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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (5 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. The means test arrangements of the Student Grant Scheme are applied nationally. The assessment of income from the same starting point is deemed to be fair and reasonable because this approach eliminates any distortion which might arise from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: We have been working for many years with our colleagues in Northern Ireland in seeking to encourage cross-Border participation in education. My Department will continue to work constructively to try to maintain the greatest possible links and co-operation between the EU and the UK in student and academic mobility and in research activities. Negotiations on the future EU UK relationship will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cross-Border Educational Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: There are no immediate implications for cross-Border student flows. The Government has a Contingency Framework in place which maps the key priorities and issues that will be most important to Ireland in the coming months. My Department participated fully in and contributed to the preparation of that framework for the education sector. A priority for my Department is to work with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a Category 10 application for the provision of a playground under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) from the school to which he refers. Valid SWS (2016-2017) applications from schools in respect of Categories 3 to 10 that were not reached under round one approvals announced on 28th April last, will, subject to the overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: Caranua is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Any questions on an individual's entitlement to or approval for services is a matter for Carnua. Caranua is funded entirely from contributions from the religious congregations and is not in receipt of State funding.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials from my Department have been working closely with officials from Donegal County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites in order to identify and procure a suitable site for the schools to which he refers. A comprehensive technical assessment of a significant number of identified site options has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, from 2017 a new grading scheme for the Leaving Certificate, which will reduce the number of grade bands from 14 to 8 at each level will be introduced. Under the revised scale, the maximum points available in each subject is 100, and the overall maximum points available, excluding Bonus Points for Maths, is 600. This is the same as the points available under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: Caranua, the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board, is an independent statutory body established pursuant to the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012. Their complaints procedure is in the public domain and can be accessed on their website at www.caranua.ie.I have asked Caranua to respond directly to the Deputy concerning the number of complaints they received in 2015

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The previous Government agreed to the use of the cash element of up to €110 million of the congregations' offers to support the work of the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (now known as Caranua). The Fund is being maintained from an investment account established and managed by the National Treasury Management Agency. Caranua do not manage or maintain an investment account.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (RISF) Act was enacted in July 2012 and provided for the establishment of a Statutory Fund to support the needs of victims of residential institutional abuse. This Fund is made up of contributions from the religious Congregations and a total of €110m has been pledged to the Fund. €220 million was never pledged to this fund. Caranua...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 194, 198 and 199 together. In 2006 the school to which the Deputy refers received devolved funding from my Department to provide a new four- classroom school on a greenfield site. The purpose of the Department's devolved building schemes is to allow individual school authorities the means to address their accommodation and building priorities with a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is included on the six year programme announced on 17th November 2015 and is listed to proceed to construction in 2016. Neither the project for the school to which he refers nor any other project has been removed from that list. However, on 1st January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction. Since the start of this year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Technological Universities (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware, the new Programme for Government outlines that this new Government will continue to support the creation of Technological Universities. This is in line with the National Strategy for Higher Education to 2030 which provides a framework for the development of the higher education sector to 2030. With regard to the institute of technology sector, the Strategy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department approved additional accommodation for the school, referred to, in November, 2015. The school, concerned, has since sought additional funding for an extended scope of works. The request is currently being considered and a decision will be conveyed to the school in question when this process has been finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is included on the six year programme 2016 – 2021 to proceed to tender and construction. This project is currently completing early architectural planning, Stage 2A – the Developed Design Stage. Following the Stage 2A Stakeholder's meeting which was held on the 2nd February last, the Design Team has submitted a complete...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers receives annual funding of some €328,000 for the rental of temporary accommodation. A major building project for the school is included on my Department's six year programme 2016 – 2021 to proceed to tender and construction. This project is currently completing early architectural planning, Stage 2A – the Developed Design Stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards Funding (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: Funding is provided by my Department for a range of Further Education and Training programmes many of which are open to young people aged 16 and over. A breakdown of the amount spent on youth education across these programmes is not available but the amount of funding made available for the Youthreach and Community Training Centre (CTC) programmes which are specifically for young people aged...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The building project for the school in question is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Stage 2b submission was approved by my Department on 1st June 2016. This means that since this date it has been ready to proceed to tender. However, on 1st January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction and since the start of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for a Partnership Government commits to a range of new subjects and this is something I will work on over the coming years. As part of the new Framework for Junior Cycle, schools can decide to include a short course in Chinese language and Culture, prepared by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, in their junior cycle programme. There is also currently a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (5 Jul 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme to create a play area. As the scope of works is outside the terms of this scheme, the application was refused. The mechanism for applying for funding for works of this nature is the Summer Works Scheme and the school may, accordingly, apply under a subsequent Summer Works Scheme for them.