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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Feb 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. This application is in the final stages of the assessment process by my officials. They will be in touch with the school authorities in due course.

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works which, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The Summer Works Scheme plays an important role in the maintenance and upgrade of the condition of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: To date in 2023, I have met the CEO of the State Examinations Commission (SEC), including other SEC senior staff, on two occasions. It may be useful for the Deputy to be aware that the Department also has ongoing contact at official level with the SEC CEO and SEC officials in relation to issues such as finance, governance and curricular reform as well as the operation of the State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) employ Tutors to deliver various Adult, Community and Further Education programmes. While the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has been established with policy responsibility for further education and training, my Department retains regulatory responsibility for the ETB Sector. Significant progress has...

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

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the deputy that my Department granted the school in question approval for funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of - 2 Classroom SEN Base & rental one 100m2 temporary unit from September 2021 to June 2022. This project is currently at the Design Stage. Additional information was requested from the school which was...

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

Norma Foley: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) of my Department provides a school-based psychological service to all recognised primary and post-primary schools through the application of psychological theory and practice to support the wellbeing, and the academic, social and emotional development of all learners. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: - Psychological...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b - Detailed Design, which includes the application for all statutory consents, including Planning Permission, Disability Access Certification and Fire Safety Certification and also the preparation of tender documentation. The Stage 2(b) report has been received 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: School Accommodation (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. It is open to the school authority to make an application for additional accommodation through the 'Additional School Accommodation scheme (ASA)' which is available at . The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to...

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: Teacher Training (21 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: Departmental Advertising (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department’s total spending on advertising for 2022 was €364,842.68. The Department has not incurred any expenditure on advertising to date in 2023. The Department has engaged in a number of advertising campaigns including the Teaching Transforms campaign which has been ongoing since late 2018 to promote the teaching profession and encourage post-primary and third level...

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

Norma Foley: There are currently 9 fulltime equivalent posts assigned to my Department’s Communications Unit, who are responsible for a range of duties across different aspects of communications including press office and digital media. The annual staffing cost of the Unit in 2022 was approximately €420,000and the expected annual cost for 2023 is approximately €500,000. [1] It should...

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

Norma Foley: It is my Department’s main responsibility 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. The Capital Programme details the school projects that...

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: National Educational Psychological Service (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, individual casework, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students. NEPS, in common with many other...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The tender process to appoint the...