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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Department's main policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage. The DEIS Plan 2017 sets out my Department's goals, targets and actions for improving the learning outcomes and overall life chances of children and young people at greatest risk of not reaching their potential by virtue of their socio- economic circumstances. The Youthreach programme is delivered and funded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (8 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The appointment of the first individual referred to by the Deputy has been finalised and written confirmation has issued to Galway Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) confirming this. The second individual referred to was not a nominee put forward to my Department by GRETB. While the legislation provides for me, as Minister, to appoint members of the Governing Body, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (8 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Department's main policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage and the DEIS Plan 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. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (8 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: A scheme was initiated in 1978 for the employment of Clerical Officers in primary and secondary schools. While a small number of these staff remain in schools, the scheme is being phased out and has been superseded by a more extensive capitation grant scheme. The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools in the Free Education Scheme now receive capitation grant...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Disposal (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I acknowledge the concerns the Deputy has raised. The Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, is a professional agency set up by the Oireachtas. I know the Deputy is casting doubt on its governance and its bias. However, it is an independent agency and has a strong reputation and strong powers. It licenses and controls emissions levels. To be fair to the Minister, Deputy Denis Naughten, he...

Topical Issue Debate: Waste Disposal (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I apologise on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Naughten, who is unable to be here. He asked me to reply on his behalf. Three regional waste management plans made by the local authority sector in May 2015 for the period from 2015 to 2021 highlighted the need for an additional 300,000 tonnes of thermal treatment capacity for residual municipal waste in the State. The plans, which are available...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The legacy of sexual abuse against children, whether in residential institutions, day schools, or in any other setting, is truly appalling. It is impossible even to imagine what some of these people have gone through. I have enormous sympathy for anyone who suffered abuse. When the trust between a child and an adult responsible for his or her care is breached, the child's life is altered...

Topical Issue Debate: Compensation Schemes (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I am no lawyer but the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the State has a liability where there was fault involved. The fault that it has established is where there was prior abuse established and it failed to act. That is the criterion that is being applied. The State did not run the schools in question and the court established that had the State been aware or should have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the deputy is available in the table. Pupils enrolled in Post-Primary Education. Academic Year Total Post-Primary Pupils 2013/2014 367,178

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Data (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: In Budget 2017 I secured, for the first time in nine years, additional funding for the sector of €36.5m for 2017. This includes an allocation of €14m towards anticipated demographics increases in the sector. €160m additional funding overall over the next three years has been agreed. Increasing the level of funding to the sector is a key concern...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Protection Services Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department funds a number of Home Tuition Schemes which provide a compensatory educational service for children who are not attending school for a number of reasons. These schemes cater for children who are: - Unable to attend school due to chronic illness; - Children with special education needs seeking an educational placement; - Early education intervention for children with autism; -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school in question recently submitted an application to my Department, for significant capital funding for additional school 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 (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the OPW. My Department recently gave approval to the OPW to tender for enabling works to clear the site by re-routing overhead electrical cabling underground.  The consents from the adjacent landowner to enable this are being acquired.  In the meantime, the OPW is finalising the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180, 181 and 203 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has approved funding to the school in question to construct a mainstream classroom for the additional teacher appointment in September 2017. The school has been advised accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 182 to 193, inclusive, and 195 and 196 together. I wish to advise the deputy that details of the supports which are available to schools participating in DEIS are outlined in DEIS Plan 2017 which is available on my Department’s website at the following link: . As outlined in the DEIS Plan, the range of supports under the School Support Programme will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Famine Commemorations (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department is keen to support Famine commemoration where it is feasible and practicable to do so. My officials will seek further clarification regarding the project in question. This will include seeking copies of the literature being proposed for issue to schools, clarification regarding how the project would work during the period when schools are closed (i.e. holiday times),...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: The total capital funding allocated to Primary and Post-Primary Schools in 2016 amounted to €544m and is outlined in the following table on a county basis.  The funding was allocated from the following subheads: D3 Building, Equipment & Furnishing of Primary and Post Primary Schools A10 Book Rental Scheme Capital A14 School ICT - Capital COUNTY  AMOUNT...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foireann Roinne (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Tá Aonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta bunaithe anois san Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna chun maoirsiú a dhéanamh agus tacaíocht a thabhairt do chur i bhfeidhm an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022. Tá ceathrar baill ar fhoirean an Aonaid. Tá foireann beag de chigirí aitheanta freisin chun tacú leis an Aonad agus obair a dhéanamh le...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Oiliúna Tosaigh Múinteoirí (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Tá teagmháil déanta ag an Aonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta leis an Oifig um Sholáthar Rialtais maidir le tús a chur leis an bpróiseas tairisceana agus na doiciméid ábhartha don phróiseas tairsceana a dhréachtú maidir le gairm tograí.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Oiliúna Tosaigh Múinteoirí (7 Mar 2017)

Richard Bruton: Cé go bhfuil céimithe do chláir oideachais tosaigh múinteoirí do mhúinteoirí bunscoile cáilithe an Ghaeilge a mhúineadh agus múineadh trí Ghaeilge, aithníonn an Polasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta go bhfuil gá le clár oideachais tosaigh múinteoirí a sholáthar chun tuiscint níos doimhne a fhorbairt ar...