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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: While I have not yet met with the organisation in question, I can advise the Deputy that I am scheduled to meet with them shortly. By way of information, operational matters relating to State Examinations are a matter for the State Examinations Commission (SEC). I am advised that the SEC will follow up with the organisation in question in relation to supports for Leaving Certificate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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 Curriculum (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Article 44 of the Constitution and in accordance with Section 30 of the Education Act, 1998, parents have a right to have their children opt out of religious instruction classes if they so wish. It is expected that this right will be upheld by schools on foot of a parental request. Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, all schools have new admissions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The Capital Programme details the school projects that are being progressed under Project Ireland 2040. The current status of large-scale projects being delivered under Project Ireland 2040, including projects in the area in question, may be viewed on my Department's website at, www.gov.ie and this information is updated regularly. In addition, a list of large-scale projects completed from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. ADAPT is an acronym which stands for the "Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering". The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The latest Retention Report published by my Department measures the percentage of students who entered the first year of post-primary school in 2014 and who (a) sat the Leaving Certificate examination in 2019 or (b) who sat the Leaving Certificate/ were provided with calculated grades in 2020. The Report shows that overall, 91.5% of the students who entered first year in 2014 sat the Leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in the final stages of the assessment process, to determine the accommodation required on the land adjacent to the permanent location for the school in question. My Department will continue to engage with the school’s patron in respect of this and the school’s interim accommodation needs.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Oct 2022)

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). In accordance with Department Circulars 0044/2019 and 31/2011, schools are required to employ appropriately qualified and registered teachers and ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will build on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The requirements a primary teacher needs to meet in qualifying for a Contract of Indefinite Duration (CID) are set out in the Department of Education Circular 23/2015. Eligibility for a CID includes that a teacher should have completed two consecutive fixed term contracts with the same employer and that there should be a viable post with no objective grounds in the year the CID is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that Dublin 15 is an area of significant demographic growth and as part of forward planning has been assessing the accommodation requirements to manage same. This work is at an early stage and it is premature to be considering issues around timelines and patronage.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2021/2022 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 of the scheme in 2021 was €289m. Ticket registration for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Creative Youth Plan (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Creative Clusters is a Department of Education initiative taking place as part of Creative Youth under the Schools Excellence Fund. A Creative Cluster consists of between three to five schools collaborating on the design, implementation, evaluation and dissemination of an innovative arts and creative learning project which supports them to address a common issue or challenge, identified by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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 purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121, 148, 149 and 150 together. 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 now engage with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The site to which the Deputy refers will provide for a campus development of the 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs for the school referred to by the Deputy and a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including two classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The acquisition...