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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The new Programme for Government commits the Government to strengthening parental choice and diversity in our school system in order to ensure that it reflects the diversity of modern Ireland. This includes a commitment to aim to increase the number of non-denominational and multi-denominational schools to 400 by 2030. The Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the primary school sector, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take questions 272 and 273 together. The Deputy will be aware that details of the successful applicants under the Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) were announced on 28th April last, details of which are published on my Department's website, www.education.ie. €30 million of the €80 million announced for the multi-annual Summer Works Scheme (2016-2017) is now being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: SOLAS Training and Education Programmes (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 277 and 279 together. This is an operational matter for SOLAS and the Education and Training Boards. SOLAS have advised that in 2013, through an e-tender notification, it established a panel and managed the pre-qualification process for the provision of contracted training for the Education and Training Boards (ETBs). This panel is due to expire in March...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications Data (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The number of students in receipt of a student grant from SUSI can vary over the course of the year as students go into payment or have their payment suspended for various reasons including that they are no longer continuing on their course. Therefore a more accurate reflection of the position may be the number of SUSI awards by academic year. The following table provides a breakdown by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: By way of information I can inform the Deputy that my Department over the course of the recent economic difficulties has not only maintained the psychologist staffing levels within NEPS but increased them by some 10% since 2008. I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychology service to all primary and post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 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: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Residential Institutions Redress Amendment Act, 2011 removed the Board's power to accept late applications received on or after the 17th September 2011. This legislation was enacted some 8 and a half years since the Board was established and 5 and half years after the initial closing date and I am satisfied that sufficient time has been given to potential applicants to apply to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department does not collect data from schools in relation to students who are homeless. Statutory powers in relation to the educational welfare of all children, including those who are homeless, are contained in the Education Welfare Act 2000 which comes within the policy remit of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The Haddington Road agreement provided for the establishment of an Expert Group on Fixed-Term and Part-Time Employment in Primary and Second Level Education in Ireland. This group was chaired by Mr. Peter Ward SC, who consulted extensively with all the stakeholders and interested parties. The report was published in September 2014 and can be found on my Department's website at the following...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training Provision (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. Schools are required to take all reasonable precautions to provide training for teachers to ensure the safety and welfare of their pupils. In recognition of the responsibility which the Education Act has imposed on Boards of Management and the increasingly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers has been approved devolved funding under the 2016 Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable the school authority provide one new mainstream classroom with en-suite toilets. A letter recently issued to the school authority outlining how to proceed with the delivery of this project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Regarding the school referred to by the Deputy, my Department was made aware of a proposal to transfer the patronage of an existing school to another patron body. My Department understands that the existing patron is undertaking further consultations with the local community in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Admissions Entry Requirements (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: I understand that the institutes of technology and the universities are looking at their entry criteria for students presenting with A-Levels into their institutions. I fully support the promotion of better cross border flows of students in this regard. However, the entry requirements for third level education courses are determined by individual higher education institutions. The Central...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The school to which the Deputy refers opened in temporary accommodation in September 2015. As the Deputy will be aware, a building project for the school is included in the 6 year construction programme announced last November. My Department is working closely with the Local Authority in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent site for the school. Given the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to determine where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts for the 2016/2017 school year is set out in the Staffing Schedule (Circular 0007/2016) which is available on the Department website. 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: My Department uses a Geographical Information System to identify the areas under increased demographic pressure nationwide. The system uses data from the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey Ireland, the Department of Social Protection and information from my Department's own databases. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to determine where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The State Examinations Commission operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in the Certificate Examinations. Full details of the scheme are available from their website: www.examinations.ie/candidates/reasonableaccommodations. In view of this I have forwarded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Under the terms of the student grant scheme, grant assistance is awarded to students who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, approved course, previous academic attainment and means. There is no provision under the student grant scheme for the payment of fees to students studying outside of the State. However there is an...