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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Since September 2012 the combined resources available for learning support (General Allocation Model at Primary) and language support have been merged into a single simplified allocation process. The GAM/EAL arrangements for the 2016/17 school year are set out in Circular 0007/2016 and are based on a school's mainstream classroom posts for the 2015/16 school year. Circular 0007/2016 lists...

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: State Examinations (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Board of the SEC is currently undertaking a review of the operation of the RACE Scheme. As part of this review the SEC is considering the recent High Court Judicial Review findings referred to by the Deputy. Following the review the SEC will develop...

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

Richard Bruton: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy submitted a revised application, for refurbishment works, containing various revised cost plans and refurbishment options that involve significant additional funding to that previously approved, in October 2013. Having assessed the documentation submitted it was established that further details relevant to the application were...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving an application for an extension from the school to which he refers.

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

Richard Bruton: My Department completed demographic analyses at primary and post-primary level late last year, using the Department's 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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Preschool Services (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: In general, applications to establish pre-school facilities on school sites are looked upon positively by my Department. However, there are a number of complex issues that are being considered by my Department including property, governance, insurance and liability, among others, in relation to the requirements to be established around the use of school premises/property for preschool...

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

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent and CID holding teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Redeployment panels are drawn up on a diocesan basis for Catholic panels, diocesan/united diocesan basis for Church of Ireland panels and on a national basis for other patron bodies. Outside of this process the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a project for the school to which he refers was included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme which was announced last November. The project for the school in question will be progressed with a view to proceeding to tender and construction stages in 2019-2021, as outlined in the programme. In that regard, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department...

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

Richard Bruton: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is not available for the specific geographical area in question. However, I can confirm that 38 applications were received from schools in County Roscommon and 130 application from schools in County Galway under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) (2016-2017). The Deputy will be aware that details of the successful applicants under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Complaints Procedures (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: I am aware of the allegations referred to by the Deputy. Central to the allegations is the non award of the Higher Diploma in Education (Primary Teaching) degree to the complainant in 2014. Officials from my Department met with the complainant in early February 2016 and, subsequently, the Department established an independent investigative process with terms of reference which address all...

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

Richard Bruton: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that my Department authorised the issue of the Letter of Acceptance for Clifden Community School on the 19th of April 2016. The Contractor is expected to commence on site in early June and the new school building is expected to be completed and ready for occupation in approximately 18 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéim na nOibreacha Samhraidh (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go gcuirfear Scéim na nOibreacha Samhraidh i bhfeidhm ar bhonn ilbhliantúil i gcomhair na mblianta 2016 agus 2017. Mar is eol don Teachta, b'fhéidir, fógraíodh sonraí faoi na hiarratasóirí ar éirigh leo faoi Scéim na nOibreacha Samhraidh (2016-2017)ar 28ú Aibreán seo caite, agus tá na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun múinteoirí a leithdháileadh ar scoileanna ar shuíomh idirlín na Roinne Oideachais agus Scileanna gach bliain. Is é an príomhchritéar lena gcinntear an leibhéal acmhainní foirnithe a sholáthraítear ag leibhéal na scoile aonair ná an sceideal foirnithe don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Religious Discrimination (17 May 2016)

Richard Bruton: I propose to take Questions 309, 311 and 312 together. Religious education is one of the seven curricular areas of the Primary Curriculum and schools are currently required to allocate thirty minutes per day for religious instruction. However, unlike other subject areas, the content of the religious curriculum provided by schools is not set by my Department. The Education Act recognises...

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

Richard Bruton: The Government is committed to progressing the patronage divesting process to provide greater choice to parents in areas of stable population, as well as ensuring that parental preferences are key to patronage decisions on new schools established in areas of demographic growth. Since 2011, the arrangements for the establishment of new schools in areas of growing population result in the...

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

Richard Bruton: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school to which he refers was included in my Department's 6 Year Capital Programme which was announced last November. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. In this regard, my Department is currently reviewing the demographic demand in the area...

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/reasonableaccommodati ons. In view of this I have forwarded...

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

Richard Bruton: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding 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. Arrangements for panel...

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...