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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: On Tuesday last week, the SEC announced this year’s Junior Cycle results will be available in schools on Wednesday 23 November 2022. Candidates will also be able to access their results online from 4pm on that date noting that the online service is not intended to replace the valuable results service and advice provided by schools at results issue time. I am conscious that students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The number of posts in the Department’s Communications Unit, which consists of press and digital communications, is 9. Staff in the Communications Unit carry out a range of duties across different aspects of communications including press office and digital media.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. The cost in 2021 was over €289m. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. I set out a clear vision for Senior Cycle, building upon the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment’s (NCCA’s) Advisory Report. The NCCA’s review of senior cycle involved an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department’s Circular Letter 0032/2007 and Circular Letter 0054/2019, details the agreed terms and conditions for the main leave types currently available to teachers, including the provision for substitute cover. My Department’s Circular Letter 0033/2013 permits a primary school to utilise their Supervision Hours to cover absences including, all uncertified sick leave...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Work on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht is now underway in my Department. This policy will build on the achievements of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education and will be an important next step towards achieving the Programme for Government commitment to develop a comprehensive policy on Irish in the education system. The policy on Irish-medium...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 377 and 391 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I understand that the person to whom the Deputy refers is a child who recently arrived in this country from Brazil. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that an official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person concerned and a salary certificate reflecting current earnings has been sent to the person concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 382 and 383 together. I want to assure the Deputy that meeting the educational needs of children and young people from Ukraine is a priority for me as Minister and for the Government. We are determined to support the huge efforts we are seeing from our school communities across the country, who have shown huge commitment and generosity in meeting the needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I am aware of the correspondence referred to by the Deputy and a response has issued. The correspondence raises the important matter of mental health support for young people. The wellbeing of all in the school community remains a priority for this Department and significant funding continues to be invested in this area. The Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is intended that the project for the school referred to by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: As part of Budget 2023, I secured funding to provide free books to primary school students in recognised primary schools from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books at primary school, including workbooks. Now that funding has been secured, my Department will engage with the education partners to roll out the measure in time for the September...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School caretakers are valued members of our schools and I am fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions those staff are employees of individual schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Oct 2022)

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 30th September. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board. The school referred...