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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and it has appointed a design team to progress the project. The Stage 2b architectural report has been received by my Department and is currently under review from both a technical and cost perspective. My Department will revert to the school authority directly on the outcome and the next steps to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department has adapted to the dynamic landscape of student enrolment. This has been particularly effective in the context of the pace and volume of newly arrived students fleeing the war in Ukraine and the ongoing increase in students, who require EAL supports to fully access the curriculum. The Special Education Teaching (SET) allocation provides a unified allocation for special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The 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 Equipment (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic (PV) Programme was launched to over 1600 schools in November 2024. It will provide eligible schools with 6 kilowatts of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. The scheme is funded from the government’s Climate Action Fund, in line with the government’s recognition that taking action on climate change...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 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 (18 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 Funding (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: A sensory room in a school can enhance and promote the health and well-being of the whole school with a focus on both the culture and the environment. It is a designated area within a school which can support a student’s sensory preferences and needs and can provide students with the individualised sensory input they need to self-regulate, so they can be better prepared for learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Road Safety (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care, including traffic management measures. It is open to a school authority to apply for funding to improve traffic safety on school grounds under the summer works scheme (SWS). As the Deputy may be aware, the purpose of the SWS is to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 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, including one aimed specifically at small schools, to an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, the Department of Education has invested around €4.5 billion in schools throughout the country. Around 800 school building projects have been completed and 300 other projects are under construction. This level of construction roll-out recognises the priority that Government puts on investment in education. School building projects under construction involve an overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 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: School Equipment (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for a two classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project was practically completed in September 2023 although there remain some outstanding issues which need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) to which the deputy refers, has already been approved by officials in the EWS area and the school has been informed in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department does not have insight into financial information relating to any particular diocese. All schools are of equal importance and the financial information analysed includes all schools across the different sectors. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: There have been no fines issued against my Department by the Court of Justice of the European Union from 2010 to present.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for a two classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is practically completed in September 2023 although there remain some outstanding issues which need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to your recent correspondence to the Minister for Education, Ms. Norma Foley TD, in relation to supports for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants on foot of an assault in the course of their work. In accordance with Section 14 of the Education Act 1998, it is the duty of the Patron to appoint, where practicable, a Board of Management. The Board of Management is the body of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme as a campus project and will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs and a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, and 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental...