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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am aware that the Patron of the school in question set up a Task Force to consider options for the future of the school. I understand that the Task Force Report was adopted by the Patron at its recent meeting and that work on the recommendations to increase enrolments will now commence with the school community. I understand also that the report has been presented to all the stakeholder groups.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Expenditure (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department's Planning and Building Unit has no record of any agreement to pay additional grant aid to the school in question. In 2004 the school authority was allocated a devolved grant of €100,000 to enable it to provide a one classroom special needs unit at the school. This grant was subsequently increased to €281,000 to enable a second classroom to be provided and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Schools are not permitted to discriminate against an applicant for admission on any of the grounds set out in the Equal Status Act, 2000. However, Section 7 (3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000 provides that an educational establishment does not discriminate where the establishment is a school providing primary or post-primary education to students and the objective of the school is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Article 42.1 of the Constitution acknowledges that the primary and natural educator of the child is the Family and guarantees to respect the right of parents in this regard. It is important to be clear that it is a parent who decides the religious denomination of their child. It is not a decision of a school. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The agreement to put in place Deeds of Variation for Charging Leases or Declarations of Trust dates back to the 1990's. At that time there were negotiations on the reconstitution of Boards of Management of primary schools. It was agreed that patrons would no longer nominate a majority of the members of a Board of Management. In return, it was agreed that Deeds of Variation would be put in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding in 2015 under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme to provide a resource classroom. The school has applied for a grant uplift. This request is currently under consideration in the context of additional information requested and recently received. The Department will be in contact with the school directly when a decision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Labour Court Recommendations (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Issues relating to pay in the Institute were subject to an internal job evaluation exercise which was carried out by Price Waterhouse Coopers and which was intended to establish the correct rate of pay for grades in the Tyndall National Institute. At the outset the parties agreed that the conclusions of the job evaluation exercise could be appealed on an individual basis to an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Religious Discrimination (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the primary school sector, which issued its report in 2012, recommended steps that could be taken to ensure that the education system can provide a sufficiently diverse number and range of primary schools to cater for children of all religions and none. A follow-up paper to the Forum Report entitled "Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: According to my Department's records the teacher referred to by the Deputy is not currently being paid by my Department's payroll. If employed and paid by an Education and Training Board (ETB) the teacher concerned should submit evidence of her previous Oireachtas funded teaching service to the relevant ETB for consideration in relation to the appropriate salary scale. In general a teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 221 together. The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in Circular 0007/2016. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September 2015. The Deputy will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2011 new schools are generally only established in areas of demographic growth. For planning purposes, my Department uses school planning areas, of which there are 314 nationwide, including some 40 in Dublin. Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, has its own school planning area, as does Lucan and Clondalkin. Inchicore is included in the Dublin 8 school planning area. My Department uses a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision Data (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Neither the Department of Education and Skills nor the State Examinations Commission retain data on the home addresses of students.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in Circular 0007/2016. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the 30 September 2015. The staffing arrangements at primary level also include an appeals...

Adjournment Debate: Further Education and Training Programmes (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I thank Deputy Haughey for raising this important issue. I note neither the education and training board nor the Department had any advance notice that this issue was likely to occur. The City of Dublin Education and Training Board has been working with TARGET for a long time and, as the Deputy noted, it has been providing further education and training in Donaghmede for more than 20 years....

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I have not had the opportunity to see the report from the committee on human rights but I absolutely sympathise and understand the concern of Deputies for any woman with a fatal foetal abnormality. I obviously cannot answer for what action the Government will take on foot of this finding. As the Deputy knows, change in the area requires an amendment of our Constitution, as Deputies have...

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Oireachtas will of course have the final decision in this regard.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: One of the experiences-----

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am allowed to respond to the questions.

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: In the last Dáil there were hearings with expert advice. That allowed Deputies to see in a dispassionate way how difficult issues can be handled and it was of benefit to the Oireachtas. It had an impact and we know some Deputies could not accept it but that process allowed the Dáil to reach conclusions on an issue of the recognition of constitutional rights being converted into...

Order of Business (9 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I understand, as the Deputy noted, that some workers in the Central Remedial Clinic are members of a pension fund that has got into funding difficulties. The board has decided to close the fund and that has major implications for those involved. I understand from the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, that representatives of the Health Service Executive, HSE, met representatives from the...