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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards at all stages of the teaching career. It has established standards for post-qualification professional practice, as set out in Droichead, the new model of induction and probation for newly qualified primary and post-primary teachers.  The Droichead programme was the subject of a three-year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards at all stages of the teaching career. It has established standards for post-qualification professional practice, as set out in Droichead, the new model of induction and probation for newly qualified primary and post-primary teachers.  The Droichead programme was the subject of a three-year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The organisation referred to by the Deputy has been very generous in supporting a range of projects in the third level sector in this country. It has also made a huge contribution to the development of research funding in the sector. As Minister for Education and Skills I have not had any direct engagement with the organization in relation to such supports.  The Deputy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is completing Stage 2(a) of the Architectural Planning process. Stage 2(a) is the Developed Design Stage. All school building projects are required to adhere to my Departments Design Team Procedures and to all current statutory building regulations. The school project to which the Deputy refers is no...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The longer term options in respect of the provision of improved accommodation for the school, to which the Deputy refers, are currently being considered in the context of other school developments in the area and the reorganisation of existing accommodation. In that context, my Department is currently liaising with the school authorities in the area, including the school in question, with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Information and Communications Technology (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The recently announced ICT Infrastructure Grant represents the first tranche of funding committed under the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020: Enhancing Teaching Learning and Assessment, launched in October 2015. This outlines the Department's vision to further embed technology and digital learning in primary and post-primary schools, through detailed actions in areas including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Administration (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of 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. Provision is also made for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: An additional 115 SNA posts, at an annual cost of €3.8 m, will be available to the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) to allocate to schools from January to June 2017, bringing the total number of SNA posts available for the 2016/17 school year to 13,015. This is the highest allocation of SNA posts that we have ever had. This increase reflects the growing participation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Proposed Legislation (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: On 5 December 2016, I published the General Scheme of an Education (Parent and Student Charter) Bill 2016. The Government have approved the draft outline of a new law, which will require every school to consult with parents and students, and publish and operate a Parent and Student Charter. The publication of this draft legislation will fulfil a key commitment in the Action Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that Newtown National School submitted an application for major capital works to my Department towards the end of 2016. My Department will consider the application and respond directly to the school authority as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application, for significant capital funding for additional school accommodation to my Department. My Department is currently assessing the application and expects to be in a position to convey a decision on the application to the school shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved 1 mainstream classroom, WC for assisted users and 3 SET rooms under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme in February 2015. The school initially submitted an application for extra funding to provide additional accommodation over and above what was approved. The scope of works has now been scaled back but additional funding is still...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The school in question was approved funding in 2014 under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme to provide 3 new mainstream classrooms. In late 2016, additional funding was provided to the school authority to cover increased building costs for the approved works. My Department's Planning and Building Unit is satisfied that the total grant being provided is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 440 together. My Department currently provides research funding to the Irish Research Council, HEAnet and the Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC). The 2017 research allocation is €40.6 m for these three bodies. The Irish Research Council mainly funds postgraduate students and early stage postdoctoral researchers and cover the full range...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for professional standards at all stages of the teaching career. It has established standards for post-qualification professional practice, as set out in Droichead, the new model of induction and probation for newly qualified primary and post-primary teachers.  The Droichead programme was the subject of a three-year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a process to review the DEIS Programme, which began in 2015 is nearing completion and it is my intention to publish a new Action Plan in the coming weeks. Included in the review process is the development of a new assessment framework using centrally held CSO and DES data for the identification of schools for inclusion in the new School Support Programme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the terms of the Student Grant Scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who are attending an approved course in an approved institution and who meet the prescribed conditions of funding, including those relating to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment (progression) and means. Under the Student Grant Scheme, an approved course is defined as a full-time...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers Conciliation Council (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Following discussions, the Teachers Conciliation Council published a set of proposals in November for consideration by ASTI members aimed at finding a resolution to their dispute. The ASTI Central Executive Committee took a decision to put the outcome of the talks process to a ballot of members with a recommendation to reject. The ASTI's leadership have taken a view on the proposals.  It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application from the school in question for significant funding to facilitate major reconfiguration works within the school building. The school's application must be considered in the context of the very significant challenge facing my Department in meeting demand for extra school places to ensure that every child will have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: Under the Teaching Council Act 2001 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority for registration of teachers in this State. The Teaching Council is also the competent authority for recognition of qualifications obtained in other states. Accordingly, the applicant for registration with the Teaching Council who is the subject of the...