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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 Jan 2017)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that funding for special education provision in 2016 amounted to some €1.5 billion, which was equivalent to over 17% of the gross overall allocation for education and training and an increase of 10% in spending in the previous two years. This funding provided for a range of supports and services including additional learning and resource teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are in the NEPS section of my Department's website. Under this scheme schools can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a process to review the DEIS Programme, which began last year is nearing completion and it is the my intention to publish a new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion in the coming weeks. The review process is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including the range and impact of different elements of the School Support Programme, the potential for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Dec 2016)

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 Brief Change Request for the project was received by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The original closing date for the tender competition in question was 12 December 2016.  However, at the request of a number of the pre-qualified Contractors, the closing date was extended until 19 December 2016. The client for the project, which is the local Education and Training Board (ETB), expects its Design Team to turn the Tender Report around as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers 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. In September 2016, the Board of Management and its Design Team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The new schools which will open in 2017 and 2018 to cater for increased demographic demand nationwide were announced in November 2015. As part of that announcement, it was stated that a Gaelcholáiste to serve the North Kildare area will open in 2019, subject to sufficient viability of the Irish-medium Aonad, which is currently part of Maynooth Community College. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the underlying criteria used in 2005 for participation in DEIS was a school's relative level of disadvantage against all other schools. Schools with the highest concentration of disadvantage were selected for participation in the DEIS programme. Schools were not required to apply for inclusion in the programme. At Primary level the identification for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: A process to review the DEIS Programme began last year and is now nearing completion. It is the my intention to publish a new Action Plan for Educational Inclusion in the coming weeks. The review process is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including the range and impact of different elements of the School Support Programme, the potential for innovation within and between schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: There are 14 schools in Tipperary which participate in the current DEIS Programme. Of these 2 are categorised as DEIS Band 1; 5 as DEIS Band 2; 7 in the Rural strand of DEIS and 7 Post-Primary schools. One of the Post-Primary schools is located in Tipperary Town. Under the current programme inclusion in DEIS is based on school data rather than area based information. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, construction work on site has commenced on the major building project to provide a new 8 classroom school building for the school referred to. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that, as the major project is currently on site, it is not possible to extend the accommodation brief or vary the construction contracts at this time. I understand that a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised post-primary teachers under Circular 29/2007 was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council. This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department carries out nationwide demographic analyses to determine where additional school accommodation is needed at primary and at post-primary level. As the Deputy may be aware, the 6 Year Capital Plan (2016-2021), announced in November 2015, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion schools capital investment programme, details the major school building projects that are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides an educational psychological service to all primary and post primary schools through an assigned NEPS psychologist and in some cases through the Scheme for Commissioning Psychological Assessments (SCPA), full details of which are in the NEPS section of my Department's website. Under this scheme schools can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Universal Support Ireland Administration (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The reason why the student, to which the Deputy refers, did not qualify for grant support was due to the reckonable income being over the limit. This decision was communicated to the student on 12 May 2016. I understand that the student was in receipt of a Disability Allowance. Under the terms of the scheme, this is treated as an income disregard and was not included in the calculation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department are working closely with officials from Cork County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in order to acquire a suitable permanent site for the school referred to by the Deputy. I can confirm that a suitable permanent site has been identified and is being progressed. However, in line with site acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, officials in my Department have been working closely with officials from Cork County Council to acquire a permanent site to meet the needs of the school to which he refers. A site option is currently being progressed and is at an advanced stage. Due to commercial sensitivities it is not possible to provide further information at this time....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills has not used the Government jet since the Minister came into office.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Travel (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department did not make any use of the Government jet from March 2011 to February 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Centre Network (16 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department is the main source of funding for the Network of 21 full time Education Centres. All funds held by Centres are subject to compliance with the general rules governing bodies in the public sector including the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) Circular: 13/2014 Management of and Accountability for Grants from Exchequer Funds. Funding from my Department of...