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

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process. Once the tender process is complete the design team will submit a tender report to my Department for review. Following that review and subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that the project will then progress to construction in the coming months.

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

Richard Bruton: Alleviating the housing crisis is a cross-Government priority and the available analysis indicates that the lack of suitable rental accommodation for students is driving up rents in the private rental sector, particularly in areas where demand for rental property is high. This is contributing to what we know is already a considerable strain on some students and their families to participate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205, 206 and 211 together. Decisions in respect of union membership are matters for the individual teacher concerned and my Department does not have a position on this issue. Where teachers have questions as to the benefits of membership of a particular union, those questions should be addressed to the relevant union. The current position is that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In accordance with Department Circular 31/2011, schools are required to employ appropriately qualified and registered teachers. In relation to...

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

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of Tender Documents. All statutory approvals have been obtained. The stage 2b submission has been submitted to my Department and...

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...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that I recently announced new plans aimed at providing more multi-denominational and non-denominational schools across the country, in line with the choices of families and school communities and the Programme for Government commitment in this area. This will involve the Education and Training Boards in the initial phase, as the State’s local education...

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

Richard Bruton: The Library Project referred to is the Junior Cycle Schools Programme (JCSP) Demonstration Library Project. My Department is not currently accepting any new applications for the JCSP. The JCSP will be subject to a review at a future date when a substantial proportion of the new Framework for Junior Cycle is in place.

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 10 external environment project application under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which she 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (14 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has identified a suitable site as a permanent location for the school to which he refers and the acquisition process is underway.  Discussions are ongoing in relation to the provision of access to the site and officials in my Department are working with officials from Westmeath County Council in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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 published on my Department’s website www.education.ie. Assessment of valid projects in further categories is now being undertaken by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 6 application, Roof Project, under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which she 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 April...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Eligibility (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is designed to allow schools to carry out small and medium scale building works that will improve and upgrade existing school buildings. This scheme is additional to other capital funding schemes that are operated by my Department such as the additional accommodation scheme, Emergency Works Scheme i.e. for projects of such...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (9 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: School Accommodation Provision (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware of the demand for junior infant places at the school referred to and is liaising with the school directly in this regard. My Department is keeping the area where the school is located, together with all areas nationally, under review to take account of updated demographic data. My Department will contact the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the Programme for Government outlines that this Government will continue to support the creation of Technological Universities. This is in line with the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 which provides a framework for the development of the higher education sector to 2030.  With regard to the institute of technology sector, the Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The City of Dublin Education and Training Board (CDETB) was appointed as the national student grant awarding authority in 2012. To deliver this statutory function, CDETB set up a business unit called SUSI (Student Universal Support Ireland). The assessment of student grant applications by SUSI is a significant undertaking each year involving in excess of 100,000 applications. While...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Summer Works Scheme 2016-17 is a multi-annual Scheme with applications being sought in late 2015. Nearly 50% of schools have applied for inclusion under the 2016-17 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 published on my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: The data requested by the Deputy is currently being compiled and will be forwarded in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments Data (9 Feb 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the enrolment of a child to a school is a matter, in the first instance, for the parents/guardians of the child and the Board of Management of a school my Department does not hold details regarding the number of pupils that may have applied for or who may have been refused places in special classes due to lack of space in a school. However, parents of children with...