Finian McGrath
Question:787. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will support section 37 of the Employment Equality Act 1998, as it advances equality for all. [28738/15]
View answerEquality Legislation
Questions (787)
Written answers
The Programme for Government contains a commitment that "People of non-faith or minority religious backgrounds and publicly identified LGBT people should not be deterred from training or taking up employment as teachers in the state."
A Private Members' Bill, the Employment Equality (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2013, was debated in Seanad Éireann in 2013. That Bill imposes a stricter test for discrimination on educational or medical institutions that are in receipt of public funding. The Government accepted the Bill in principle, subject to such amendments that might be required on the advice of the Attorney General to ensure its constitutionality.
Prior to framing possible Government amendments to the Bill, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission designate was asked to undertake a public consultation and examine the issues involved in relation to amending Section 37 of the Employment Equality Acts 1998 - 2011. Its report was referred to the Attorney General's Office for further consideration.
Government amendments to the Bill were published on Tuesday, 7 July and the Bill with amendments passed all stages in the Seanad on 9 July. It will be presented to the Dáil to complete the enactment process as soon as is possible.
School Transport Eligibility
Questions (788)
Sandra McLellan
Question:788. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will review the minimum distance of 3.2 km to qualify for school transport, or to apply discretion for low-income families with medical cards, in particular in rural areas with poor road infrastructure, where walking or cycling is not a viable option; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28768/15]
View answerWritten answers
Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Children who are eligible for school transport and who hold valid medical cards (GMS Scheme) are exempt from paying the annual charge.
Children who are not eligible for school transport, may apply for transport on a concessionary basis only which is subject to a number of conditions including the availability of spare seats on an existing service and payment of the annual charge.
The annual charge is €100 per child and is subject to a maximum of €220 per family; it can be paid in two instalments in July and December.
The terms of the scheme are applied equitably on a national basis and I am satisfied with the current criteria for determining eligibility.
School Accommodation Provision
Questions (789)
Clare Daly
Question:789. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the accommodation needs of a school (details supplied) in County Sligo; of Sligo County Council's identification of a potential site for a new school building; if the necessary capital funding will be provided to acquire the site, and construct the building, in the event of the site being deemed satisfactory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28808/15]
View answerWritten answers
I wish to confirm to the Deputy that my Department is working closely with Sligo County Council in relation to the identification of a permanent site for the school in question and potential site options have been assessed. As the Deputy will appreciate, there are commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, and I am not in a position to comment further on the site acquisition at this time.
I expect to be in a position to announce a successor construction programme later this year. As part of the preparatory process for the programme, a major detailed demographic analysis is currently under way in my Department to identify the particular areas across the country where additional new schools and extensions will be required to meet additional demographic demand.
Education and Training Boards Places
Questions (790)
Paul Murphy
Question:790. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available, in terms of fees being paid and grants, for persons undertaking training in education and training board courses; and her plans to exclude income from the widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s pension in the means testing for grants or supports. [28816/15]
View answerWritten answers
Where a student is pursuing further education and training in Education and Training Board courses, there are no fees to be paid.
For students pursuing an approved Post Leaving Certificate course there is a €200 annual Post Leaving Certificate programme participant contribution. The following categories of participants are exempt from paying the contribution:
- Full medical card holders in their own right and their dependent children
- Those who are eligible under the student grant scheme;
- Those in receipt of the Back to Education Allowance (BTEA) or Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS) allowances.
Also students pursuing an approved Post Leaving Certificate course in the State who meet the prescribed conditions of funding including those which relate to nationality, residency, previous academic attainment and means would be eligible for a maintenance grant.
Assessment of means under my Department's student grant scheme is based on gross income from all sources of the applicant and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian/civil partner/spouse or cohabitant.
The list of payments, known for the purposes of the Student Grant Scheme 2015 as 'Income disregards' does not extend to widow's/widower's or surviving civil partnership pension.
The Deputy will appreciate that any decision in relation to changes to the Student Grant Scheme including changes in payments to be included as 'income disregards' will need to be considered in the context of availability of resources.
