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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The permanent building project for the school referred to by the Deputy, will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school with accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design & Build programme. A Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to the successful contractor on 31/05/24, which will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. The Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Greystones. Following further consultation with Patrons...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 previous 30 September. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board. The appeal submitted by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: While there has been no specific anti-racism or unconscious bias training or presentations arranged for staff generally in my department in that time, interview board members are fully briefed before sitting on an interview board for my department and are required to undertake interview training, including unconscious bias training, to highlight the impact that bias can have on decision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently progressing two items of legislation which are as follows: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill This Bill has two main purposes - to enable the provision of a number of supports to survivors of abuse in residential institutions and to formally dissolve Caranua. The Bill was published on 22 April 2024 and Dáil Second Stage was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred toby the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning - Stage 2(b) Detailed Design, where the design team secure all statutory approvals and prepare the suite of tender documents. The project brief is to provide a new replacement school building and all associated site works to accommodate a Long Term Projected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: On 5th of March, I announced details of a new ground-breaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. Special schools who have students enrolled in Junior Cycle programmes will also receive this funding. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special schools, will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general upkeep and the Ancillary grant to cater for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Thank you for your correspondence and the details provided concerning the status of a land transfer. I can confirm that relevant officials from my Department have examined the request and a decision on same is expected very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.8 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 30 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. My department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep and the Ancillary grant to cater for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides information to schools about upcoming grants. Officials are working on developing a replacement for the old schedule of grants/grants calendar, which was out-dated and, - consequently, - removed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Enhanced capitation is...