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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Mar 2023)

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. In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. My Department's published NDP allocation for 2023 is €860 million. Key priorities for my Department's work programme include continuing strong delivery to support the operation of the school system with particular regard to planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to seek to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools. In Budget 2023, I ensured major investment in our schools and I have succeeded in bringing the teacher allocation ratio to an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils in all primary schools for the 2023/24 school year which is the lowest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the site referred to by the Deputy is a campus project to deliver a 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs and a 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including two classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The campus project is being delivered...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Special Education Teaching allocation, as outlined in Circular 0020/2022, (primary schools) and provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in previous years. All schools are advised in the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of a request from the Patron of both national schools in Moate, concerning the possibility of an amalgamation. Officials from my Department have been in correspondence with the school authorities in relation to this matter and remain available for any further questions the schools may have.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department is liaising directly with the DDLETB in this regard. It is expected that this matter will be concluded in the short term.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme, from the school in question. Officials in my Department are currently liaising with the school authorities regarding this application and a decision will issue upon completion of the assessment process.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data with regard to enrolments, denomination and gender. Please note data is for academic year 2021-2022 the last year we have final enrolment data for. We expect to publish final data for 2022-2023 in June 2023. Data was complied from primary and post-primary data in individual schools which can be found on our website at the link below;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I refer to your recent correspondence to the Minister for Education, Ms. Norma Foley TD, in relation to issues raised. On 7 March 2023 the Government approved the establishment of a scoping inquiry to inform the government response to revelations of historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools run by religious orders. The scoping inquiry was established in response to recent...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Faoi mar a dúirt mé, tuigim go bhfuil an feachtas don Ghaelcholáiste san áit seo faoi lánseol. Faoi mar a dúirt mé freisin, bhuail mé leis na tuistí maidir leis an gceist seo agus bhíos sásta é sin a dhéanamh. Mar a dúirt mé freisin, tá gá ag an Roinn polasaí nua a chur chun cinn. Táimid ag obair...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá sé faoi lánseol agus tá súil agam go mbeidh sé críochnaithe chomh luath agus is féidir. Tá sé mar phríomhaidhm agam é sin a dhéanamh.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I confirm once again that the projects that have been paused will go ahead. We are in constructive engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform. The delays are a consequence of our ambitious programme. More than 300 projects are to be completed this year or in early 2024, in addition to the 180 projects completed last year. Our...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tabharfaidh mé an freagra seo idir Bhéarla agus Ghaeilge. Ba mhaith liom ar dtús mo bhuíochas a ghabháil leis an Teachta Ó Snodaigh as ucht aird a tharraingt ar an éileamh atá ar an oideachas lán-Ghaeilge faoi láthair. Mar Aire Oideachais, teastaíonn uaim a chinntiú go ndéanfar soláthar cuí do dhaoine óga ar...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá a fhios agam an obair atá ar siúl san áit seo ó thaobh an Ghaeilge a chur chun cinn agus a chaomhnú. Ní hamháin sin ach bhuail mé leis na tuistí ón bhfeachtas seo freisin. Mar a dúirt mé, ag an bpointe seo táimid ag obair ar pholasaí nua chun Gaelscoileanna, Gaelcholáistí agus mar sin de a chur chun cinn...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I reiterate that the Department is 100% committed to these projects moving ahead and they are all at various stages.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I have the floor. I am fully committed to these projects going ahead. They are part of a hugely ambitious programme that we have delivered on in the past, including right through Covid, and we are determined to deliver on it this year. We need additional funding to do that and we are in discussion and communication with the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The schools are aware themselves, as is appropriate.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at tender stage. The project brief is for the construction of a 600-pupil, two-storey, post-primary school building, including general classrooms, specialist classrooms, assembly hall and all ancillary accommodation. The stage 2b submission for this project was approved in September 2021. Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education and Training Board...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I do not for one minute underestimate the enthusiasm of the school or the good work it does every day with its students and the wider school community. Confirmation of that and of the excellence of the delivery there every day are represented by the determination of the Department to deliver on this project. I have no issue, at an appropriate time, with taking the opportunity to visit the...