Student Grant Scheme Eligibility
Questions (791)
Michelle Mulherin
Question:791. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Education and Skills the financial supports available to erstwhile legally resident Student Universal Support Ireland applicants who are deemed to be ineligible because they have not met the residency conditions, as they have worked overseas for a number of years as unpaid volunteers doing charitable work in some of the world's most deprived places; when they may be deemed to be legally resident again; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28823/15]
View answerWritten answers
In order to be eligible for a grant, a "student", as defined in Section 14(4) of the Student Support Act 2011, must demonstrate that they have been resident in the State for a specified period of time i.e. for at least 3 years of the 5 years on the day before the relevant date. The relevant date for determination of whether a person meets this requirement is the date on which a year of study commences on an approved course of study. It is possible for a student, who did not meet the residency requirements for the student grant scheme at the commencement of their studies to have their eligibility reviewed if they meet the residency requirement during the course of their studies.
I have no plans to change the current arrangements.
Teacher Recruitment
Questions (792)
Jerry Buttimer
Question:792. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of qualified teachers on panels for both primary and secondary schools; the number of teachers graduating this year who have no post served in September 2015; the number of teachers each year since 2011 that her Department has taken on; on the basis of demographics for the next three years, the number of teachers that will be required; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28828/15]
View answerWritten answers
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 authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities.
The Statistics Section of my Department's website contains extensive data relating to schools at primary and post-primary level, including teacher numbers. The most recent published information relates to the 2014/15 school year.
240 surplus permanent/CID holding teachers were redeployed through the primary redeployment panels for the 2015/16 school year. Over 2,000 fixed term (temporary/substitute) and part-time teachers were placed on the supplementary redeployment panels at primary level. At post primary level 86 post primary teachers were redeployed for the 2015/16 school year including those redeployed under a voluntary pilot scheme in Munster.
After the redeployment process has transacted, each school is permitted to fill any remaining vacancies through open recruitment. This is managed and organised at individual school level.
The policy of my Department is to ensure, as far as possible, that the Managerial Authorities of schools give priority to unemployed registered teachers who are fully qualified when filling vacant teaching posts. My Department has issued a number of Circulars addressing this issue in recent years.
Information on the number of teachers who are graduating in 2015 who will have no post in September 2015 is not available in my Department.
We have a growing population of young people in this country and despite the difficult financial circumstances we face as a country, we prioritised education so that the number of teachers we have in the system has also grown in order to protect pupil teacher ratios. There were a thousand more teachers employed in schools around the country in the last school year, than there was the year before. There will be a further increase of circa 1,300 teachers in the current school year. This is a very significant investment at a time of scarce resources.
My focus in Budget 2015 was on obtaining the additional funding that was necessary to provide for demographic growth. The last Budget included an increase in spending on education for the first time in recent years, amounting to additional funding of €60m during 2015. This funding will be used to provide 1,700 additional teachers and SNAs for our schools, as well as to fund prioritised reforms, such as implementation of the literacy and numeracy strategy, reform of junior cycle, and the introduction of education focused pre-school inspections. The improvements in the Primary Staffing Schedule for small schools which I announced in February last are the only changes that I will be making to the staffing arrangements for schools for the 2015/16 school year.
While there has been a moratorium on recruitment across other sectors in the public service, this has not applied to teaching and shows the commitment this Government has to educating our future generations. The main priority for any additional resources for the foreseeable future will be to cater for the continuing increase in demographics at all levels in the education system. I am determined that education should be prioritised for investment as our economy recovers and I will be seeking to agree a set of priorities for such increased investment into the future. The challenge for all schools is to ensure that they utilise their allocated resources to best effect to maximise teaching and learning outcomes.
School Transport Eligibility
Questions (793)
Jack Wall
Question:793. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school transport in respect of a family (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28834/15]
View answerWritten answers
Under the terms of my Department's Primary School Transport Scheme children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kilometres from and are attending their nearest national school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
A minimum number of 10 eligible children residing in a distinct locality, as determined by Bus Éireann, are required before consideration may be given to the establishment or retention of school transport services, provided this can be done within reasonable cost limits.
Bus Éireann has advised that, to date, the number of applicants for school transport for the 2015/16 school year has fallen below the minimum number required to retain the existing service.
Families of eligible children, for whom there is no school transport service available, are eligible for the remote area grant towards the cost of making private transport arrangements.
The terms of the scheme are applied equitably on a national basis.
Homeless Persons Data
Questions (794, 795, 796, 797)
Ruth Coppinger
Question:794. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless. [28852/15]
View answerRuth Coppinger
Question:795. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who are homeless. [28853/15]
View answerRuth Coppinger
Question:796. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28854/15]
View answerRuth Coppinger
Question:797. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of secondary school pupils who are homeless in schools in the Dublin 15 area. [28855/15]
View answerWritten answers
I propose to take Questions Nos. 794 to 797, inclusive, together.
