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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that at the end of the 2021/22 school year there were 3,395 persons in receipt of a Principals Allowance, in respect of 3,240 primary schools (including special schools and special settings). There were 484 persons in receipt of a Principals Allowance in respect of 479 voluntary and community and comprehensive post primary schools (excluding ETB schools). These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. My officials have commenced compiling the data and will forward directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. The 18 religious congregations involved in the management of most of the residential institutions in which child abuse took place have made contributions towards the costs incurred by the State in responding to that abuse under two rounds: the legally binding 2002 Indemnity Agreement and the voluntary offers made in 2009 in the aftermath...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at all times guided by public health advice as to the appropriate infection and prevention control measures to be implemented in schools to both prevent the introduction of COVID-19 into school settings and to minimise its impact if COVID-19 occurs. At the beginning of the 2022/2023 school year, the Department of Health and the office of the Chief Medical Officer advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Officials in my Department are currently working to collate the information requested and will send it to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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 (13 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, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My department recently published the Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027, with the implementation plan in development which will contain actions including those required to support schools in their implementation of digital technologies. This will be published shortly. Under S.I. No. 358/2020 - European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Decisions regarding the use and deployment of digital technology in schools is a matter for the Board of Management of each school. Schools are advised to consult with members of the school community including parents when planning for the introduction of digital technologies including devices with cost and other implications been fully considered by the Boards of Managements before a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (13 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. The Department of Education issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to outline to the Deputy the details of the procedures to process applications for all teacher appointments at the start of each new school year and the commitment of staff of my Department to efficiently process these applications. Early in the New Year, each school is advised by my Department of their teaching allocations for the forthcoming school year. It is the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department received an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. Officials from my Department have corresponded directly with the school authority and approval has been given to rent a 1 x 80m² mainstream classroom to urgently provide the accommodation required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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 (13 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 (13 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, are 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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 (13 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...