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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: FÁS previously had responsibility for administering the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS). In 2012 FÁS commissioned a report to consider proposed changes to a number of programmes for which it had responsibility including the CSCS. This included an examination of the potential transfer of the CSCS to another state agency. Amongst a number of conclusions, this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department recently conveyed approval to Mayo Sligo Leitrim ETB and the school in question for the provision of additional accommodation including mainstream classrooms, specialist rooms and new toilets.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The SEC operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations at the Certificate Examinations (RACE scheme). The RACE scheme enables access to the Leaving and Junior Certificate examinations by students with special needs which include specific learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application for additional accommodation. The application is currently being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The major building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is currently completing early architectural planning, Stage 2A – the Developed Design Stage. The Board of Management and its Design Team have submitted the Stage 2A report which is currently being reviewed by my Department. Upon successful completion of Stage 2A the project will progress to complete Stage 2B, Detailed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. I can advise the Deputy that, in relation to primary school enrolment in Ashbourne, my Department is currently reviewing enrolment demand at Junior Infant level for September 2016 and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Playgrounds (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school to which he refers under Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017), Category 10, for the works in question. 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: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos 124, 126 and 127 together. The school 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 has been approved by my Department. However, on 1st January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction. Since the start of this year 14 more major...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The 6 Year Capital Plan (2016-2021), announced last November, as part of the Government's €2.8 billion schools capital investment programme, details the major school building projects that are scheduled to proceed to tender/construction over the lifetime of the Plan. It is my Department's intention to progress these projects, through the various stages of the architectural planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Functions (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Carltona doctrine arose from the case of Carltona Ltd versus the Commissioner of Works in the United Kingdom. The key principle that was derived from the judgment is that acts of Government Departmental officials are synonymous with the actions of the minister who holds a seal of office for a particular Department. The information requested by the Deputy is rather broad and not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: July Provision is available to all special schools and mainstream primary schools with special classes catering for children with autism that choose to extend their education services through the month of July. My Department also provides July Provision for pupils with a severe/profound general learning disability. Where school based provision is not feasible, home based provision may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning. All statutory approvals have been obtained and the Stage 2b submission has been approved by my Department. However, on 1 January 2016 there were 66 major projects under construction. Since the start of this year 14 more major projects have been progressed to construction and there are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Government has committed to establishing a Public Service Pay Commission to examine pay levels across the Public Service, including entry pay levels. The terms of reference and timescale for the Commission's work are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform. The Government recognises the importance of being able to attract quality new entrants to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (22 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) is responsible for processing applications from schools for special needs assistants (SNA) supports. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in making recommendations for support, which is set out in my Department's Circular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is making arrangements to meet the school in question to discuss the matter to which she refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of Special Needs Organisers (SENOs) for allocating Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) support to mainstream Primary, Post Primary and Special Schools, to assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. The NCSE makes such...

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

Richard Bruton: Officials in my Department met with representatives from the 'Wake up SUSI' campaign on 25th. May. A proposal in relation to extending student supports to students in certain private colleges was subsequently submitted to my Department on 8th. June. This proposal is currently being considered by officials in my Department, in the context of overall budgetary constraints. An Expert Group...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers. The supplementary panel application...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: As the Deputy will be aware Rule 68 of the Rules for National Schools was rescinded by Circular 0009/2016 in January of this year in accordance with a recommendation in the Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector. The Report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector was published in April 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (21 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2015 - 2019 specifies that the use of school premises during the school day, for purposes other than regular school business, must have the prior approval of the Minister. Proposals to the Minister to allow use of accommodation during the school day have been facilitated in the past, provided that the school's current and future accommodation...