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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Feb 2023)

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 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are 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: School Enrolments (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Feb 2023)

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 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are 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: Bullying in Educational Institutions (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I am aware that the prevalence of specific types of bullying such as cyberbullying has increased in recent years. I launched Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying my Department’s whole education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools on 1st December 2022. This landmark new Action Plan is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, cyber bullying,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Rannach (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 227 agus 228 le chéile. Is féidir liom a dheimhniú go gcuirtear na scéimeanna atá leagtha amach sna ceisteanna ar fáil tríd an Roinn Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán (RTCEGSM), mar sin ba cheart aon cheisteanna a chur chuig mo chomhghleacaí, an tAire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The current number of live studies, reviews and research projects in progress, undertaken or commissioned by my Department is set out in the table below. Title of current study/ review / research undertaken or commissioned End Date OECD Review of Calculated Grades and Accredited Grades Q1 / Q2 2023 An Independent Review of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every 23...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System 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. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Completion Programme (SCP) and the Home School Community Liaison scheme (HSCL) along with the statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) form the three strands of Tusla Education Support Service (TESS). These three strands work together collaboratively with schools, families and other relevant services to achieve the best educational outcomes for children and young people. TESS is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 155 and 156 together. Since 1 January 2021, responsibility for the administration of the School Completion Programme (SCP), transferred back from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to my Department. SCP is one strand of the Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) and is funded by my Department via Tusla. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: On 1 January 2021, the administration of the School Completion Programme (SCP), transferred from the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to my Department. The SCP forms part of the Tusla Education Support Service (TESS). While the arrangements between Tusla and the SCP are not impacted by the change in ministerial responsibility, Tusla now reports to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The information within the scope of the Deputy’s question is being collated and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it becomes available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department specifies the minimum entry requirements in the core subjects: Irish, English and Mathematics for entry into primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes to ensure that primary teachers have the capacity to lead in these significant areas of student learning. The current Leaving Certificate entry requirement is a H4 in Irish. All candidates, including school leavers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) advises the Minister for Education on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools. This advice is generated in a highly collaborative manner and draws on extensive research and educational literature, and experiences of schools and early childhood settings. Information on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: In July 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills published the Framework for Junior Cycle 2015. Implementation of the new Junior Cycle was done on a phased basis, and commenced in September 2014, with the introduction of English for first year students. By 2019, all subject specifications had been introduced, with all subjects in the 2022 examinations being assessed under the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that in March 2022, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience which will: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system - Embed wellbeing and reduce...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that nine retired senior civil and public servants were appointed by me and my predecessors as Minister subsequent to competitions held by the Public Appointments Service since 2013. The Deputy may wish to note that in some cases, individuals may be nominated by various organisations, for appointment to boards of certain state bodies, arising from the terms in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Lobbying Reform (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: With regard to my Department, none of the senior members of staff are members of a board of a body registered for lobbying purposes under the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 or are on the board of a body which has had to disclose that they have engaged in lobbying State authorities. The information in regard to senior staff members of bodies under the aegis of my Department, within the scope...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary....