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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...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. This project is part of the bundle referred to as ‘Project Nore'. The project is currently at Stage 3 of the delivery process and following a Departmental review of the Tender Assessment Report, approval for Stage 4...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. This project is part of the bundle referred to as ‘Project Nore'. The project is currently at Stage 3 of the delivery process and following a Departmental review of the Tender Assessment Report, approval for Stage 4...

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

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the expenditure for the Emergency Works Scheme for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 is set out in the table below Emergency Works Scheme 2021 2022 2023 €49 Million €50 Million €4 Million

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under my Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to build 5 Mainstream Classrooms, a 2-Class SEN Base, 1 SET Room, 2 Science Labs, 2 Science Prep Areas, 1 Music Room, 1 Art Room, 1 DCG Room, 1 Textiles Room, 1 Woodwork Room, 1 Tech Prep Room & 2 Project storage rooms. The project has been devolved to the Board of...

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under my Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to build 1 Mainstream Classroom with Assisted User Ensuite WC & 1 SET Room. This project has been devolved to the Board of Management of the school for delivery. I can confirm that my Department has received a Stage 2B Report from the school. This report is currently...

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: Education Policy (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. The summer course programme for teachers contributes to the continuum of teachers’ professional learning, promotes innovation and excellence in teaching, learning and assessment, and is supportive of the goals set out as per the new national priorities. The principal objective of the summer course programme is to improve the...

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

Norma Foley: My officials have been in contact with the individual concerned and are dealing with the request.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware from Budget 2023, the staffing schedule will be 23:1 in mainstream primary schools from the 2023/24 school year, with lower rates applying in the DEIS Urban Band 1 schools. This is a further reduction on the already historically low level and the first time such a reduction has been made in three consecutive Budgets. The school to which the Deputy refers currently...

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...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA), as part of the project bundle known as "Project Lee". A letter was issued by the Department to the school authority in 2022 to advise that the school in question had been included in the programme. The NDFA has since been in contact with the school to introduce the team,...

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 Funding (8 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The funding arrangements made by my Department for post primary schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. With regard to the ETB sector a financial allocation is made to each ETB to fund its schools and head office non-pay running costs.  The grant is based on the...

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

Norma Foley: The Special Education Teaching allocation, as outlined in Circular 0020/2022, (primary schools) and 0021/2022 (post primary schools) provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in...

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...

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...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas including Kilcock school planning area. Where capacity issues arise it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: - Duplication of applications – pupils have...

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

Norma Foley: In 2015 the Framework for Junior Cycle was published. A new specification for Modern Languages was introduced from September 2017. This involves French, German, Spanish and Italian. There is no current plan to introduce an additional subject to the Junior Cycle. Students undertaking the Junior Cycle programme can also undertake short courses. A short course is a new curriculum component...

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

Norma Foley: 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. Major new residential developments in a school...