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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. The full participation of every student in their education is a key priority for my Department. Operating under Tusla Education Support Services, the Education Welfare Service works to support children and families who have difficulties in relation to school attendance, participation and retention. This is a statutory service and its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education, along with other Departments across the public service, implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This meant that many allowances were no longer payable to “new entrants”, including teachers. Among the allowances that had sanction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 May 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 Transport (8 May 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 traveling 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: Departmental Properties (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The property you refer to is in the ownership of the Minister for Education. I can confirm that the Mount Temple Comprehensive site, in it's totality is being master planned with a view to catering for an expanded educational need in the area. To this end, a major project is underway to deliver a school building project on this site.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department currently has a scheme in place which allows for teachers who work in an Oireachtas funded teaching post to apply for incremental credit with respect to previous teaching service which they accrued while teaching outside of Ireland. The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. Budget 2024 reflects this Government’s commitment to ongoing investment in the education system through various measures: Introduction of a professional master’s of education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The lease agreement is being dealt with by the Department as a priority, in conjunction with the Chief State Solicitors Office (CSSO). Some documentation required for the effective implementation of the new lease has to be acquired from a third party. This documentation has been requested as a matter of urgency. By way of information, my Department supports and encourages the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education, along with other Departments across the public service, implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This meant that many allowances were no longer payable to “new entrants”, including teachers. Among the allowances that had sanction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Éireann (8 May 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 Accommodation (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that funding of €7,000 is made available by my Department's Loose Furniture & Equipment (F&E) Section for the provision of the start-up of a sensory room within a school. In order to be eligible for the grant, the school must demonstrate it has a National Council for Special Education (NCSE) approved ASD class and that there is a suitable room...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 May 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 as outlined in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question submitted an application for capital funding, under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme in 2023 for one mainstream classroom and office/support space. The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together. Health Amendment Act (HAA) Cards are medical cards provided under the Health (Amendment) Act 1996 to individuals who contracted Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products. The information requested by the Deputy in relation to those cards is held by the Department of Health and therefore the questions are more appropriate to that Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012 provided that Caranua could provide funding supports to those how had received an award of redress from the Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB) or a similar court award or settlement. The RIRB was established in 2002 and closed for applications in September 2011. The RIRB made approximately 15,600 awards of redress, totalling...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 May 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 etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: A potential property has been identified to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy. An architectural consultant has determined that it is feasible to develop this site and property to provide the accommodation required by the school. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 160 together. My Department has a strong record with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both national and international level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in design and specification. My Department’s approach to the decarbonisation of the school sector is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy when complete will provide a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school building and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs on the permanent site for the school. The decision to grant planning permission for the permanent school was received from An Bord Pleanála on 25th October 2023. Projects...