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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 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 Bunscoil Rís Edmund Rice Senior Primary, Castlemoyle, New Ross, County Wexford. The application is currently being assessed by my officials and the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy has referred was devolved to Limerick & Clare Education & Training Board for delivery under a Service Level Agreement. The project went onsite in August 2019 and the new extension is now occupied by students since the new academic year commenced last September. The brief for the project provided for a 4,175m2Extension and a PE Hall....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: More than €317 million of additional Covid-19 Capitation grant funding was made available to recognised primary and post primary schools to provide for the implementation of infection prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID -19 for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years. A further €45 million has been provided to cater for ongoing enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Mar 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: Teacher Training (7 Mar 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 (7 Mar 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: Ukraine War (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Meeting the educational needs of children and young people from Ukraine is a priority for the Government, and my Department is determined to support the efforts of school communities across the country, who have shown huge commitment and generosity. Regional Education and Language Teams (REALTs) have been established to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was achieved again in 2022 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Architect WTE 2021 2022 2023 13* 15* 15* *Includes one Architect on long term leave

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Section 29F(1) (c) of the Education Act 1998, as inserted by section 7 of the Education (Admissions to school) Act 2018, states : 29F.(1) An appeals committee shall refuse to hear or determine, or refuse to continue to hear or determine, an appeal under section 29 where— (c) an appeal has not been made within the period specified in procedures under section 29B The procedures for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2(a) – Developed Design, where the design is developed to a stage where it can be fully cost planned and prepared to lodge for statutory approvals. The Stage 2(a) Stakeholders Meeting was held on December 2nd2022, and in order to address comments...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) was established under Section 39 of the Education Act (1998) to advise the Minister on matters relating to:- (a) the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and (b) the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects which are part of the curriculum. The funding allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education plays an important role in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of our young people. The Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for practice has given recognition to the importance of promoting wellbeing in education. The approach set out in the Wellbeing Policy is a whole school and preventative approach which has multiple components that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The vision of my Department’s Strategy Statement is to ensure an education system where every student is welcome, valued and actively supported to reach their full potential. The curriculum at all levels is considered to be for all learners regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic background, gender or orientation. The Programme for Government commits that ‘this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The current status of all projects, including those in Mayo, are listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie/en/service/c5b56b-major-projects/ and is updated on a regular basis to reflect their progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. The description of architectural planning Stages 1-5 of Large Scale Projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently compiling the information that is available in response to the Deputy's request and this will be furnished separately to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 396 together. Since January 2021 Tusla Education Support Services (TESS) is under the remit of my Department. TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands namely the Statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Mar 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Mar 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...