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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Funding (13 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: Funding of the Higher Education Sector is a key concern for me particularly in light of the additional pressure that will fall on the system over the next decade or so. In seeking to address the issue in the short term, I have as part of Budget 2017 secured additional funding of 36.5m for the first time in nine years for the sector. As announced on Budget Day, this will include over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Contracts (13 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 215 to 218, inclusive, together. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised primary teachers under Circular 10/2001 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Earcaíocht agus Soláthar Foirne Tríú Leibhéal (13 Dec 2016)

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: Teacher Exchange Scheme (13 Dec 2016)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: There are eight Bills at various stages in my Department, as indicated on the Legislation Programme published by the Chief Whip's Office.  Details on these bills are given below.  There are two Bills before the Oireachtas.  The Technological Universities Bill has completed Second Stage in the Dáil.   The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Redeployment (13 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: There are no examples of the scenario described by the Deputy in his question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Skills Shortages (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The work of the Expert Group on Future Skills Needs and the Skills and Labour Market Research Unit in SOLAS provides Government with forecasts for existing and future skills needs of different sectors of industry. These forecasts are used in the creation of strategies and initiatives aimed at responding to the skills needs of industry. The work of the EGFSN and the SLMRU has fed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2016)

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 Plan. My Department has identified a suitable permanent site for the location of the school. Conveyancing is at an advanced stage and should be completed shortly. When the site has been acquired, my Department will be in contact with the school Patron in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information sought by the Deputy is not readily available in the format requested.  There were over 120 primary schools completed from 2011 to date in 2016 and it would not be possible to calculate the average completion times by stage for that number of projects in the time available to answer this question. The timeline for delivery of a primary school project is dependent on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE), which is an independent statutory agency, is responsible, through its network of Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for processing applications from schools for special educational needs supports, including S support.  The NCSE allocates S support to schools in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Services (8 Dec 2016)

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: Special Educational Needs (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: This Government is committed to ensuring that all children with Special Educational Needs, including those with autism, can have access to an education appropriate to their needs, preferably in school settings through the primary and post primary school network. Such placements facilitate access to individualised education programmes which may draw from a range of appropriate educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The project to which the Deputy refers was tendered recently and my Department is currently awaiting the tender report. Subject to no issues arising it is envisaged construction will commence in the first quarter of 2017 and take approximately 28 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been secured and the Stage 2b submission has been approved by my Department. However, following the appointment of a replacement Mechanical & Electrical Engineer the Design Team, in association with the newly appointed Engineer are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy may be aware, a building project for the new post primary school to serve Carpenterstown/Castleknock was included in the 6 year construction programme that was announced last November. Officials in my Department  are liaising with officials in Fingal County Council in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers Conciliation Council (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised primary teachers under Circular 10/2001 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 and Skills and is chaired by an official of the Workplace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that building projects for the schools in question are included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme (2019/21). My Department is aware of the schools accommodation needs and will be liaising with both schools in the context of progressing the projects into the architectural planning process. A suitable site has been identified for the first named...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: This building referred to by the Deputy is not in my ownership, and in common with other buildings of its kind, where significant grant aid is provided by the Department for the development of school premises, investment is secured by way of a long-term legal agreement known as a charging lease. In circumstances where a property has ceased to be used as a school, and a request is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies Data (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the Deputy concerning the number of State agencies under the remit of my Department, in conjunction with the details of the overall numbers of board members, is provided in the table. Comprehensive information in relation to the composition of the non commercial bodies under the aegis of my Department is publically available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Dec 2016)

Richard Bruton: The development of proposals for a School Excellence Fund (SEF), to promote excellence and innovation in the context of available resources, is a key action under the draft Action Plan for Education 2016-2020, currently being finalised within my Department.  Work on the development of proposals for a SEF is underway.  The primary aim of the SEF will be to encourage schools to work...