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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 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 were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System (or GIS) to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit Data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in my Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental credit in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department aims to deliver high quality and inclusive education for all children and young people that addresses their needs, interests and ambitions. Forbairt, the Annual Statement of Priorities 2023, provides a roadmap to the delivery of the strategic and operational priorities set out in my Department’s Statement of Strategy 2023-2025. My Department’s main policy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the competent authority for the recognition of qualifications for those who qualified as teachers outside of the Republic of Ireland. The Teaching Council adheres to the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015, the Teaching Council Registration Regulations (2016) and in its role as a competent authority, it operates in accordance with the EU Mutual Recognition of Professional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy, is assigned to my Department’s ADAPT programme. ADAPT is an acronym for Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering. The project which is a key priority for my Department, is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. The project brief is to provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: As set out in my response to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 26 September 2023, the teacher unions have lodged a claim concerning the recognition of private post primary teaching service outside the EU towards the award of incremental credit. My Department examined this request as part of the 2024 budgetary process. However, it was not possible to secure funding to progress this request...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle as an am agus an deis seo a thabhairt dom. I join previous speakers in extending my support and solidarity to the children and their carer who were impacted by the horrific event in Parnell Square on a recent Thursday afternoon, and also their wider community, especially their school community. I acknowledge, as has been referenced by...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: I expect better from leaders in politics. Our children are showing leadership. Our school communities are showing leadership. Shame on those who do not show leadership on an issue of this nature. For shame.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: In accordance with the provisions of section 14 of the Education Act 1998, the composition of a board of management must be agreed between patrons of schools, national associations of parents, recognised school management organisations, recognised trade unions and staff associations representing teachers and the Minister. Under the existing agreed arrangements, there are no provisions for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 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 were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department has allocated an equivalent of 928 guidance posts for the current school year 2023/24. Each school receives an allocation for guidance that is separate from the general allocation to schools. In this way, the hours for guidance are ring-fenced. The hours for guidance are subject to change each year as they are calculated with regard to student numbers in each school. Measures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is providing a payroll service for school secretaries with effect from 1st September 2023. The provision of a payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and also includes revised terms and conditions for secretaries. Part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Dec 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, is part of a campus project and has been devolved for delivery under the patronage of CEIST. The brief for the project includes the delivery of a 1,000 pupil secondary school including 37 classrooms, a 4 class SEN base, specialist rooms, a library, PE hall and other ancillary accommodation. The project is currently at Stage 2a of the architectural...