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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). The project is at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The Stage 2b report was submitted to the Department by the design team and is currently under review by the Department. Following this review, and once approval of this report is sanctioned, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is part of the Department's construction programme. It was originally planned to be delivered under the Design & Build programme and was progressed to planning permission stage. 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) went to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4 & 5) progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is part of the Department's construction programme. It was originally planned to be delivered under the Design & Build programme and was progressed to planning permission stage. 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) went to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4 & 5) progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is in contact with the school in relation to a number of additional snag items identified by the school. My Department's Project Manager is arranging for the review and remediation of the additional snags over the Easter break. My Department will continue to liaise with the Project Manager and the school in relation to same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for admission has been received by the Department from post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for admission has been received by the Department from post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs, in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved for a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for the provision of 1 general classroom, 1 music room, 1 textiles room, 1 art room, 1 graphics room, 1 multimedia room, 1 science lab, 1 science prep area, 2 technology and shared prep area, 3 classroom SEN base. A Stage 1 report was received by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 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. The project is currently at Stage 2b (planning) of the architectural process. A planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and planning permission was granted in Quarter 4 2022. The Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The permanent building project referred to be the Deputy, will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build programme and is currently at tender stage. The Invitation to Tender for the project issued in April 2023, as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Feb 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 (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 33 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn....

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Regional Education and Language Teams, or REALTs, were established as part of the Department of Education’s response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the war in Ukraine. REALTs assist Ukrainian families in securing school places. Families who have recently moved into the accommodation referred to by the Deputy are currently being assisted by the REALT coordinator to locate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of 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 Transport (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Feb 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 (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that 1,228 applications for additional school accommodation have been received by my Department since 2021. Consolidated data in respect of earlier applications is not readily available, however lists of projects completed since 2010, all current large scale building projects and all current Additional School Accommodation scheme projects are available on my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Liúntais do Mhúinteoirí (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá an t-eolas atá á lorg ón Teachta leagtha amach sa ráiteas táblach a ghabhann leis seo. Tábla 1 - Liúntas Teagasc trí Ghaeilge Bliain Líon múinteoirí bunscoile ag fáil Liúntas Teagasc trí Ghaeilge Líon múinteoirí iar-bhunscoile ag fáil Liúntas Teagasc trí...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support allocation that schools were allocated in previous years. Under this SET model, schools are frontloaded with resources to provide support immediately to those...