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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools Scheme (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I would like to explain that an extensive identification process to select schools for inclusion in DEIS was conducted in 2005. In spite of a number of reminders issued by my Department, a completed survey form was not received at that time from the school in question. Furthermore, the school did not participate in a follow-up appeal process to address the concerns of schools that did not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department has considered a proposal made by the relevant Education and Training Board (ETB) to provide Irish-medium education at second level through establishing an Aonad in the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department has advised that the proposal needs to be re-examined by the ETB concerned to address a number of issues that could assist in facilitating delivery of Irish-medium...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Government is committed to progressing the development of a dynamic and innovative education system that reflects the diversity of twenty first Century Ireland. The Programme for a Partnership Government reflects the Government's objective of strengthening parental choice and further expanding diversity in our school system. The desire of parents for diversity in education is primarily...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission operates the scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to her.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service Staff (11 Oct 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 (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, a process for the review of the DEIS Programme which was announced in 2015, is currently underway in my Department. While this process is underway, I do not intend to make any changes to the current programme, including the re-classification of DEIS Bands for schools currently participating in the DEIS Programme. The review is looking at all aspects of DEIS, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 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. A decision to grant planning permission for the project was issued by the Local Authority on 4 July 2016. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The main building project referred to by the Deputy was included on the 5 year Construction Programme 2012-2016. The project is currently at an advanced Stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2(b)- Detailed Design, which includes the application for planning permission and other statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. The school's design team has submitted the stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cáilíochtaí Múinteoireachta (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Fógraíodh córas úr grádaithe le haghaidh na hArdteistiméireachta in 2015 atá le cur i bhfeidhm ó 2017. Bainfidh an córas úr le daltaí a thosaigh ar an tsraith shinsearach i Meán Fómhair 2015 agus laghdófar líon na ngrád atá ann faoi láthair. Toisc gur cúrsa úr grádaithe a bheith ann is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (11 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190 to 198, inclusive, together. The criteria for the award of Incremental Credit to recognised primary and post-primary teachers under Circulars 10/2001, 29/2007 and 29/2010 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...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Department of Education and Skills provides school transport to approximately 120,000 students each year at a cost of approximately €175 million. Priority on all buses goes to designated eligible students. There has been no systematic effort to reduce the number of concessionary places on buses. As the Deputy indicated, the Minister of State has initiated a review of this...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I thank the Senators for having scheduled this debate. As they can imagine, I am very keen to put forward the case that education is absolutely pivotal to our future challenges. This Government has set two main challenges. I think we all see two main challenges. One is how to sustain the progress to reach full employment, which is very important if we are to be able to say that every...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: On a point of order. That discourse should start with some honest appraisal with what is happening. To say we have had a 15% cut in resource teaching-----

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I thought this was to be an engagement.

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Okay, but the Senator is using a prepared script.

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: I thank the 12 Senators who took part in the debate. They made some very interesting contributions. I was somewhat puzzled by Senator Gallagher saying he saw some regressive effect on disadvantaged learners. One of our objectives in the plan was to increase the performance and the focus on disadvantaged learners. One of the features of the resource model, with which he seems to be uneasy,...

Seanad: Action Plan for Education: Statements (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: The baptism barrier is being addressed in the other House. The Labour Party has introduced a Bill that would look at the possibility of confining a denomination's right to its own catchment area, which would mean that while a denominational school could favour children within a parish - one would have to define what that is - it could not go outside the parish. That Bill has passed Second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department has not received any proposals or requests for funding from City of Dublin ETB in respect of the Centre. I understand that the ETB is exploring potential accommodation arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: Síleann mo Roinnse go bhfuil sé fíorthábhachtach dóthain múinteoirí a chur ar fáil i mbunscoileanna agus i meánscoileanna a bhfuil na cáilíochtaí cuí acu, scoileanna Gaeilge san áireamh.   Tá iarrtha ag mo Roinn, dá réir sin, ar an gComhairle Mhúinteoireachta féachaint ar cheist sholáthar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (6 Oct 2016)

Richard Bruton: D'fhoilsigh mé mo Phlean Gnímh don Oideachas 2016 - 2019 i mí Mheán Fómhair.  Táim tiomanta do ghnéithe oideachais "na Straitéise 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010 - 2030" chur chun cinn, i gcomhar le Roinn an Taoisigh agus an Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta, Réigiún, Tuaithe agus Gaeltachta.Trí Ghníomh 32 den Straitéis, tugann...