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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: There are two options for PE at Senior Cycle – Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE), which is an examinable subject and the Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) framework which is non-examinable. The Senior Cycle Physical Education (SCPE) non-examination framework provides a flexible planning tool for physical education for all students in senior cycle. Oide, the new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the February 2022 agreement the implementation of revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school secretaries is now fully operational, and lessons learned from that process are now playing a key role in the drafting and implementation of a similar deal to be offered to grant funded school caretakers. The Department committed, as part of the agreement, to ensuring that school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that following consultation with the school and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) a traditional building project for two Special education classrooms was approved in 2021 for the school in question under the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Civil Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The National Shared Services Office (NSSO) manage leave of absences including career breaks on behalf of my department. It is the responsibility of any civil servant whose career break is coming to an end to make contact with the NSSO who in turn contact my department’s HR Unit. Where the employee has indicated that they are available to return to work, HR Unit engages with them...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the project referred has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). The project is at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The Stage 2b report has been received and reviewed in my Department. LMETB responded to comments issued following receipt of the report, and as for all capital projects of this nature is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

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 30 September. The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts, using projected enrolment....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The Deputy has received a reply on 04th November in relation to the query outlined.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to Deputy McGrath's question on the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). NEPS is the psychological service of the Department of Education and provides educational psychology support to all primary, post-primary, and special schools. NEPS is a schools-based service and each NEPS psychologist is assigned to a group of schools. NEPS provides access for all schools to:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. This family has been in contact with Tusla Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that the salary of the teacher referred to been reviewed. The teacher has moved to the appropriate point on the scale and has been contacted directly by Payroll staff. Any arrears of salary due will be issued with salary on 21st November 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident, A Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS psychologist or through the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments (SCPA), A school staff Support and Development Service, to build school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to Deputy Naughten's question on the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). NEPS is the psychological service of the Department of Education and provides educational psychology support to all primary, post-primary, and special schools. NEPS is a schools-based service and each NEPS psychologist is assigned to a group of schools. NEPS provides access for all schools to:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme for a project to provide one mainstream classroom and two SET rooms. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. I can confirm to the Deputy, that in Q1 2024 department officials received a Stage 1/2a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (5 Nov 2024)

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 the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for his enquiry in relation to this matter. The School Principal has been contacted directly in relation to the supply of the heating equipment and is being kept informed of developments in relation to this item. The school referred to is part of the Pilot Schools Public Private Partnership (PPP) Bundle. The relevant section within my Department, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for fabric defect works. The EWS operates on the basis of a minimal scope of works and accordingly, the school was advised to submit a revised scope of works, based on a leak detection test, along with an accompanying itemised cost breakdown. Once this is received the EWS team...