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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, the project for the school referred to, is included in my Department's 6 Year Construction Programme. In that regard, officials in my Department are working with officials from Donegal County Council under the MOU in relation to the acquisition process for a suitable permanent site for the schools to which the Deputy refers. The acquisition of such a site is currently...

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

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy is aware, there was a fire in the vacant former school building on 12 July last. A member of the Department's technical team visited the site on 12 August last to review the extent of structural damage in respect of the buildings on the site. In the case of a school building not in the ownership of the Department, the owners of the property should, in the first instance,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (16 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information requested in respect of the total spend on apprenticeship for the years 2010 to 2016 has already been supplied to the Deputy in answer to Question 101 of 6 July 2016. I have forwarded the request for the male/female breakdown of apprentices to SOLAS and asked them to respond directly to the Deputy with the information.

Government Appeal of European Commission Decision on State Aid to Apple: Motion (7 Sep 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am delighted to support the motion. There is much at stake in the debate, as Deputy O'Callaghan mentioned. Not just multinational enterprises, but every enterprise in the State depends on the certainty provided by tax law, the Revenue rulings underpinning it and the Revenue procedures that apply. Multinationals, which employ 350,000 people directly and indirectly, and every Irish...

Education (Amendment) Bill 2016: Second Stage [Private Members] (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I congratulate and thank Deputy Jim Daly for bringing the Bill forward, as I know the issue is something he has persisted with over a long period, drawing on his own experience. I will support the Bill, although that is not to say it is perfect in all respects. It needs the sort of discussion that Deputy Thomas Byrne and others spoke about. At the centre of our programme for Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff Sick Leave (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The requested information is set out in the following table: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKILLS Year Percentage of working days lost through certified/uncertified sick leave 2011 5.62% 2012 4.53% 2013 4.55% 2014 4.13% 2015 4.26%

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since the commencement of Section 28 of the Education Act, 1998 no Minister has elected to prescribe procedures under that section. It is my intention to take a fresh approach and to seek the approval of the Government for changes to Section 28 that will provide a statutory basis for establishing a Parent and Student Charter which is a commitment within the Programme for Government.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: To be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14 of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that he/she has been resident in the State for at least three years out of the five year period ending on the day before the start of his/her approved course of study. The Free Fees Initiative (FFI) has a similar residency requirement. However, for student grant purposes, it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Data (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: As I have explained to the Deputy in response to previous Parliamentary Questions, Caranua is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 to support the needs of survivors of residential institutional child abuse. Administrative and operational issues such as those raised in the Deputy's question are day to day matters that are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Appeals (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: As part of a comprehensive customer service and communications strategy provided by Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI), to ensure that all necessary avenues are open to applicants to receive the information they need, a dedicated email and phone line service is provided by SUSI for Oireachtas members. This was established to meet an identified need for applicants who choose to engage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Data (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that details of the 197 successful school applicants in Categories 1 and 2 under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) (2016-2017) were announced on 28th April last. Details of the approved projects, including those for schools in Dublin, are published on my Department's website, www.education.ie. I wish to advise the Deputy that the SWS will be applied on a multi-annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Data (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the deputy about the number of schools and teachers in Dublin at Primary level is available in the following table. There are 188 Post Primary schools in Dublin. The information requested about Post Primary teachers is not available. NUMBER OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS IN DUBLIN FOR 2015/2016 ACADEMIC YEAR County Schools Teaching Non-Teaching Other Teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Jul 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. In order to cater for the increased demographic need, three new primary schools and four new post-primary schools will open in Dublin in September 2016. Two new primary schools and four new post-primary schools will be established in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations Data (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The information requested by the deputy for the years 2001-2015 is in the following table. Information on repeats in 2016 is not yet available. Leaving Certificate Repeats by Year Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Leaving certificate Repeats 2543 3217 3115 2818 2523 1973 1880 Year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Leaving certificate Repeats 1778 2212 2823 2946 2484 2095...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The details sought by the Deputy are not available in my Department, however, based on details available to them, the Higher Education Authority has provided estimates on the amounts received by institutions since 2010 in relation to the Student Contribution (formerly the Student Services Charge), as set out in the following tables: Estimate HEI Total Student Contribution Income, 2015/16...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The majority of English language schools in Ireland are privately run. Statistics on the number and nationality of students attending English language schools in Ireland are not maintained by my Department. The Deputy may wish to contact the Garda National Immigration Bureau, which has responsibility for registering non EEA students, in this regard. However, my Department possesses data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The period 2010 to 2016 saw the closure of 16 English language providers nationally. In line with the Government decision of 19 May 2015, a series of reforms to the student immigration system for international education are being implemented. These reforms, which are being implemented by the Department of Justice and Equality in conjunction with my Department, include the restriction of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: English Language Training Organisations (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos.198 and 199 together. As part of Ireland's International Education Strategy 2010 - 2015, Fáilte Ireland has been responsible for the promotion of the English language training (ELT) sector. Fáilte Ireland has promoted the English language sector as part of their overall tourism promotional efforts. Therefore it is not possible to proportion what...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Chaplaincy Services Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: In relation to the third level sector, my Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to the HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding to the institutions and the internal disbursement of this funding, along with funding it receives from private sources, is then a matter for the individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: Student grant applications are means tested on gross income from all sources earned inside and outside the State within a specified reference period. Gross income, before the deduction of income tax or universal social charge, is assessed with certain specified social welfare and health service executive payments excluded. The assessment of income from the same starting point is deemed to...