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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Through comparing education internationally, it has been found that in high performing education systems such as New Zealand, Queensland, Estonia and Finland, schools have been given greater autonomy and flexibility in the programmes they offer. When schools in Ireland are implementing the new Framework for Junior Cycle, they too will have the autonomy and flexibility to design programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (15 Feb 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 by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Data (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the following table. The figures for Primary teachers is based on the numbers of primary teachers on my Department’s payroll as at 9 February, 2017.  The figures for Voluntary Secondary, Community and Comprehensive Teachers are based on the number of teachers on the Department’s payroll which will be paid on 23 February,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is available in the following table and refers to the current academic year (2016/2017). Catholic Church Of Ireland Multi Denominational Inter Denominational Presbyterian Muslim Jewish Methodist Quaker Total 2794 175 109 17 15 2 1 1 1 3115

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, four new primary schools and nine new post-primary schools will open in 2017 and 2018 to cater for increased demographic needs. These schools include a new primary school which will open in September 2017 to serve the area of Dublin to which the Deputy refers. When it is decided that a new school is required to meet demographic needs in an area, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department met with the school referred to in the context of an application received for a replacement school. The school were advised that, due to the need to prioritise available funding towards the provision of essential classroom accommodation to meet demographic demand, it would not be possible to progress a major project for the school at this time....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The current position is that the Lansdowne Road Agreement as set out in Section 2 of Circular 0045/2016 applies to teachers employed in Designated Community Colleges, Community and Comprehensive Schools and Voluntary Secondary Schools who are TUI members. The Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2013 and 2015 as set out in Section 3 of the Circular applies to all other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Mental Health Strategies (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has considered this proposal. I agree that information on a comprehensive range of support services should be available to schools and young people in Ireland. I also believe that suicide prevention should form part of a balanced and age-appropriate strategy to promote mental health and wellbeing among children and young people. I believe that an appropriate and immediate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that this Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers applied to my Department for Emergency Works Scheme funding for roof works. As the scope of the works proposed were outside the terms and conditions of the Scheme, the school was advised to submit a scaled back application.  As soon as this is received it will be assessed and the school authority will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: Please find the answer in the following table. No of Trips Ministers Trips Dates Travelled Destination Purpose of Trip Flight Costs Accommodation Costs T & S Claims Gifts 1 Minister Richard Bruton China Education Trade Mission incorporating Ireland's receipt of Country of Honour at an International Conference Minister 19-21/10/2016 China As above Paid by Enterprise Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Design team are currently working on the completion of the stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The staffing process for the 2017/18 school year is currently underway in the Department and the details in relation to same will be published shortly on my Department's website. 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 previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 170 and 215 together. The Inclusive Learning Initiative was a pilot initiative by Maynooth University that enabled a small group of students with an intellectual disability to participate in some modules of higher education programmes. I understand that Maynooth University took the decision not to recruit any additional students for this pilot initiative in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, DEIS Plan 2017 was launched yesterday. The Plan builds on the experiences of existing DEIS schools and draws on international best practice.  It sets out key goals, targets and actions to improve the supports available to schools to help children and young people at greatest risk of educational disadvantage to reach their full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Costs (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The HEA has a Recurrent Grant Allocation Model (RGAM) which allocates core recurrent funding to institutions. The grant is allocated as a block recurrent grant and the internal allocation of this grant is a matter for each institution.  In the case of occupational therapy, speech and language therapy and some students doing medicine, these student numbers are included in the RGAM....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b), which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of Tender Documents.  All statutory approvals have been secured. The Design team are currently working on the completion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Junior Cycle Reform (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: A new specification for Junior Cycle History is being developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). This involved extensive consultation with key stakeholders and the public, during which over 200 submissions were received. The consultation on the background paper for History is now closed. A consultation report will be published shortly. The new specification...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission in this regard operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware I have recently commenced a consultation process on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes. I believe that it is unfair that preference is given by publicly-funded religious schools to children of their own religion who might live some distance away, ahead of children of a different...