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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested data, single sex post-primary girls schools. The data was collated from the post-primary school lists for academic year 2024-2025 which can be found at the link below.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448 and 449 together. Please find attached requested information.Please note that data is complied from the preliminary data for 2024-25 which can be found at the link below. Gaelscoileanna are those schools with an Irish classification of "all subject through Irish" with Gaelcholaiste having an Irish Classification of "all pupils taught all subjects through...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 451, 452 and 453 together. There are 172 primary schools with a multi-denominational or inter-denominational ethos. This includes 32 multi-denominational primary schools operating where previously there was denominational provision only and which are catering for diversity by providing multi-denominational options for parents where previously...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 454 and 455 together. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and the principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, including arrangements for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. While the decision to become involved in organised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary 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 such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested information.Please note that data is complied from the preliminary data for 2024-25 which can be found at the link below.">Info www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that schools are not required to report to the Department on the number of students who have applied for an exemption from the study of Irish. Statistics on the number of exemptions from the study of Irish granted and in place at primary and post primary level are available on our website: Education Statistics

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Under the 2013 anti-bullying procedures for primary and post-primary schools, Boards of Management are required to undertake an annual review of their school’s anti-bullying policy and its implementation. Following this review, the school must put in place an action plan to address any identified areas for improvement. Written notification that the review has been completed must...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government acknowledges that education should be inclusive of all students, recognising that particular students may need particular supports. It commits to continue work to tackle all forms of disadvantage in education and promote inclusivity and to provide free schoolbooks to all children in the free education system and introduce changes as needed to the operation of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Under the Education Act 1998, the question of enrolment policy in individual schools, including the setting of catchment areas, is the responsibility of the board of management on behalf of the school patron. The selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. However, this may result in some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 464, 465 and 466 together. Schools are required to take all reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of pupils and welfare of their pupils and it is the responsibility of each individual managerial authority to arrange for their appropriate safety. Under the Education Act 1998 the Board of Management of a school is the body charged with the direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the technical area within the EWS. Once a technical recommendation has been received back from the technical team, the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The EWS team is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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. Schools were notified of the staffing arrangements for the 2025/26 school year with the publication of Circular 0011/2025 on 11 February 2025. The school referred to by the Deputy is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the technical area within the EWS. Once a technical recommendation has been received back from the technical team, the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The EWS team is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015. There are five routes of registration with the Teaching Council which are namely Route 1: Primary, Route 2: Post-primary, Route 3: Further Education, Route 4: Other and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available The information being sought will be collated and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy once available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the technical area within the EWS. Once a technical recommendation has been received back from the technical team, the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The EWS team is aware...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Caretakers are valued members of our school communities who carry out work vital to the operation of our schools. At present, most primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under ancillary grant funding. The Department of Education, through a package agreed with Fórsa, (the Trade Union which represents both school caretakers and...