Results 301-320 of 16,285 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent authority for recognition of qualifications obtained by a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for children with special educational needs at the old fire station in Dun Laoghaire. The project currently has planning permission and is being brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Tackling educational disadvantage and supporting students to fulfil their full potential in life is a key priority for me as Minister for Education and Youth, and for the Government. The DEIS programme is a key policy of Government to tackle concentrated educational disadvantage at school level. My department invests over €180 million annually to provide additional supports to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Since 2020, my department has invested over €6 billion in our schools throughout the country under the National Development Plan (NDP), involving the completion of over 1,375 school building projects. Government support for this investment, including by way of supplementary capital funding, has delivered real benefits for school communities. A recent Government decision has approved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The role of schools within communities is crucial and I wish to acknowledge the huge contribution being made daily by all school leaders in the operation of our schools. International evidence is clear on the vital impact that school leaders have on student outcomes, and on leading teaching and learning in our schools. To ensure that our school leaders are supported in an increasingly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the deputy refers has been granted capital funding under my Department’s SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme for the provision of the Reconfiguration of existing accommodation for two special educational needs classrooms and Reconfiguration works of a protected structure to provide two mainstream classrooms. This programme involves the use...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I understand that this question relates to my department's work to prevent and address bullying behaviour. Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying was launched on 1st December 2022. Cineáltas is my department’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools. Cineáltas is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, cyber bullying,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school in question submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for fabric defect works. The EWS area is acutely aware of this issue and has been engaging extensively with the school in question for some time. In this regard, some of the documentation submitted was provided in the wrong format and the EWS area has advised the school on what additional detail...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is currently unavailable in my Department. My officials have commenced compiling the data and will forward directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The following table sets out the number of new SNAs that started positions in the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025: Number of SNA's 2022 2023 2024 2025 1694 2529 2647 2690

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: As Minister for Education, I believe it is crucially important that children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. This Government recognises that the cost of preparing children for school each September can be a cause of financial difficulty and worry for many Irish families. As you are aware, in February of this year I announced the details of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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: Departmental Data (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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: Departmental Schemes (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I recently announced that the funding scheme for post-primary schools in the free education scheme to procure an appropriate phone storage solution to implement the ban on mobile phone usage by students during the school day, is now open for applications. Schools have discretion as to whether their policy will be enabled through a secure mobile phone storage solution, and where a solution is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. 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 schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally. The school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally. The school referred to by the Deputy is to have a teaching post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 373 and 374 together. At primary level, teachers are allocated to schools at an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils, the lowest level ever seen at primary level. DEIS Urban Band 1 schools receive an average allocation of 17:1, 21:1 and 19:1 for junior, senior and vertical schools respectively. The current pupil teacher ratio at post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post primary school with accommodation and 6 classrooms for children with special educational needs and a new 8 classroom primary school with accommodation and 2 classrooms for children with special educational needs at Ballincollig, which will be delivered as part of a shared educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was approved under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings for 2 General Classrooms, 1 Engineering Room, 2 Construction Rooms with 1 Prep Area, 1 Design & Communication Graphics room, 1 Multi Media room, 1 Graphics room, 1 Science Room with 1 Prep Area, 2...