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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: In the first instance, I want to acknowledge that there is considerable experience in this country too, which should not be underestimated, of dealing with students and families who have been displaced from different countries and of welcoming them into our schools. It is certainly not at the current level we are being asked for-----

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The planning permission for the school project referred to by the Deputy included planning permission for the roads and was subject to 57 conditions most of which related to the specification and construction of the significant road network be built by a third party developer and which is essential to access the school site. My Department, through its Project Managers and their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 May 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 my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that my Department received an application for capital funding in 2021 for a new sports hall from the school referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department seeks, where possible, to minimise legal fees and avails of the services of the Chief State Solicitor's Office, the Attorney General's Office and the State Claims Agency in terms of the provision of legal advice and representation of the Department in Court cases. However, occasionally it engages senior counsels and barristers for legal advice and services. Legal costs incurred...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: An application for planning permission was submitted to the local authority on March 4th 2022 for the development of a new primary school on the site referred to by the Deputy. My Department received notification that the planning permission application had been refused by the local authority on the 27th April 2022. My Department has been in communication with the local authority in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380 and 381 together. The Design Team for the school referred to by the Deputy is in the process of finalising tender documents for completion of the construction of the new school building. It is anticipated that a detailed report will be submitted to my Department shortly for review. Assuming no significant issues arise during the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: There are a range of measures in place to reduce back to school costs and also to help families with these costs.  My Department published a Circular in 2017 which sets out principles of cost-effective practice to be adopted by schools to reduce the cost of returning to school. Under these measures, schools are required to select school uniform items which are generic and can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: From next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. Schools were identified for inclusion in the programme through the refined DEIS identification model which is an objective, statistics based model. Schools were not required to apply for inclusion in the DEIS programme and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 389 together. The review of out-of-school education provision, was conducted through a mixture of literature review of national and international examples of out-of-school education provision and a data gathering exercise from the sector. This data was initially gathered in the form of a survey and followed up with a focus group with a sample of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 May 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Mar chuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030, tá gealltanas tugtha ag mo Roinn go gcruthóidh sí deiseanna chun oideachas trí mheán Gaeilge a leathnú lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht i gcomhthéacs na bhfógraí ó mhí Aibreáin 2018 maidir le 47 scoil nua a bhunú ó 2019 i leith, lena dtugtar aird ar leith ar bhunú...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The provisions of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies from 25th May 2018, and requires consultation under Article 36(4) of Regulation to take place prior to the proposal stage of the Bill.  The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published a guide on the legislative consultation requirement: The Legislative Consultation Process.pdf (dataprotection.ie).  The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table. Please note that details of current civil service salary scales are available at www.gov.ie/en/circular/ef515-application-of-1st-february-202 2-pay-adjustments/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Mar chuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030, tá gealltanas tugtha ag mo Roinn go gcruthóidh sí deiseanna chun oideachas trí mheán Gaeilge a leathnú lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht i gcomhthéacs na bhfógraí ó mhí Aibreáin 2018 maidir le 47 scoil nua a bhunú ó 2019 i leith, lena dtugtar aird ar leith ar bhunú...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of correspondence from the school in question concerning a possible amalgamation with another school. The decision making authority for any amalgamation is the Patron of the schools concerned and this is subject to the approval of my Department. My Department has advised the patron of this position and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on 15th February 2022 to the preferred tenderer.  This allows the preferred bidder to put in place the Bond, Insurances and confirmations of all legal arrangements required under the Contract.   Following receipt of all the necessary documentation, my Department will shortly be in a position to issue the Letter of Acceptance (LOA), which will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that major capital funding was approved for CBS National School in Ennis, County Clare to cater for a school comprised of a Principal and 24 mainstream teachers and a 2 Classroom Special Educational Unit.  The project was completed in 2019. The Deputy may be aware of the very significant school building programme that is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The position is as advised in my response to the Deputy’s question number 26568 on 25thMay last. The two main grants paid by my Department to recognised schools are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep, etc. and the Ancillary Services grants to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. All children who are eligible and who complete the application and payment...