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

Norma Foley: I absolutely accept the Deputy’s points. From the Department’s perspective, we build the school, provide the staffing and resources but the area of the therapies falls within the remit of the Department of Health, as the Deputy said. I want to acknowledge Cork ETB’s work in the area of special education. It is important to say that. We have the school inclusion...

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

Norma Foley: In recent months, we announced the acceleration of senior cycle reform so that students who will be beginning their leaving certificate in September 2025 will be the first cohort of students with the new reimagined senior cycle. There will be nine subjects in that space. They will be the science and business subjects and two new subjects, drama, film and theatre studies and climate action...

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

Norma Foley: I cannot confirm that about Professor Hyland but I will revert to the committee on that. The whole area of STEM is hugely important. The Department does have a digital strategy. It is funded to €200 million up to 2027. There was significant funding for the whole technology area right throughout Covid. There is huge engagement in my Department around supports and resources but also...

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

Norma Foley: I want to acknowledge the huge amount of work by this committee on the whole area of senior cycle reform and the valuable additional resources provided to the Department. As I said, in September 2025, the first tranche of nine subjects will begin. Seven of those subjects are currently out for public consultation on the specifications of what is involved with them. That is open until 23...

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

Norma Foley: I thank the Chair for that question. Specifically, one of the new subjects in our post-primary schools from 2025 will be climate action and sustainability. It speaks to the great interest from young people. I give full credit to them, as they have very much put it on the agenda. As a society, we are very much following their lead in many instances here. I also see in schools the...

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

Norma Foley: I thank the Chair again for that. I want to be sincere in acknowledging the significant engagement of this committee in this area in driving that issue on. It was a good coalition of similar minds at a given time because the work of this committee was reflective of the agenda which I wanted to push myself. The great work which the committee did was very beneficial to us. I salute and...

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

Norma Foley: I hear what the Chair is saying. Funding is given to the school across a whole variety of different headings. There is capitation and so on. They have an element of discretion there. We can always keep everything under review and look at whether additional funding is available for anything. When I mention capitation, I can tell the Chair straight up that many principals will say they...

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

Norma Foley: I hear what the Cathaoirleach is saying. Have they have engaged with the local authority there?

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

Norma Foley: What about CLÁR funding?

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

Norma Foley: Well, you learn something new every day.

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

Norma Foley: -----that we would have said. However, I would be happy for the Cathaoirleach to give us the details.

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

Norma Foley: We engage with all the stakeholders through forward planning, etc. We look at the local authorities and know their projections. We look at housing developments and many other different things in forward planning or future planning. I cannot give the Deputy a specific answer on Sixmilebridge and whether there is sufficient demand there. I will have to revert to the planning and building...

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

Norma Foley: Go for it.

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

Norma Foley: I thought you were going to say the end of the session.

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

Norma Foley: Yes, I appreciate that.

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...