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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 185 to 187, inclusive, together. My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: - Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident - A Casework Service for individual children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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 (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: 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 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. The Admissions act applies to all recognised school, fee charging or schools in the free scheme. The school referred to by the Deputy is not a private fee paying...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 191 and 226 together. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). My Department does not currently collate data on the number of vacant posts per subject in post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 192 and 227 together. My Department is aware of the survey referred to by the Deputies. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for the school referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. I wish to assure the Deputy that the provision of a permanent location for this school is a priority for my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment of teachers is a priority area of action for the Department given the importance of ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have available to them qualified, engaged, and supportive teachers to support them in their learning. The Teaching Transforms website provides a comprehensive range of information for persons considering becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 197 together. Data in relation to the funding of the bodies referred to by the Deputy, in the 2022 calendar year, is currently being compiled by my officials.  A response will issue to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). My Department is aware of the issue in the school referred to by the Deputy. Ensuring a sufficient supply of qualified teachers is a priority area of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012).  My Department is aware of the issue in the school referred to by the Deputy. Ensuring a sufficient supply of qualified teachers is a priority area of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). My Department does not currently collate data on the number of vacant posts in post primary schools on a subject level basis or on the numbers of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that Languages Connect, Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education was published in November 2017 and aims to increase and diversify the range of foreign languages taught and learned across the education system. Since the launch of Languages Connect, the % of post primary schools offering at least two foreign languages has increased from 72.3% in 2017...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the matter 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. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher Supply Action Plan was published in November 2018. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department recently received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority referred to by the Deputy.  The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and accommodation for students with special education needs is available to cater for students enrolled each year,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. In line with best international practice, NEPS provides a consultative model of service, with a focus on empowering school staff to support pupils across a range of needs. NEPS offers both a casework service and a support and development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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: Schools Building Projects (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under the Department’s Large Scale and Additional Accommodation Scheme. These projects are currently in progress across the various stages of planning, design, tender and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Education. The Council is chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The Residential Institutions Redress Scheme was established in 2002 to provide fair and reasonable awards to those who, as children, suffered abuse in residential institutions under the supervision or regulatory authority of the State. Just over €970 million has been paid to survivors of institutional abuse as awards under the Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: 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 Plan called for the development of upskilling programmes...