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.
Education Welfare Service
Questions (798)
Ruth Coppinger
Question:798. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the impact of homelessness on the educational welfare of a homeless primary school pupil (details supplied) in Dublin 15; the steps taken to assist this pupil's education. [28856/15]
View answerWritten answers
As you may be aware responsibility for school attendance and educational welfare falls within the remit of my colleague the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.
It should also be noted that, with effect from January 2014, the Educational Welfare Service is now administered by TUSLA on behalf of the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA). The Educational Welfare Service has statutory powers to work with children and their families who may be experiencing difficulty with school attendance caused by any underlying issues including homelessness. Therefore this matter has not been brought to my direct attention.
The underlying issue of homelessness which is reported as impacting on a child's educational welfare falls within the remit of my colleague the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government (DECLG) who has overall responsibility for housing services for all homeless people.
Officials of my Department have been in contact with officials of DCYA and DECLG and have forwarded the details supplied by the Deputy.
Schools Building Projects Status
Questions (799)
Tony McLoughlin
Question:799. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 503 of 7 July 2015, if she will provide more detailed information, namely the names of the specific projects; the locations of same; the funding allocated to each project; the timeframe involved; the expected construction and completion dates of the project, not yet commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28858/15]
View answerWritten answers
Details of large scale projects (new schools and large scale extensions) that were completed in counties Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo between 2012 and end of June 2015 are as follows: SN Carrig a Bruis, Virginia, Co. Cavan, St. Patrick's College, Cavan, St. Patrick's NS, Lurgybrack, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, SN An Br M Ó Cléirigh, Creevy, Co. Donegal, SN Muire gan Smál, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Gaelscoil Adhamhnain, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Coláiste Ailigh, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ballinamore Community School, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, Carbury NS, The Mall, Sligo.
Expenditure incurred on each of these projects over the period 2012 to date is included in the table accompanying this reply.
The Deputy will be aware that in the case of PPP projects unitary charges are incurred for 25 years post-construction. Coláiste Ailigh and Ballinamore Community School are PPP projects.
The following seven large scale projects are at different stages in architectural planning and construction: Virginia Mixed NS, Virginia, Co. Cavan - under construction and due to complete later in 2015; St Killian's NS, Mullagh, Co. Cavan - at tender stage; Breifne College, Cootehill Road, Cavan Town - at pre-tender stage; Holy Family NS, The Rock, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal - under construction and due for completion later in 2015; Letterkenny Educate Together NS, Ballyraine Halls, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal - seeking planning permission; Deele College, Raphoe, Lifford, Co. Donegal - under construction and due for completion by end-2015. Gaelscoil Liatrioma, Attyfinlay, Co. Leitrim - at early stage of architectural planning.
The above projects not yet under construction have approval to move through the various stages of architectural planning, to tender and construction at the earliest possible date.
Expenditure details incurred from 2012 to end June 2015 in respect of these seven projects are also included in the following table.
