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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that the school to which she refers was approved funding for an electrical upgrade under my Department's Summer Works Scheme 2016. Further information from the school to support a request for additional funding for the project was recently received.  This is being assessed and a decision will issue directly to the school authority when this...

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 for this process 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Administration (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has identified a suitable location and the Office of Public Works (OPW) is currently in negotiations to secure the lease. As the lease is currently under negotiation the deputy will understand that it would not be appropriate for me to comment at this stage on the cost of acquiring the location.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Staff (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The first appointment to the shared payroll service centre, the  Head of Payroll Shared Services, has been made. The appointee is an existing public servant and their initial role will centre  around the recruitment and training of staff for the payroll shared services centre. The payroll shared services centre will be actively recruiting as many staff as possible from within the...

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

Richard Bruton: The new DEIS Plan provides for a verification process and any school wishing to seek verification of the information used to assess the level of disadvantage of its pupil cohort may submit an application for same to social_inclusion@education.gov.ie. 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...

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

Richard Bruton: The Educational Research Centre(ERC) was founded in 1966 and was established as a body corporate under Section 54 of the Education Act 1998 in 2015.  The main responsibilities of the ERC are to: 1. Conduct independent research on all aspects of education and at all levels of the education system including research that will inform policy making and the improvement of educational...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders,...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders, and...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders,...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders,...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Industrial Disputes (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under Department Circulars, the minimum number of teaching days per school year will be 167.  This is a minimum figure which must be adhered to by all schools (and all classes within a school). I am aware that the ASTI’s continuing action in withdrawing from the Croke Park hours is causing disruption to schools and parents. I am concerned about any loss of tuition time for...

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

Richard Bruton: 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, analysis, consultation with service users and stakeholders,...

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

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a comprehensive examination of the Tender Report for the project to which he refers has been completed by my Department’s Professional and Technical staff.  Currently, matters are in hand to complete the necessary Financial Robustness element of the tender process and to update the Cost Benefit Analysis Report with the tender...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 214 and 215 together. 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...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that building projects for the schools in question are included in my Department’s 6 Year Construction Programme.  In relation to first and second schools referred to by the Deputy, preparatory work has been initiated to advance these projects.  In relation to the third and fourth schools referred to by the Deputy for which the acquisition of a...

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

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that a comprehensive examination of the Tender Report for the Maynooth post-primary schools project has been completed by my Department’s Professional and Technical staff.  Currently, matters are in hand to complete the necessary Financial Robustness element of the tender process and to update the Cost Benefit Analysis Report with the tender...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in ongoing contact with the principal of the school concerned in relation to the school's application for additional accommodation. The application is currently being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Assistance (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: A Pilot Support Scheme was introduced by my Department in 2015 for students who are in the Protection System or at the Leave to Remain (but not deportation order) stage. This was one of the recommendations contained in the report by the Working Group on the Protection Process which was chaired by former High Court judge Dr Bryan McMahon. The scheme provides supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (21 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The recommended class size for urban primary schools in the DEIS Band 1 category was  20 to 1 in junior and 24:1 in senior classes under the 2005 plan. This provision remains unchanged in the current plan subject to an evaluation of teaching resources for schools participating in DEIS to be undertaken to inform future policy in the Irish context. The relevant actions in...