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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Le haghaidh 2020-21, leis na sonraí is déanaí atá ar fáil, is é líon na ndaltaí atá cláraithe i mBaile Átha Cliath ná 4,387. Tá an figiúr aimsithe as liostaí rollaithe na n-iar-bhunscoileanna atá le fáil ag an nasc thíos: www.gov.ie/ga/bailiuchan/post-primary-schools/ Tabhair faoi deara: Is é an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil sonraí clárúcháin do gach scoil ar fáil ar shuíomh Gréasáin mo Roinne ag www.gov.ie. Baineann an teorainn de dhaltaí cláraithe le Pátrún na Scoile. Ba mhaith liom comhairle a chur ar an Teachta freisin go bhfuil sonraí faoi na mórthionscadail reatha agus na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Under section 21(1) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, all public bodies, including Education and Training Boards (ETBs), are required to establish and maintain procedures for the making of protected disclosures by their employees. Where an ETB receives a protected disclosure, they are required to follow those procedures. Any follow up actions in relation to a protected disclosure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 2021)

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 114,100 children, including over 14,700 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 €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design. In October 2020, in order to expedite the progression of this major building project the Department authorised DDLETB and its Design Team to commence a pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of contractors, in parallel with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not received a proposal relating to the matter to which he refers. My Department is aware that there is engagement among stakeholders locally relating to a potential development.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government reinforces our commitment to improve the learning experience and success of learners and specifically commits to updating the National Anti-Bullying Plan to include gender identity bullying. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth committed in Better Outcomes Brighter Futures to “Develop a National Framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Good ventilation was identified as an important aspect of public health advice on managing Covid-19 risks and this led to the establishment of an Expert Group by the Department of Health. A sub-group of the main Expert Group focussed exclusively on the issue of improving and monitoring ventilation in schools. This report formed the based for the most recent updating of the ventilation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: 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 System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity, to identify where additional school accommodation is needed at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 437 and 439 together. An arrangement was made through An Chomhairle Leabharlanna in 1971, whereby the local authority librarians would provide services for schools. At that time my Department made a grant available for this purpose based on the number of pupils enrolled in primary schools in the local authority areas. The amount of the grant payable to each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, 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 System, utilising data from a range of sources including information on planned and current residential development, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design. In October 2020, in order to expedite the progression of this major building project the Department authorised DDLETB and its Design Team to commence a pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of contractors, in parallel with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2020/21 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 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 €224.7m in 2020. Under the terms of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: There are various expenditure measures presented in the OECD’s most recent Education at a Glance, and expenditure as a percentage of GDP is just one of them. Ireland has consistently argued that, given the well-known measurement issues with GDP due to globalisation effects, an alternative measure should be used. This is acknowledged in the methodological notes of the report which notes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Managing ventilation is just one of a suite of public health measures in place to keep our schools safe. Updated guidance for schools on Practical Steps for the Deployment of Good Ventilation Practices in Schools was provided at the end of May following the work of an expert group that carefully considered the role of ventilation in managing COVID-19. A copy of the guidance is published on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, a revised ex gratia scheme to implement the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgement relating to childhood sexual abuse in day schools is now open for applications. The Scheme, which was developed in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General, provides for ex gratia payments to be made to those who qualify to apply for the Scheme and who satisfy the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 445 and 455 together. An arrangement was made through An Chomhairle Leabharlanna in 1971, whereby the local authority librarians would provide services for schools. At that time my Department made a grant available for this purpose based on the number of pupils enrolled in primary schools in the local authority areas. The amount of the grant payable to each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools is the main policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level. My Department will spend over €150 million on the DEIS Programme in 2021, which includes some €26.07 million for the School Completion Programme. In the 2021/22 academic year there are 884 schools in the DEIS Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools. As part of the Budget 2021 measures, the Government have delivered on this commitment by the announcement of a 1 point change to the primary staffing schedule and the introduction of a three point reduction in the number of pupils needed to retain a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The course provider in question was offering programmes which bring emerging and senior leaders together from a variety of sectors in an experiential format and, as such, was meeting training needs identified for staff in my Department. The scale of the expenditure involved meant that it was not necessary to carry out a procurement involving advertisement on etenders for this work. ...