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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Apr 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: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools receive assistance to provide for cleaning services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions those staff are employees of individual schools and responsibility for terms of employment rests with the school. The Department is aware of many instances where schools elect to contract cleaning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Apr 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 (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: In 2022, I set out an ambitious programme for the redevelopment of Senior Cycle, guided by the vision of a Senior Cycle that delivers “equity and excellence for all.” Under this redevelopment, specifications for all Leaving Certificate subjects will be revised on an annual basis in groupings called “tranches.” By 2029, all Leaving Certificate subjects will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 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 authority in question. The purpose of my Department’s ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available to cater for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Apr 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 provide 1 SET (Special educational tuition) room. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery and a design team has been appointed. A Stage 1/2a report was submitted but further details were required. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department in not in receipt of any applications for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from schools in the Rush and Lusk school planning area for mainstream classrooms. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department has responsibility for the administration of pension schemes for teaching and non-teaching pensionable employees of schools in the primary, voluntary secondary, and community & comprehensive sector paid on the payrolls of the Department of Education. In this regard, officials in my Pension Unit will review the list submitted by the Deputy with a view to establishing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 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, 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 require a teacher to be in an appointed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 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: School Facilities (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department supports and encourages the use of school buildings for community and recreational purposes, where feasible, including childcare and after school uses. 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. Also it is important that any proposed arrangement does not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (30 Apr 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, 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). Teachers applying for incremental credit under any of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: 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. The school authority is being assisted by Cavan and Monaghan ETB (CMETB) in the delivery of this project. A Stage 2A Addendum report has been submitted and is currently being reviewed from both a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 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: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, the Department of Education has invested in the region of €4.5 billion to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. The Minor Works Grant is one important element of this record level of capital investment in school infrastructure with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Union (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm there are no Acts or Statutory Instruments sponsored by my Department which became law from the 20 February 2020 to date and which necessitated, either in whole or in part, to transpose or give effect to regulations, directives or other measures passed at European Union level.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. It is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural design process. A planning application was lodged with Carlow County Council and planning permission was granted in Quarter 3 2023. The pre-qualification process is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the school in question was recently granted approval under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme for the provision of reconfiguration in existing buildings to provide two Special Educational Needs classrooms and two general classroom. This Programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is...