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

Norma Foley: The school referred by the Deputy has been approved to be included in the Department's school building pipeline for a project that involves providing 2 mainstream classrooms, 4 special education tuition rooms, and converting 2 special education classrooms under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. I can confirm that documentation submitted for the project in the fourth...

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

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects. Construction is currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 31 new school buildings. Projects at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn. I recently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. The data provided is for the 2022-2023 academic year, the latest year we have final enrolment data. The data was collated from the relevant primary and post-primary school lists which can be found at the link below. We expect to publish final data for academic year 2023-2024 in June 2024. www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has been granted funding through my Department's Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme to establish a one classroom SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. A Stage 3 (tender report) has been received for evaluation. Once this report has been reviewed My Department officials will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 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: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted funding under my Department's Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide one mainstream classroom, one SEN classroom, and refurbishment works to provide two classrooms SEN and six SET rooms. The responsibility for this project has been devolved to the school authority. The project is currently at Stage 2a and the school has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Leave of Absence following Assault Scheme is contained in the Department’s Circular Letter 0061/2017 for teachers and 0062/2017 for SNAs. It provides for special leave with pay (subject to specified limits) to a teacher or special needs assistant who is unable to perform their duties due to a physical injury following an assault that happened in the course of their duties and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Insurance (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that where persons consider that they may be entitled to a refund of social insurance contributions, they may apply to the Department of Social Protection for such a refund. Details of the criteria for qualification in respect of a refund of contributions, and details of how persons can apply for a refund, is available at Prsi Refund (mywelfare.ie)

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 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 Facilities (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that in Q1 of 2023 formal approval was issued to an ongoing ASA project nearby allowing them to utilise an adjacent department-owned land for traffic management associated with that school and the school in question. This is a very positive step forward for the future of both projects, which should assist in terms of alleviating significant planning concerns...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) for the provision of a new 32-classroom primary school and a 2-class SEN base. Following receipt of a detailed design and planning report from LCETB's design team, my Department recommended enhancements to the project, which related principally to the proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 147 and 148 together. The school to which the Deputy refers is currently located in interim accommodation on the Dunshaughlin GAA Site. My Department is currently working on providing additional interim accommodation in order to meet the demand for September 2024/2025 school year and expects to lodge an application for an extension to the planning permission...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Leave of Absence following Assault Scheme is contained in the Department’s Circular Letter 0061/2017 for teachers and 0062/2017 for SNAs. It provides for special leave with pay (subject to specified limits) to a teacher or special needs assistant who is unable to perform their duties due to a physical injury following an assault that happened in the course of their duties and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Under Article 42 of the Constitution, the State acknowledges that the primary and natural educator of the child is the family. The State guarantees to respect the right and duty of parents to provide, according to their means, for the religious and moral, intellectual, physical and social education of their children. Parents are free to provide education in their homes, in private schools, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department supports and encourages the use of school buildings for community and recreational purposes where feasible. My Department first published the Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours in October 2017. The purpose of these guidelines was to provide guidance to schools in relation to their current arrangements for the use of school buildings outside of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department supports and encourages the use of school buildings for community and recreational purposes where feasible. However, the decision on the use of school property is a matter for the property owner taking into considerations the requirements of the school, students and staff. The Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours were published in October 2017....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, includes an extension to the existing school buildings, decanting if required, necessary to satisfactorily develop the post primary school on its existing site to cater for an enrolment of 700 pupils. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and it has appointed a design team to progress the project. The Stage 2b architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 2 Mainstream Classrooms, 2 Classroom SEN base and Early Intervention Unit. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and is currently awaiting approval to construction. My Department has a strong track record of...