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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage3 – Tender Action and Award. A tender process can take between 8-12 months to complete, subject to no issues arising. My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project referred to by the Deputy. The main elements of this pipeline currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 401 together. In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead on a coordinated programme of actions to support the supply of teachers. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher Supply Action Plan was published in November 2018. The Action...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 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: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: It is the policy of the Department of Education, in accordance with the principles of inclusive education, that pupils with additional learning needs are supported in mainstream classes along with their peers, with additional supports provided as necessary. Primary and post-primary schools make provision for pupils’ special educational needs (SEN) through a continuum of interventions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 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. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 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. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 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. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the Teaching Council study and the survey referred to by the Deputy. In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead on a coordinated programme of actions to support the supply of teachers at post-primary level. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Feb 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: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for each individual school authority as the employer. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities. Post primary schools employ teachers with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware capital funding was approved in 2019 for the school in question, to provide 4 mainstream classrooms and one Special Education Teaching Room. This project is currently devolved to the school authority for delivery. For school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has commenced the tender process for the appointment of the Project Manager for the delivery programme which includes the school referred to by the Deputy. The appointment of the project manager is a two-stage restricted process. An Expressions of Interest notice was published on the E-tenders Portal on 14thNovember. It is expected that the successful project manager will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department can confirm that the school will remain on their current site for 2023/2024 school year. My Department will continue to address the interim accommodation requirements for the school and will continue to keep the school, through its Patron Body updated in relation to same. My Department will not be releasing the rental costs associated for this schools accommodation as they are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 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: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. A tender process can take between 8-12 months to complete, subject to no issues arising. My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project referred to by the Deputy. The main elements of this pipeline currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 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. There were circa. 180 school building projects delivered during 2022 and a further 273 school building projects continued in construction at the start of 2023 -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question applied for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme to carry out repairs to the roof on the 14th of February 2023. The emergency works project for the repairs to the roof of the school was approved on the 15th of February 2023. As this is a devolved project the responsibility for progressing the project lies with the School Authority.