Funding provided in respect of certain large scale projects 2012 to end June 2015
|
Roll No. |
School/College |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
TOTAL |
|
91519H |
BALLINAMORE COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CO LEITRIM |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€1,402,723.54 |
€30,309.05 |
€1,433,032.59 |
|
76081F |
COLAISTE AILIGH, LETTERKENNY, CO DONEGAL |
€0.00 |
€313,827.98 |
€1,534,841.23 |
€0.00 |
€1,848,669.21 |
|
19495L |
CARBURY NS, THE MALL, SLIGO |
€1,235,205.36 |
€793,469.30 |
€0.00 |
€127,779.80 |
€2,156,454.46 |
|
61060M |
ST PATRICK'S COLLEGE, CAVAN |
€4,256,289.98 |
€491,922.70 |
€4,250.89 |
€1,490.15 |
€4,753,953.72 |
|
18857O |
CARRIG A BRUIS NS, VIRGINIA, CO CAVAN |
€364,043.14 |
€1,199,080.84 |
€234,078.28 |
€4,089.86 |
€1,801,292.12 |
|
17268N |
SN AN BR M O CLEIRIGH, CREEVY, CO DONEGAL |
€58,360.62 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€76,633.79 |
€134,994.41 |
|
16672P |
ST PATRICK'S NS, LURGYBRACK, CO DONEGAL |
€1,806,572.00 |
€496,314.93 |
€52,239.95 |
€87,946.31 |
€2,443,073.19 |
|
18052S |
SN MUIRE GAN SMAL, LETTERKENNY, CO DONEGAL |
€2,689,383.34 |
€183,312.26 |
€53,192.10 |
€0.00 |
€2,925,887.70 |
|
19971R |
GAELSCOIL ADHAMHNAIN, LETTERKENNY, CO DONEGAL |
€278,755.20 |
€1,954,856.85 |
€142,416.40 |
€0.00 |
€2,376,028.45 |
|
16083T |
VIRGINIA MIXED NS, VIRGINIA, CO CAVAN |
€37,731.19 |
€38,363.68 |
€1,544,702.31 |
€711,072.75 |
€2,331,869.93 |
|
20150H |
HOLY FAMILY NS, CARRICKBOY, BALLYSHANNON |
€106,818.27 |
€2,337.00 |
€989,521.95 |
€871,662.48 |
€1,970,339.70 |
|
70380I |
BREIFNE COLLEGE, COOTEHILL ROAD, CAVAN TOWN |
€56,056.61 |
€136,630.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€192,686.61 |
|
71230R |
DEELE COLLEGE, RAPHOE, LIFFORD, CO DONEGAL |
€30,571.41 |
€108,395.01 |
€50,998.78 |
€1,610,232.00 |
€1,800,197.20 |
|
20235P |
LETTERKENNY ETNS, LETTERKENNY, CO DONEGAL |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€55,902.42 |
€58,091.50 |
€113,993.92 |
|
19608V |
ST KILLIAN'S NS, MULLAGH, CAVAN |
€27,276.04 |
€31,577.40 |
€87,774.84 |
€3,867.12 |
€150,495.40 |
|
20212D |
GAELSCOIL LIATROMA, ATTYFINLAY |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
€0.00 |
Back to School Costs
Questions (800)
Mattie McGrath
Question:800. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Education and Skills the measures her Department is putting in place to assist parents struggling to meet the financial costs associated with back-to-school clothing and educational supplies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28869/15]
View answerWritten answers
Everyone accepts that back to school costs place a burden on families and Government is taking action to help reduce those costs, and to provide direct support to those families that need it most.
In relation to textbook costs an agreement was reached by my predecessor with the Irish Educational Publishers' Association, which resulted in the agreement of a Code of Practice. The Code commits the publishers to limit the publication of new editions and to maintaining editions of books in print unchanged for at least six years. The publishers have also given assurances that they will sell textbooks to schools at discounts so that schools can purchase textbooks in bulk to stock book rental schemes. Book rental schemes are the most effective method of reducing the costs of school books for parents across the country. In total, we have invested €15.6m specifically on expanding book rental schemes in primary schools. This is on top of the €15m spent annually on book grants for all schools, which can be used for the maintenance and upkeep of book rental stock.
The National Parents' Council surveyed the views of their members in relation to currently operating book rental schemes. Parents have reported that where book rental schemes operate, they are open to all parents in 95% of cases, and that the cost per child is under €40 per year in a considerable majority of schools. Perhaps most tellingly, the survey has found that 93% of parents believe that book rental schemes help with the costs of educating a child. This Government has shown a clear commitment to investing in book rental schemes.
School uniforms are a more challenging area for Government to tackle, as the type of approach we are taking in relation to book rental schemes cannot be replicated for school uniforms. Nevertheless, I strongly believe that lowering costs should be the primary factor in school uniform policies. It is of course up to each individual school to decide their own policy. However, I want to see greater consultation and great involvement of parents in these decisions. And so that is my focus in this area – giving parents a greater say in school policies that affect them.
In relation to voluntary contributions, these are requested by many, but not all, schools in Ireland. There is the clear need for parents to know that such contributions must be voluntary – there can be no compunction involved. However, I acknowledge that capitation reductions in recent years have impacted on the extent of voluntary contributions.
The funding of our schools, along with class sizes, are two of the areas I have been very clear in saying that additional investment is needed. These are the areas I will be pursuing relentlessly in the coming months as we prepare for the Budget.
