria to identify the level of need in schools and to develop an appropriate methodology for a new assessment framework. The Technical Group undertook...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: To date, 97 schools have requested verification of the data used in the identification process for participation in the DEIS programme.  I am not in a position to provide individual details of the schools who applied to have their data verified as this constitutes personal information in relation to the schools concerned. The verification process is currently ongoing and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Data (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The DEIS identification process uses an objective centrally held data-based model for assessing a schools level of disadvantage.  The model takes into account a number of factors including social class, dependency ratios, educational levels of parents, lone parenthood, overcrowding, occupation and unemployment.  There is a well established strong connection between high levels of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Departments 6 Year Construction Programme 2016-21. The school and its design team submitted their Stage 2(b) report for this major building project to my Department late last week and the submission is currently under review. Following receipt of that submission my Department has authorised the Board of Management to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted a major capital application to my Department in late 2016. The 6 Year Capital Programme(2016-2021), announced in November 2015, detailed the major school building projects that are scheduled to proceed to tender/construction over the lifetime of the Programme. The major project application in respect of the school in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department awarded a contract to the individual in question for advice relating to the development of a new DEIS Identification Process. No fees have been paid to date. The Higher Education Authority (HEA) recently awarded a tender to the same individual  to develop a “Data Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education”.  No payments have been made at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: eTwinning is a free online platform linking a community of teachers across Europe. It supports schools to find partners and work on joint projects in any curricular area, using Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Léargas is the National Support Service for eTwinning in Ireland. Léargas has a responsibility to ensure that anyone registering on eTwinning are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Inquiry into Child Abuse (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The religious congregation referred to in the Deputy’s question was one of the 18 that was a party with the State to the 2002 Indemnity Agreement. That Agreement provided for a collective contribution of €128 million in cash, counselling and property. In response to the call for further substantial contributions towards the costs of redress made in the aftermath of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a project to provide permanent accommodation for a new 1,000 pupil post primary school is included on my Department's Capital Programme. Officials in my Department are liaising with officials in the relevant local authority in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for this school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Architectural Planning has commenced for the delivery of a new Post Primary School in Swords. A site has been identified and is currently at advanced conveyancing stage. Temporary accommodation is being arranged by the school patron, Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board. The school will open as scheduled in September 2017 in suitable interim accommodation pending...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is included in my Departments 6 Year Construction Programme 2016-21. The school and its design team submitted their Stage 2(b) report for this major building project to my Department late last week and the submission is currently under review. Following receipt of that submission my Department has authorised the Board of Management to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Seirbhísí Leathanbhanda (2 May 2017)

Richard Bruton: Is é polasaí foriomlán mo Roinne an caighdeán nascachta is fearr a thairiscint do gach scoil ag teacht leis na réitigh theicniúla atá ar fáil sa mhargadh chomh maith le srianta airgeadais. Faigheann na hiar-bhunscoileanna ar fad nascacht 1000mb ar a laghad. Aithnítear an gá atá le nascacht leathanbhanda a fheabhsú do bhunscoileanna...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (2 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 (2 May 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...