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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Legislative amendments are necessary to facilitate the introduction of the International Education Mark (IEM).  These amendments will be contained in the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Amendment) Bill.  The Heads of this Bill are currently being prepared by my Department in consultation with Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI).  It is anticipated that the IEM will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department was informed of the closure of this school by Quality and Qualifications Ireland on 2ndSeptember 2016.  This was a private English language school which was a member of Marketing English in Ireland (MEI) – an association of private English language schools inIreland.  MEI has protection for enrolled learner arrangements in place for its members and I understand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Care Services (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: In accordance with key commitments in the Programme for a Partnership Government (May 2016) in relation to establishing a quality system of school age childcare, my Department is working closely with the Department of Children and Youth Affairs in considering how to facilitate schools who wish to make their facilities available as part of the range of options available to parents where there...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Earcaíocht agus Soláthar Foirne Tríú Leibhéal (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Mar is eol don Teachta, is comhlachtaí neamhspleácha iad institiúidí Tríú Leibhéal agus is ar Bhoird Rialaithe agus ar fhoireann bhainistíochta na n-institiúidí bainteacha atá freagracht as cúrsaí oibríochta laethúla, lena n-áirítear ceisteanna a bhaineann le gnásanna earcaíochta agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 3 application, mechanical works, 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department has no role in relation to processing applications for enrolment to schools. 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. Parents of children with special educational needs who may need advice or are experiencing difficulties in locating a school placement or are having...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 to 224, inclusive, together. For school planning purposes, my Department plans school provision across a framework of 314 school planning areas in order to assess and meet changing demographic needs throughout the country. My Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of reasons such as chronic illness, are unable to attend school. The scheme also provides a compensatory educational service for children with special educational needs seeking an educational placement for whom such a placement is not available. Provision is also made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The delivery of school projects so that all schools in an area can between them cater for all students seeking a school place is the main focus of my Department's capital budget. To this end my Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses a range of data sources in carrying out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating such support, as set out in my Department's Circular 0030/2014. The Special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (24 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2019-2021). My Department is aware of the school's accommodation needs and will be liaising with the school in due course in the context of initiating the architectural planning process for the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Third-level institutions have autonomy in relation to promotion policies and other human resource policies, subject to the requirement to comply with Government policy in respect of employment numbers.  Employers in the higher education sector are also required to operate in accordance with the provisions of national industrial relations agreements.  My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jan 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 have been requested to review the impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Expenditure (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions, including the university referred to by the Deputy.  The internal disbursement of funding is then a matter for the individual institution. Universities are autonomous bodies as set out in the Universities Act 1997 and are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Commission (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to 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: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for organising and planning provision for children with Special Educational Needs, including establishing special classes in mainstream primary and post primary schools. Special classes are part of a continuum of educational provision that enables students with more complex special educational needs to be educated, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers has reached an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2b, which involves securing the statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. The design team was appointed in March 2011 and the brief was to provide an extension and refurbishment work on a phased basis with a partial decant of classrooms on the existing site....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Office of Government Procurement (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the Government’s Procurement Reform programme, led by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP), the Education Procurement Service (EPS) acts as the Education Sector hub. It is responsible for providing a service which facilitates the sourcing and tendering for Laboratory Equipment, Veterinary & Agriculture and Library for all of the public sector, and other education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (19 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that building projects for the two schools referred to by the Deputy were included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme. My Department is currently finalising the school project briefs and, in that regard, communications are on-going with the schools Patron in respect of site issues arising.  Once this process is complete, my Department will be in contact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Exchange Scheme (19 Jan 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...