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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has made an application to my Department for capital funding for both additional Mainstream and SEN accommodation.Officials in my Department have been in communication with the school authorities in relation to their application. This application is currently under consideration. When a final decision has been reached it will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, a potential permanent site option for Mean Scoil Mhuire, Longford has been identified and technically assessed. Discussions are ongoing with Longford County Council in relation to the deliverability and feasibility of the site in question. Due to the commercially sensitive nature of site acquisitions generally, it is not possible to comment further at this stage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 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 the Department.My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in North Kildare. A critical next step for my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 CSO Census data, Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 220 and 240 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations for post-primary schools are approved annually by the Department of Education in accordance with established rules based on recognised student enrolment. The deployment of this allocation is a matter for school leadership and management. Circumstances may arise, especially in smaller post-primary schools, in which the most effective use of available resources involves...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/23 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 are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department has approved the provision of a new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department is satisfied that the accommodation to be provided for 400 pupils plus provision for Special Education Needs classes will cater for the long term needs of the school. This project requires the provision of a new site. A number of potential site options have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 226 to 231, inclusive, together. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 236 together. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools and post primary schools, as well as ETBs). While the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools and post primary schools, as well as ETBs). While my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools and post primary schools, as well as ETBs). While...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 238 and 239 together. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Children in Care (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The report referred to by the Deputy was published last August by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The report looks at educational attendance and attainment of children in care in January 2023 and children who left care since April 2018. It is available at www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/fp/fp-eaacc/educationa lattendanceandattainmentofchildrenincare2018-2023/. The report is part...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Under Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, all initial teacher education programmes must be accredited by the Teaching Council for registration purposes. The Council reviewed its policy on standards for programmes of initial teacher education and published updated standards in Céim Standards for Initial Teacher Education in October 2020. These standards ensure that graduates from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As you may be aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is to enable individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works on a devolved basis and, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The SWS operates on a multi-annual basis for categories of works such as roof works, window...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 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, under the Education Act 1998, the question of enrolment policy in individual schools, including the setting of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide a one classroom SEN base and one SET room. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. My Department has received a Stage 2b (post planning approval) report from the school. This report is currently under review from both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Jan 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...