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Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Senator Craughwell's point about further education was that it was-----

Seanad: Recent Education Announcements: Statements (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Senator Maria Byrne made the point that we are planning to have 40 new apprenticeships and 30 new traineeships. We will be relying on the further education system to deliver those. That will require an upgrade of investment in them. If there is potential to sweat the assets and use them more intensively, it would certainly be very welcome because, as we all know, capital budgets will be...

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

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department’s website at the following link:

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

Richard Bruton: My Department is currently reviewing the demographic data for the school planning area referred to by the Deputy as part of the overall demographic analyses of all school planning areas nationwide.  My Department also has been in direct contact with a number of primary schools in the area in respect of their junior infant capacity. In that regard it is understood that at least one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Recruitment (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. The successful operation of the redeployment arrangements is key to the Department's ability to manage within its budget.  After the redeployment process has transacted, each school is permitted to fill any remaining vacancies...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Exchange Scheme (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The provisions of the teacher exchange scheme are set out by my Department in Circular Letter 0017/2015 the contents of which were agreed under the auspices of the Teacher Conciliation Council. The Teacher Conciliation Council is part of the scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for Teachers and was set up to deal with claims and proposals relating to the Terms and Conditions of...

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

Richard Bruton: A key element of DEIS Plan 2017 Plan 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 key data sources are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases, and CSO data from the National Census of Population as represented in the Pobal HP Index for Small...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Tugann mo Roinnse faomhadh do na leithdháiltí múinteoirí ar na scoileanna dara leibhéal ar fad de réir rialacha seanbhunaithe atá bunaithe ar an líon daltaí aitheanta ar an rolla. Na critéir maidir le leithdháileadh post in iúl do lucht bainistíochta scoileanna gach bliain agus beidh siad ar fáil ar shuíomh...

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The assessment of grant applications is a matter for the awarding authority. The Deputy will appreciate that it would be inappropriate for me to seek to interfere in this statutory based process. However, my officials have informed me that SUSI has recently communicated with this student with a view to finalising her grant application. If an individual applicant considers that she/he...

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

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is available on my Department’s website at the following link: .

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

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Department's main policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage. The DEIS Plan 2017 sets out our vision for future intervention in the critical area of social inclusion in education policy. I wish to advise the Deputy that a list of all schools in the country indicating their DEIS status of each school for the 2016/17 school year, can be found at the following...

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

Richard Bruton: The Special Needs Assistant (S) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs.  Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department is in contact with the Patron of the school referred to by the Deputy in the context of the proposed amalgamation and the future use of the referenced school building for educational purposes.

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a window replacement (Category 7) application 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: A key element of DEIS Plan 2017 Plan 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 key data sources are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases, and CSO data from the National Census of Population as represented in the Pobal HP Index for Small...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: DEIS is my Departmentmain policy initiative to tackle educational disadvantage. 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 Plan 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: Schools Refurbishment (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: A significant devolved grant was approved for the school referred to by the Deputy in November 2015 to provide additional classroom accommodation to meet increasing enrolments and to replace existing temporary accommodation.  In November last my Department was advised that the school wished to incorporate in the project brief some further additional accommodation.  The school...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 195 and 196 together. On 18th January last, I announced that a new model for allocating Special Education Teaching Resources to mainstream primary and post primary schools will be introduced from September 2017. The basic aim of this new model is to deliver better outcomes for children with special educational needs. Large amounts of research,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 197 to 199, inclusive, together. A key element of DEIS Plan 2017 Plan 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 key data sources for this process are the DES Primary Online Database (POD) and Post-Primary Online (PPOD) Databases, and CSO data from...