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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions No. 341 and 343 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 propose to take Questions Nos. 342 and 345 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Together with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform and following a commitment in Budget 2017, I launched a public consultation process on 10 March 2017 on a proposed Exchequer-Employer investment mechanism for higher education and further education and training. The proposed investment mechanism on which views are sought in the consultation process arises from a recommendation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions including all of the universities and institutes of technology. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. Higher education...

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

Richard Bruton: The scheme for the award of incremental credit to Special Needs Assistants is agreed with the Unions representing Special Needs Assistants, School Management Authorities, The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and my Department. The scheme is set out in Circular letter 139/2006. In accordance with the criteria set out in the scheme for the Award of incremental credit,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Category 6 application under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) in respect of a roof repairs project, from the school to which she refers, has not been refused. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The enrolment of a child to a school is a matter in the first instance for the parents of the child and the Board of Management of a school. My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. Where a parent seeks to enrol their child in a school and that school refuses to enrol a pupil, the school is obliged to inform parents of their right under...

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

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates SNA 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 SNA support as and when it is needed. The purpose of the SNA scheme is to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The application to which the Deputy refers is currently being considered by my Department. My Department expects to be in further contact with the school authority in the matter shortly.

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

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The school was authorised to issue a Letter of Intent to the preferred tenderer on 14th March 2017. The completed supplementary tender report from the school and its design team will be submitted to my Department in the coming weeks and following its review and subject to no issues arising it is...

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

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers was authorised to proceed to tender in October 2016. The Design Team is currently finalising a shortlist of contractors who will be invited to tender for the project. Subject to no issues arising it is anticipated that construction could commence in the summer of 2017 and the project is scheduled to take approximately 18 months to complete.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department provides funding for a range of Special Educational Supports in schools. These include Special Education Teachers and Special Needs Assistants. My Department does not fund nursing provision in schools. Where nurses are funded in schools the funding is provided by the HSE and accordingly questions on funding for nursing provision in schools should be addressed to my colleague...

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 support...

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...

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: School Staff (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. The criteria used for the allocation of teachers to primary schools is published annually on the website of the Department of Education and Skills. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the...

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: 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 support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to. The application is currently being assessed and my Department will be in direct contact with the school authority concerned when the assessment process has concluded.