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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Flexible Work Practices (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department has no policy in place which facilitates School Principals or Deputy-Principals to work from home. The right to request remote working will be available to all employees under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 and a Code Of Practice in relation to this issue is currently being developed by the Workplace Relations Commission. It is understood that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 269 (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department has two pupil enrolment systems. For primary enrolments, schools use the Primary Online Database. For post-primary, schools use the Post-Primary Online Database. The Department is currently exploring options with regard to a unified system and database for both primary and post-primary enrolments. Please find attached POD and PPOD privacy notices which outline data captured...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Temporary accommodation in schools may be rented or purchased and funded by the Department or by the school authority itself, with or without Department sanction. For that reason it is not possible to provide the Deputy with a complete picture in respect of all temporary accommodation at schools as requested. As the Deputy will appreciate, within the context of a rapidly increasing school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Where a board of management makes a decision to refuse admission, a parent/guardian can appeal that decision under section 29 of the Education Act, 1998, and an independent appeals committee will be appointed to consider the appeal. A section...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: There is an overall pipeline of some 1300 projects across the school system. The current status of all projects is listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie. and this is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. My Department has a strong track record of delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: In the attached table is a list of schools that have changed status from Fee-Charging to non-fee-Charging since 2000. Please find attached data indicating the year the school entered the free scheme, the school roll number and school planning area in each case

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department. New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department. New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the decision-making authority for any change of ethos is the patron/trustees of the schools concerned, it is open to any patron to submit proposals to the Department for consideration. Any proposed change involves extensive negotiations at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998, the Minister for Education, with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is authorised to determine the terms and conditions of employment for teachers employed in approved posts funded by monies provided by the Oireachtas. The Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC) forms part of the Scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of a current application from the school in question, for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. A new grant of planning was obtained in October 2023.There is a preferred bidder identified and my Department will be in contact with the School and the Design Team in relation to the progression of the project.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The large scale project provides for an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. My Department approved a submission from the school authority to increase the original brief...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project, to which the Deputy refers, is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The large scale project provides for an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. A planning application was submitted to Wicklow County Council who have requested further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The large scale project provides for an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. KWETB will submit the Stage 2b report for review once the necessary statutory planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The large scale project provides for an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. My Department approved a submission from the school authority to increase the original brief...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the 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 where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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...