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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: Springboard provides free, flexible reskilling and upskilling opportunities at higher education level for unemployed and previously self-employed people in areas of emerging skills needs. Also included under the Springboard+ banner are ICT conversion courses. To be eligible for a place on a Springboard course a person must be unemployed, actively seeking employment, and be in receipt of one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (9 Nov 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 Design Team was requested to review the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the report referred to by the Deputies. I strongly support any measures that can be put in place to reduce costs for parents.   All schools must be sensitive to the financial pressures on parents in making decisions, not just about school uniforms or books, but about any matter that has cost implications for parents.  The Action Plan for Education outlines hundreds of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: In line with general accounting procedures, and in accordance with Public Financial Procedures and guidance for the preparation of Appropriation Accounts issued by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, my Department does not recognise contingent assets or include them in notes in the Appropriation Accounts. Any known amounts owed to my Department at the end of the financial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Sexual Abuse and Violence in Ireland (SAVI) Report, launched in 2002 was funded by Atlantic Philanthropies with additional funding from the then Department of Health and Children and the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform. While recognising the importance of this valuable study my Department is not, however, in a position to provide funding support for the Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions (9 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Report of the Expert Group on Future Funding for Higher Education, published in July, clearly outlines the funding challenges and offers a number of approaches and recommendations for consideration for the medium to long term. As committed to in the Programme for Government, the report has been referred to the Education Committee as part of the process for formulating a plan for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 132 and 133 together. The typical starting pay for a primary teacher in 2010 was €36,890, comprising of basic salary of €31,972 and an honours degree allowance of €4,918. Such teachers may also have been entitled to incremental credit for other service. The teacher could also have received an additional payment of €1,769 per annum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Lottery Funding Data (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: There are no programmes in my Department which make National Lottery funding available to support the work of community groups.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been in contact with the College Authority, referred to. I understand that the College Authority, concerned, intends liaising with the person in question in the context of the matters raised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of correspondence from the person referred to by the Deputy. I have every sympathy for anybody who was the subject of child abuse. The position is that all schools are managed by the school Board of Management, on behalf of the school patrons or trustees. My Department supplies funds and resources to schools to function and sets out various...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 137 and 149 together. Supervision and substitution duties are compulsory for all teachers since the Haddington Road Agreement. A limited group of teachers were allowed to opt-out of the duties in return for a pay reduction as part of the overall supervision and substitution scheme. The ASTI directive instructs members to withdraw from the supervision and...

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

Richard Bruton: My Department is committed to providing a permanent school building for the school to which the Deputy refers.  This involves a planning matter and my Department has been working with all relevant parties to resolve it in so far as it has the power to do so. In December 2012, outline planning permission to provide a permanent school building for the school was submitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Sick Pay Scheme (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: Following a review of sick leave arrangements, a new Public Service wide sick leave scheme was introduced across the Public Service in 2014. The Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) (Amendment) Act 2013, provided the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with the power to make regulations that set out the specific details of the Public Service Sick Leave Scheme....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that 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...

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

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the proposed new post-primary school project to which he refers has recently been authorised to proceed to tender and subject to no issues arising it is envisaged that construction should commence early in 2017. Once on site it will take approximately 24 months for the building to be completed. Adequate accommodation has already been...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: Caranua is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to oversee the use of the cash contributions of up to €110 million, pledged by the religious congregations, to support the needs of survivors of institutional child abuse. I have no role in regard to the organisation’s day to day operations. I understand that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: In September my Department published the Action Plan for Education 2016-2019 - Strategy Statement. The Action Plan aims at making the Irish education and training service the best in Europe by 2026. The Action Plan has five high level goals: - Improve the learning experience and the success of learners - Improve the progress of learners at risk of educational disadvantage or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (8 Nov 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that 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...