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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together. The schools referred to by the deputy have been approved funding under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme, which will provide additional accommodation for children with special educational needs. By means of addressing the legacy issued referred to by the deputy, the Department has engaged closely with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that capital funding was approved under my Department's Additional Schools Accommodation Scheme for classrooms for children with special educational needs for both schools in question in 2018 and the projects are devolved to the school authority for delivery. My Department is currently in receipt of an application from Duleek Boys national school requesting interim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2022)

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. The school authorities were recently contacted with a provisional offer of accommodation under the ASA scheme, which includes provision for further special class accommodation. This offer is under consideration by the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As part of Budget 2023, my Department has secured funding to provide free books to primary school students in recognised primary schools from September 2023. This measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books at primary school, including workbooks. The implementation of the measure will build on the existing school book rental scheme, the free school books pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, in April 2018 it was announced that 42 new schools were to be established over the period of 2019 to 2022. This announcement included a new 800 pupil post-primary school to serve Blanchardstown_WestD15 & BlanchardstownVge_D15 School Planning Areas. In line with the policy on the use of State assets, which is also consistent with the objective of the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As I have already advised the Deputy, Dublin 15 is an area of significant population growth and as part of forward planning the Department of Education has been assessing school accommodation in the area. In this regard, the Department is planning a school building for the area that will be designed to be adaptable to cater for primary or post-primary school requirements as the needs arise. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron. While the Department sets out the composition of boards of management and rules of procedure, it is not directly involved in the day to day management of schools. Any queries or concerns you may have policies at the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron. Individual school authorities are responsible for the drawing up of a school policy in relation to the wearing of uniforms. Decisions on changes to school uniform polices are a matter for the school’s at local level. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, 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. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Nov 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 purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Is oibríocht shuntasach é Iompar Scoile atá á bhainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne Oideachais. Sa scoilbhliain reatha tá breis agus 121,400 leanbh, lena n-áirítear os cionn 15,500 leanbh a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu, á n-iompar gach lá chuig bunscoileanna agus iar-bhunscoileanna ar fud na tíre ar chostas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity and has benefits for students. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in 2020 Forward Planning Section and Site Acquisitions Section were individual sections within the Planning and Building of my Department. As part of the Planning and Building Unit Reform Programme, the roles of Forward Planning Section and Site Acquisitions/Property Management Section were recently examined. A decision was taken to realign the areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Tá mo Roinn tiomanta i gcónaí d’úsáid na Gaeilge labhartha a spreagadh. Bhí forbairt na sonraíochtaí nua curaclaim don Ghaeilge sa tSraith Shóisearach bunaithe ar thaighde agus ar chomhairliúchán fairsing leis na comhpháirtithe oideachais, lena n-áirítear múinteoirí atá ag obair agus daltaí....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Tá forbairtí suntasacha tarlaithe le deich mbliana anuas maidir le soláthar curaclaim Ghaeilge d’fhoghlaimeoirí i mbunscoileanna agus in iar-bhunscoileanna. Tá curaclaim idirdhealaithe Gaeilge, T1 (do scoileanna Gaeltachta agus lán-Ghaeilge) agus T2 (do scoileanna atá ag teagasc trí mheán an Bhéarla), curtha ar fáil ag an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: With regard to the permanent school building project for the school in question, my Department has commenced the tender process for the appointment of the Project Manager for the delivery programme which includes Gaelscoil Laighean. An Expressions of Interest notice was published on the E-tenders Portal on 14thNovember. Once the Project Manager is appointed, they will commence the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, 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. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question raised and would advise the following. The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews and the school should liaise with the NCSE directly in the event that additional supports are required. My Department does not have a role...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that new schools are established by my Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area, and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this Government. This year, my Department will spend in excess of €2 Billion, or over 25% of the Department’s budget on providing additional teaching and care supports for children with special educational needs. For 2023, this spend will be substantially increased by over 10%,...