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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers submitted a request for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) regarding Life Safety Systems in December 2023. My Department has been engaged in ongoing consultation with the school since this application was received. The EWS team is currently awaiting further information in respect of this application, once this information is received the EWS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is part of a school campus project. It has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). I am pleased to inform you that the pre-qualification process for the project is underway and once complete and following Departmental approval, KWETB will continue with the tender process for appointing a contractor and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: A new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy began construction in October 2023 on a site in Mullingar. The building project has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) who will be engaging directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress. The school will relocate from the current site, which is not in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: A building project to provide a new permanent school building for an existing special school is currently being planned for the site in Glanmire. The project brief for this school building is currently being developed and my Department will be liaising with the school patron when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The arrangements in relation to the Job Sharing Scheme for Special Needs Assistants are set out in my Department's Circular 0041/2014. Under the terms of this scheme, an SNA participating in the Job Sharing Scheme is not permitted to engage in any additional SNA/teaching duties. As a temporary measure, this restriction was suspended for the 2020/2021 and the 2021/2022 school years. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Caretakers are valued and vital members of the school system. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a caretaker under these grant schemes to support those functions, those staff members are employees of the individual schools and as such the responsibility for the terms and conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our schools throughout the country, including the completion of over 750 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 34 new school buildings. School building projects at construction involve an overall State investment of over €1.2...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the purpose of my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation or at other schools in an area. Where there is a need for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 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 Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers includes the extension and refurbishment of an old building to cater for a long term capacity of 600 pupils plus a 3 class SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school patron who has appointed a design team. The design team's Stage 1 architectural report is currently being prepared and requires significant enabling works on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. The National Council of Special Education has Special Educational Needs Organisers who are available to work with families to support the transition of students from early intervention classes to primary special or mainstream classes as appropriate. Academic Year Total in ASD IE Retained in ASD IE from previous year Moved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was granted initial approval for a significant modular accommodation project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The Department has a significant modular accommodation programme in place to assist schools in the provision of additional capacity, including in respect of facilitating the establishment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project brief for the Major Project at Holy Family Community School includes the Demolition of the existing school and the phased construction of a three storey 1,000 pupil Community School with Special Education Needs Unit and PE Hall. My Department’s planning and building unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2024 in the context of overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for the provision of 2 mainstream classrooms, 2 SET and 1 sensory room. A Stage 1/2a report was received reviewed and approved by my Department’s Professional and Technical Team to progress to Stage 2b (detailed design) in February 2024. The school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was issued a provisional letter of offer following their application for capital funding, under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Ba mhian liom cur in iúl don Teachta gur tugadh díolúine ó staidéar na Gaeilge do 1,060 dalta bunscoile (0.19%) i 2022/23 faoin chritéar nua in imlitir 0054/2022, sin “Dalta a mbíonn leibhéal ard riachtanas iolrach agus leanúnach acu atá ina bhac suntasach ar rannpháirtíocht agus rannpháirtíocht an dalta ina saol...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 300, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Newcastle from the 2022 Census, there are 473 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Rathcoole from the 2022 Census, there are 391 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Saggart from the 2022 Census, there are 464 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.