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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As Minister, I am committed to inclusive education for all. My Department is fully committed to creating safe and supportive environments in schools that are welcoming and inclusive for every student. The area of wellbeing and the promotion of positive mental health is a priority for my Department. This includes promoting emotional wellbeing, resilience and positive coping skills, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school, to which the Deputy refers, was granted approval for one general classroom and one SET room under my Departments Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The school authorities submitted a revised Stage 2B report in November 2023 and this report is currently being reviewed by my Department’s technical team. Once this review is completed my Department will be in direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My 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, including this one, 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: State Examinations (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The sraitheanna pictiúr, or picture sequences, are a component of the common Irish Oral test for Higher Level and Ordinary Level candidates, with the Oral test accounting for 40% of the overall marks for Leaving Cert Irish. In response to issues highlighted in National Council for Curriculum and Assessment and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta & Gaelscolaíochta...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. While schools in certain locations are experiencing challenges in both recruiting teachers and obtaining substitute teachers, the vast majority of sanctioned teacher positions are filled. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). It is currently at Stage 2b of the process, which allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory permissions and the preparation of tender documents. When this stage is finalised, the next stage is tendering for a contractor and then...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 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 my Department. As the Deputy may be aware, while there can be enrolment pressures and demand for additional school places in some areas, it is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The main focus of my Department’s resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on provision of critical additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics. I can confirm that the Department is in receipt of an application, under the Additional School Accommodation scheme, for the school to which the Deputy refers. The purpose of the Additional School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 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 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 (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of one Mainstream Classroom. The school authority was notified of this approval and agreed to adhere to the mandatory procedures and requirements for each stage of the architectural process in order to ensure the project meets my Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: D'fheidhmigh an roinn toradh an athbhreithnithe ar liúntais agus ar íocaíochtaí bisigh ar fud na seirbhíse poiblí (Meán Fómhair 2012) a rinne an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe agus ciallaíonn sé sin nach raibh mórán liúntas, an ceann seo san áireamh, iníoctha a thuilleadh le Múinteoirí...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Caiteachas Ranna (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá an Roinn ag cuir an tuairisc meastachán is déanaí i gcrích. Beidh an meastachán don líon ar rolla atá a lorg ag an Teachta Dála laistigh. Beidh muid in ann freagairt a seoladh go dtí an cheist nuair a bhfuil an tuairisc foilsithe.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Caiteachas Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá ceithre institiúid ardoideachais (IAOanna) státmhaoinithe agus soláthraí príobháideach neamhspleách OTM amháin a chuireann oideachas tosaigh múinteoirí (OTM) ar fáil do mhúinteoirí bunscoile. Is iad na riachtanais reatha maidir le socrúcháin do Thréimhsí Foghlama Gaeltachta (TFGanna) do chláir...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Jan 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 my Department. As the Deputy may be aware, while there can be enrolment pressures and demand for additional school places in some areas, it is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: On 29?March?2022, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle, including the development of an updated Transition Year Programme Statement for introduction into schools in 2024. The updated Programme Statement will replace the current Guidelines for Schools document which was introduced in 1993 and which has been kept under regular review by the National Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The question raised by the Deputy is not within my Department's remit, and would be for my colleague, Minister Simon Harris in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant is to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as with other STEM initiatives in the past such as the STEM clusters project. As you are aware the initial...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 26 - Education (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: There are different types of grants that can be provided. There were grants previously for STEM, digital clusters, etc. Specifically on STEM grants, there was a phenomenal uptake. Some €1.5 million was made available. That was announced at the time as part of the application process. The overall cost of the grants would have amounted to €25 million had all applications been...