Further Education and Training Programmes
Questions (801)
Thomas Pringle
Question:801. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she is aware of the difficulties presented to lone parents in rural Donegal who wish to avail of education and training opportunities, but who are encountering the high cost of travelling from rural areas to centres of interest; the reduced availability of places covered by the training and employment child care scheme, and other child care programmes, due to the lone parent's location, and the lack of available broadband or a sufficient Internet connection for online training; her plans to introduce an education policy specific to rural Ireland to address issues of equal access to education and training opportunities for persons living in more remote parts of the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28873/15]
View answerWritten answers
Further education and training programmes are available locally throughout the country. Participants on programmes such as the Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme and Youthreach and programmes provided through the network of ETB Training Centres are paid travel allowances towards the cost of travel to courses and they are also entitled to childcare support under the Childcare in Education and Training scheme (CETs) which is administered by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs.
SOLAS, the new Further Education and Training Authority, recently published the Further Education and Training (FET) Strategy 2014-2019. This strategy is intended to give direction to, and guide transformation of, the further education and training sector for the next five years. It provides an overarching framework within which outcomes based funding and planning based on robust evidence reflect learner and enterprise needs, including the needs of current and future priority groups, including lone parents.
One of the keys goals of the FET Strategy is to support active inclusion of citizens in society. This involves supporting citizens, including those experiencing barriers to the labour market to fully participate in society, to access a range of quality services including education and training and to have a job. The FET sector will seek to increase levels of active inclusion through the provision of high quality, more accessible and flexible education and training programmes and supports suited to the identified needs of the individual. SOLAS will be carrying out research into the barriers to participation in FET to inform the development of appropriate interventions and specific supports.
School Staff
Questions (802)
Seán Kyne
Question:802. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills if a permanent post will be offered to a school (details enclosed) in County Galway, considering the temporary resource hours allocated over the past number of years almost equate, on a yearly average, to a permanent position; her views that discretion should be exercised in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28913/15]
View answerWritten answers
Circular 0005/2015 which is available on the Department website sets out the staffing arrangements for primary schools for the 2015/16 school year and includes the allocation process for schools to meet their NCSE approved resource hour requirements.
Some 83% of all NCSE approved resource teaching hours in the 2014/15 school year were allocated to schools that had permanent resource base posts. As set out in Circular 0005/2015, there will be no changes to the location of permanent resource base posts for the 2015/16 school year.
Schools with less than 25 resource hours (a full-time post) can join with neighbouring schools to form a cluster of 25 hours, with a temporary post being based in one of these schools for the 2015/16 school year.
The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved for such a temporary shared post for the coming school year.
School Staff
Questions (803)
Seán Kyne
Question:803. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Education and Skills with regard to the distribution of posts in a school (details enclosed) in County Galway which is unique in a number of areas, if a permanent non-teaching principal position will be offered; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28914/15]
View answerWritten answers
With effect from the 2012/2013 school year, the criteria for the appointment of Administrative Principal and Administrative Deputy Principal posts are based on pupil numbers. Enrolment thresholds for the 2015/2016 school year are set out in Appendix B of Circular 0005/2015, which is available on the Department's website.
As the school referred to by the Deputy does not meet the published criteria, it does not qualify for an Administrative Principal post.
State Examinations Commission
Questions (804)
Jonathan O'Brien
Question:804. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the revenue received by the State Examinations Commission from leaving certificate and junior certificate fees during each of the past five years. [28915/15]
View answerWritten answers
The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
Schools Building Projects Expenditure
Questions (805)
Jerry Buttimer
Question:805. Deputy Jerry Buttimer asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide details of funding provided to schools in north Dublin for capital works since March 2011; if she will provide details of what the funding was for; details of when construction was completed; or when it is forecast to be completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28918/15]
View answerWritten answers
While it is not possible to provide details of capital funding issued to schools within a county, overall details on a county basis are available as well as details in respect of individual schools on receipt of school names and roll numbers.
Capital funding issued to schools in Dublin for the years 2011 to date in 2015 is as follows:
- PRIMARY: 2011, €81.337m; 2012, €60.620m; 2013, €53.670m; 2014, €74.755m; and to end June 2015, €22.988m.
- POST-PRIMARY: 2011, €39.596m; 2012, 21.129m; 2013, €32.741m; 2014, €48.265m; and to end June 2015, €19.730m.
I would further advise the Deputy that information on the Large Scale Projects Programme, the Additional Accommodation Scheme, the Prefab Replacement Initiative, the Summer Works Scheme and the Emergency Works Scheme is available on my Department's website.