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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish new School Admissions legislation taking account of current draft proposals and addressing issues including publication of school enrolment policies, an end to waiting lists, introduction of annual enrolment structures, and transparency and fairness in admissions for pupils and their parents. The Education (Admission to Schools)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Officials from my Department are working closely with officials South Dublin County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites to procure a suitable site for a post-primary school to serve the Firhouse area. A site acquisition process is underway at present. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since 2006, the Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility and authority for regulation of the teaching profession, including the registration of teachers under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. Under the Teaching Council [Registration] Regulations 2009, Regulation 3 (Montessori and other categories), graduates with certain Montessori qualifications (Level 8 on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Department approved funding for window works to the school referred to under the Summer Works Scheme (2014/2015). The school subsequently reverted to my Department seeking additional funding for a revised scope of works. This application is currently being assessed by my Department to confirm whether the project needs to be retendered. A decision will be conveyed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The institution to which the Deputy refers is a private charitable trust and its anti-bullying policy is a matter for the institution and not my Department. My Department is aware, however, that the institution has adopted the "Dignity and Respect Policy" of the university of which is an associated college. The policy has been in place from some years and is made available to all students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Higher Education Institutions Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Institution (HEI) concerned is a private body. It receives funding from my Department in respect of students enrolled in its Professional Masters of Education Programme which has been accredited by the Teaching Council. The Council is the statutory body that sets and upholds the standards for entry to the profession. One of the ways it does this is by reviewing and accrediting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Programme for Government has a commitment to reduce class sizes at primary level and to commencing a review within three months of teacher appointment thresholds in small schools with four teachers or less. The pupil teacher ratio in the current school year is 1 classroom teacher for every 28 pupils. Budget 2016 provides for a one point adjustment to the staffing allocation to primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to set out the sequence of policy and budgetary measures in relation to appointees to teaching and their pay entitlements that have occurred over the last number of years. The first measure took effect on 1 September 2010. It requires that, in order to be eligible to receive the qualified rate of pay and allowances, a person on their first appointment to teaching must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible, through its network of local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs), for allocating special educational needs supports, including Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) and Resource Teaching support to schools to support children with special educational needs. The NCSE operates within my Department's criteria in allocating...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Jun 2016)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Government is very conscious of the concerns regarding the availability of accommodation for students. The reality is that dealing comprehensively with this issue will only take place as part of a more general programme to address the major housing and homelessness issue, and the new Government has appointed a specific Minister for Housing with a commitment to develop an Action Plan for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy recently submitted an application for additional accommodation. The application is being assessed and a decision will be conveyed to the school authority as soon as this process has been finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project for the school she referred to commenced on site on the 30th May 2016 and subject to no issues arising will take approximately 18 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pleananna Oideachais (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Tá obair idir láimhe faoi láthair chun an polasaí deiridh don oideachas Gaeltachta a thabhairt chun críche ag tabhairt san áireamh torthaí an phróisis chomhairliúcháin. Tá na roghanna polasaí agus poitéinseal na ngníomhaíochtaí éagsúla á scrúdú le hais na costais agus na tairbhí,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Ó 2011 ní gnách scoileanna nua a thógáil ach amháin i gceantair ina bhfuil méadú ar an daonra. Tá próiseas oscailte cinnte pátrúnachta i bhfeidhm ag an Roinn maidir le cé a bheidh mar phatrún ar na scoileanna. Is faoi gach patrún agus patrún ionchasach atá sé iarratas a dhéanamh faoin bpróiseas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school building project for the project to which the Deputy refers 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 projects have been progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Access to Higher Education (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department provides supports to facilitate greater levels of participation by students from lower socio-economic groups, mature students and students with disabilities. The principal support is provided for under the statutory based student grant scheme, which makes available means-tested financial assistance to students in further and higher education by Student Universal Support Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Expenditure (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that, Section 2 of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act 2004, providing for the inclusive education of children with special educational needs and the sections of the Act which placed the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) on a statutory footing, were commenced in 2005. The remaining sections of the EPSEN Act have yet...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: Details of the Institutes of Technology that are showing a deficit in their draft financial statements for 2014/15 are set out in the attached table. All of the institutes listed with the exception of two - Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) - have reserves which can be used to meet their deficit. DKIT and WIT have submitted financial plans to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (8 Jun 2016)

Richard Bruton: The table attached contains the breakdown of ancillary services grant to primary and voluntary secondary schools from 2007 to 2016. The rate of grants in 2016 are at or above the rate of grants in 2008. The rate of grant reached its highest level in 2010 and were subsequently reduced in line with budgetary measures. Table of grants paid to Voluntary Secondary and Primary Schools 2007- 2016...