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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The project to which Deputy refers is at an advanced stage of the tender process and a preferred bidder has been identified. Subject to no issues arising during the balance of the tender process, it is anticipated that work will commence on site in Quarter 2 of 2021, with a construction period of approximately 30 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Feb 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 113,100 children, including over 14,500 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 €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 440 together. My Department is in the final stages of refinement of the new DEIS identification model, based on school enrolment data and the latest data available from Census 2016 using the HP Deprivation Index. A detailed analysis of the data has been carried out by members of the DEIS Technical Group which contains representatives of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data in a way that takes account of the significant local and regional variations in demographic trends and enrolment projections, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas (SPAs). Using school planning area boundaries within my Department’s Geographic Information System (GIS) allows...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The only available transtition rates from post-primary level to thrid level of education are compiled on a national level. The total transtition rates for years 2014-2018 are shown in table below. In order to arrive at an accurate rate of transfer of students from second to third level,the set of post-primary pupils who finished school in the most recent year and from preceding fours years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted funding under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2018 to provide one mainstream classroom with en-suite toilets, one SET and one WC Assisted User. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and was recently approved to go to Construction. It is now a matter for the Board of Management to advance this project in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The full list of the post-primary schools referred to in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 21 January 2021 are set out in tabular form in the attached spreadsheet. This includes all 359 post primary schools that are offering Spanish and the various programmes that Spanish is being offered at - Leaving Certificate, Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the school in question may apply for funding under my Departments Summer Works Scheme when it next opens for applications as this would be the most appropriate mechanism for addressing this issue. If the school or any part thereof is forced to close because of the issue mentioned they should apply for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme via...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the correct mechanism for applying for the upgrade of the schools electrical system would be my Departments Summer Works Scheme which can be applied for via Esinet when the scheme is next open for applications. However if the situation is deemed an Emergency which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment, which is sudden,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: When DEIS was first introduced in 2006 and the identification of primary schools for inclusion was based on a survey of school principals using a selection of socio-economic variables. Following the review of DEIS and an extensive consultation process, my Department introduced a new objective, statistics based identification model for assessing schools levels of concentrated disadvantage. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: A major extension/ refurbishment project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in December 2020 and is progressing satisfactorily. The contract duration is 22 months and the contract award is circa €14m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Feb 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 113,100 children, including over 14,500 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 €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The latest projection report published by the Department, "Projections of full time enrolment Primary and Second Level, 2020-2038", can be found on the Department website, links below. The report provides projections for the primary and post-primary sectors. The associated excel sheet also provides a breakdown of projections by standard and for different modeling scenarios. As per the report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Appointments to State Boards (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: There is one board vacancy on three of the State Bodies under the remit of my Department. The information requested by the Deputy concerning the number of vacancies as well as the dates the vacancies arose in the State Bodies is provided in the attached table. Details of board vacancies are regularly updated on my Department’s website. The Deputy should note that individuals may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The major construction project at the school referred to by the Deputy is progressing satisfactorily on site and subject to no issues arising it is anticipated that substantial completion will be achieved in the second quarter of 2021. The contractor is operating under the requirements of the Return to Work Safely Protocol which came into effect on the 18thof May 2020.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424 to 426, inclusive, together. The interim move of Drogheda Educate Together Secondary School (ETSS) from its existing temporary location to the Louth Meath Education Training Board (LMETB) owned site at Rathmullen Road, Drogheda (same location as St. Oliver’s Community College), is to facilitate Drogheda ETSS ultimately growing to a 1,000-pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: During the current period of school closure, schools are required to put in place their plan of action to enable continuity of learning for all pupils. This involves all teachers who are medically fit to work, including SETs, providing remote teaching and learning to all pupils in their class or on their caseload. It is crucially important that the learning of all pupils/students,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application from the school in question for consideration under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The application is being considered by my officials and once a decision has been reached the school authorities will be contacted directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is currently engaging with the school to which he refers in relation to the school's accommodation needs, including the provision of permanent accommodation as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (10 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is at the forefront of design with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in Design and Specification. Schools that are designed and built in accordance with the Departments Schools technical guidance documents must achieve an A3 Building...