Results 14,521-14,540 of 32,583 for speaker:Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) which reflects a very high demand. School applications are categorised on a top down basis, from category 1 to category 10, in accordance with the criteria outlined in the Circular Letter (0055/2015) inviting applications under the scheme, which may be accessed on my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an application to my Department under the Summer Works Scheme (Category 9 - Structural Improvements). 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 April last and are...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that an application for additional accommodation was received from the school referred to. My Department is assessing the application and a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authorities as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

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

Richard Bruton: A number of measures are supporting increased rates of transition to further and higher education by students in second level schools. These include the actions that are being progressed as part of the implementation of the National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education 2015-2019 and the new DEIS Plan launched this week. The new DEIS Plan identifies more than 100 actions targeted at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyber Security Policy (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills is highly dependent on information and communications technology, for the conduct of its business and is cyber-security aware. My Department has a number of security policies and safeguards in place to mitigate the threats and risks as far as possible. Policies and procedures cover a wide range of issues, including Internet access, e-mail usage,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commemorative Events (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: While the centenary of 1916 has come, been commemorated appropriately by schools and has now gone, a number of important supports to students’ engagement with the cultural, political, social and historical relevance of the events of 100 years ago are ongoing. Some of this will undoubtedly be achieved through the lens of the new ‘Creative Ireland’ initiative, being led by...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware the school in question has submitted an application to my Department, for significant capital funding for additional school accommodation. The application will be considered in the context of the very significant challenges facing my Department in prioritising available capital funding for essential mainstream classrooms to meet the demand for extra school...

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

Richard Bruton: In September 2016, the Board of Management and its Design Team were requested to review the impact of the recently introduced changes to the Public Works Contracts (PWC) and to revert to my Department with an assessment of what, if any, additional works are required to bring the tender documents into line with those changes. The Design Team have confirmed that they are working on this...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department has completed its review of the Brief Change Request and the School Authority has been informed. The School's Design Team has been requested to finalise the Stage 2(b) Report which includes tender documents and submit the report to my Department for review. Upon review of the Stage 2(b) report my Department will revert to the school with regard to...

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

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 and 191 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is monitoring the pupil enrolment position in the area in question, together with all areas nationally, to take account of updated demographic data.  In that regard, my Department is aware of the demand for junior infant places in the area referred to and is liaising directly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) which reflects a very high demand. The current SWS was announced in late 2015 and is being applied on a multi-annual basis for the years 2016 and 2017. We are therefore not accepting further applications at this time.  Details of successful school applicants in...

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

Richard Bruton: I can advise the Deputy that Department Officials met with the school authority referred to in recent weeks to discuss the accommodation issues arising at the school in question. More recently, I understand my Department has been in contact with the Chairperson of the Board of Management in respect of the schools intention to submit an application for additional accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Authority Funding (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Officials of my Department have requested the information from the Higher Education Authority and available information will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Data (14 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 panel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Expenditure (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I attach for the Deputy’s information detail of the cost, borne by my Department, of assessments commissioned by Co. Cork schools for the past five year under the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments. Cost by Year of Educational Psychological Assessments paid for by NEPS under the SCPA scheme for Schools in Co. Cork - 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Number of SCPA...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (14 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 through by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (14 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 through by providing schools access to the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA) where schools can have an assessment carried out by a member...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, DEIS Plan 2017 was launched yesterday. The DEIS Plan presents an ambitious set of objectives and actions to support children and young people who are at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, and introduces over 100 actions to support: - A new methodology for the identification of schools - A more effective system of resource allocation to ensure that resources...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 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...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department has received an application for additional accommodation from the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department is assessing the application and a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authorities as soon as the assessment process has been completed.