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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the position relating to the application for additional accommodation from the school in question is as outlined to him in my response to Parliamentary Question 6530/17. My Department considers that the school has sufficient essential accommodation to meet its current needs and has written to the school authority to clarify the position. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. The Disability Access Certificate has been secured. The Fire Safety Certificate was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The person referred to by the Deputy registered with the Teaching Council for the Primary sector  with effect from the 3rd October 2016 and as a result he will be paid at the qualified rate of pay from that date.  The qualified rate of pay and arrears will be paid in the pay issue of 20 April, 2017. Prior to the 3rd October 2016 he was registered with the Teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and my Department's own databases. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises at primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department for improved accommodation. The application will be considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a major building project for the school to which he refers is included on the 6 year Construction Programme (2019-21). In that regard my Department are working closely with Kerry County Council in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent location for the school. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The means test arrangements of the Student Grant Scheme are applied nationally on the same basis to all applicants. The reckonable income of an applicant is calculated based on gross income before the deduction of income tax or the universal social charge, and with certain specified social welfare and HSE payments excluded. Nursing home costs are not excluded from the calculation of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The following table sets out the number of publicly funded primary and post-primary schools; and the proportion they represent of the total number of schools. Department Aided Schools* Department Aided Schools as % of Total Primary Schools 3115 98.83% Post-Primary Schools 711 97.93% *Department-Aided Post Primary schools include 52 fee-paying post-primary schools, who receive public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 10 application, external environment project, under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which he refers. Details of successful school applicants in respect of Categories 1 and 2 were announced last April  and are published on my Department's website . Assessment of valid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (13 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s capital expenditure on information and communications technology (ICT)infrastructure is determined on an annual basis, guided by my Department's ICT Strategy and the Public Service ICT Strategy.  Capital expenditure on ICT infrastructure across my Department's offices amounted to €240,000 approx for 2016.  This amount covered capital expenditure on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Supplementary Tender Report for the project referred to by the Deputy has been approved and subject to no issues arising the project is due to commence construction before the end of this month. Once construction commences it will take approximately 24 months for the project to be completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: Maynooth Community College opened in 2014 with an Irish-medium Aonad and it was stated that should the Aonad demonstrate sufficient viability after four years from its date of establishment, a Gaelcholáiste would be established, in a partnership patronage model between Kildare and Wicklow ETB and An Foras Pátrúnachta. The new schools which will open in 2017 and 2018 to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Patron of the school referred to, has withdrawn the application for capital funding.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm for the Deputy that the school and its design team have not yet submitted the report to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Stage 2b documents for the school referred to by the Deputy are awaited from the school and it's Design Team. Upon receipt and review of the Stage 2(b) report my Department will revert to the school with regard to the further progression of the project at that time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Apr 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). In line with the Memorandum of Understanding which formalises the local authorities' part in securing sites for educational use, my Department is working with the relevant Local Authority in relation to identifying and acquiring a suitable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: Le feidhm ó Mheán Fómhair 2017, beidh dhá shonraíocht (siollabais) nua i gceist le soláthar na sraithe sóisearaí don Ghaeilge i scoileanna agus suíomhanna iar-bhunscoile. Tá an tsonraíocht T1 dírithe ar scoláirí i scoileanna a fheidhmíonn trí mheán na Gaeilge agus ar scoláirí i scoileanna a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will 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. I believe that it is unfair that preference is given by publicly-funded religious schools to children of their own religion who might live some distance away, ahead of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Department's main policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage. The DEIS Plan for 2017 sets out our vision for future intervention in the critical area of education policy. The key data sources used in the identification process are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases, and CSO data from the National Census of Population as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 6 application, Roof Project, under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which he refers. Nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the scheme which reflects a very high demand. Details of successful school applicants in respect of Categories 1 and 2 were announced in April last and...