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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools on public roads, such as road crossings, road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter , for the relevant Local Authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools to ensure that measures are in place to protect the safety of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: While the State Examinations Commission (SEC) is responsible for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations, I am very much aware of the importance for students, parents and education stakeholders of ensuring that the results for Leaving Certificate 2024 are delivered in as timely a manner as possible. The SEC continues to work closely with my Department, along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the deputy that notification of the STEM grants was as followsannounced via press release on the 6 November 2023advertised in the Department of Education STEM Newsletter which was emailed to all primary and post-primary schools on the 8 November 2023Fortnightly updates issue to schools from the Department of Education to act as a reminder for press releases, consultations,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that one of the shared services provided by my Department to the education sector is a payroll service for over 3700 primary, secondary, community and comprehensive schools. In 2023, over 155,000 individuals were paid through this service on the existing technology solution. With regard to the request raised by the Deputy, I can confirm that a competition seeking...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Government believes that a rise in the cost of living should never be a barrier to education. Increased funding to schools was provided in Budget 2024 with targeted increases in capitation of over €81 million. As part of the capitation package, €21 million will be provided as a permanent increase in capitation funding to assist schools now and longer term with increased...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question were approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, to establish a special class. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Following consultation with the education partners, the communications unit in my Department have clear procedures on the timing of publications and communications with schools. In so far as possible, no communication is to issue to schools on a Friday, over the weekend, or over school breaks. Communications to schools include circulars, consultation announcements, policy updates,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. Following a feasibility study by my Department's Professional and Technical Section, it was determined that any project at the school in question would entail significant demolition of the existing accommodation, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: As the State Examinations Commission, is responsible for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations, they will respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 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. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Galway City and County Galway School Planning Areas....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the deputy that not all DEIS schools applied for the STEM grants, In relation to the number of DEIS schools that applied and the numbers that were successful please see below DEIS schools Number of applications Successful applications Primary 675 122 Post-primary 160 24 As you...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform which means that many allowances, qualifications allowances, were no longer payable to “new entrant” Teachers. Circular 0008/2013 outlines the effect of this review on teachers. In common with a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy, has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. This school is in the bundle referred to as Project Boyne. I am pleased to advise that the project is currently at Stage 2b of the process, which allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: Educational Disadvantage (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the deputy that a lottery was run with regards to the allocation of the STEM grants. The applications from each school selected in the lottery was assessed on a case by case basis. They were read again by the evaluation team to ensure they met the requirements as set out in the grant call. School status was one of the considerations taken into account but was not the only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The new set of enrolments in primary and post-primary schools projections was planned to be published by end of January 2024 but we now hope to publish the report by the end of the first quarter 2024. The publication date is not available yet. The new report (and others in the series) may be accessed at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/projections/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: There are 249 Gaelscoileanna in the state. This figure was collated from the final enrolment data for 2022–23, the most recent final data available, which was published at the link below. As per the 2022–23 school lists, Gealscoileanna are classified as the those schools which have an Irish Classification of "All Subjects through Irish" www.gov.ie/en/collection/primary-schools/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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...