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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills provides for the education of children through the provision of recognised schools. Recognised schools must fulfil a number of conditions regarding curriculum, inspection and other matters. The July Education Programme (or July Provision Grant Scheme) provides funding for an extended school year for children with a severe/profound general learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Establishment (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: For planning purposes the Whitehall area is located in the Department’s Whitehall_Santry_Dublin 9 school planning area.  There are currently 10 primary schools serving this area.   My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places will arise. The GIS uses data from a range of sources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy, that in the past five years, from the 2012-2013 school year to date, there were 9 cases of amalgamations between DEIS and non-DEIS schools. This includes schools in both the Primary and Post Primary Sector. Where amalgamations occur comprising DEIS and Non-DEIS schools, DEIS status is not transferred to the newly amalgamated school....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a new school building project for the school referred is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. The project brief is being finalised by my Department with a view to advancing the project into the architectural planning process. My Department will be in further contact with the school in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates S support to schools, in accordance with the criteria set out in my Department's Circular 0030/2014, in order that students who have special educational needs and additional care needs can access S support as and when it is needed.  The purpose of the S scheme is to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has approved grant to the school in question to construct a mainstream classroom and the school has been advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The 2002 Indemnity Agreement between the Government and religious congregations provided for a collective contribution of €128 million from the 18 participating congregations in cash, counselling services and property. The cash contributions of €54.42m under the Agreement have been received while information has been provided to my Department that confirms that counselling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 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 social inclusion in education policy. In its initial application, the new identification model has identified that there are schools in disadvantaged areas, not previously included in DEIS, whose level of disadvantage is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of appeals received and overturned by SUSI since its establishment in 2012, is set out in the table. Appeals received by SUSI from 1st Sept 2012 - 31st August 2016 Academic Year Total Appeals Received SUSI Decisions Overturned Overturned because of New Information 2013-14 6525 3906 2181 2014-15 4148 1938 1520...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy on the number of appeals received and overturned by the Student Grants Appeals Board since the establishment of SUSI in 2012, is set out in the table.  Academic Year Total Appeals Received SGAB SUSI Appeals Officer Decisions Overturned 1st September 2012 - 31st August 2013 783 201 1st September 2013 - 31st August 2014 923 239...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Superannuation Schemes (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Requests for transfer of service for superannuation purposes under the Public Sector Transfer Network are dealt with by my Department in an order of priority with the highest priority afforded to those closest to retirement. The part-time service, as a primary teacher, of the person to whom the Deputy refers has now been transferred for pension purposes to the WWETB.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Garda Vetting Legislation (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: In April 2016, the Minister for Justice and Equality commenced the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012 to 2016 (the Vetting Act) which put in place statutory requirements for the Garda vetting of persons involved in working with children and vulnerable persons.  The Vetting Act applies not just to schools but to any relevant organisation that employs,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 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 social inclusion in education policy. A key element of DEIS Plan 2017 is the availability of a new identification process for the assessment of schools for inclusion in DEIS using centrally held CSO and DES data. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (21 Mar 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 social inclusion in education policy. A key element of DEIS Plan 2017 is the availability of a new identification process for the assessment of schools for inclusion in DEIS using centrally held CSO and DES data. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions Mergers (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government outlines that this new Government will continue to support the creation of Technological Universities. This is in line with the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 which provides a framework for the development of the higher education sector to 2030.  With regard to the institute of technology sector, the Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological service to schools through the direct assignment of a NEPS psychologist and in some cases through by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service is based on a regional structure with eight divisions and 23 offices servicing primary and post-primary in their respective hinterlands.  While each office generally services schools within a given county or counties the process is not a rigid one and allows for flexibility in responding to local geography and staff...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The table sets out the cost of assessment paid in each of the last five years under my department’s Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA). Amounts paid to panelists under the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments - by year 2012-2016: Calendar Year Cost € 2012 642,330 2013 626,240 2014 494,912 2015 583,680 2016 626,848

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 338 and 339 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Mar 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...