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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). The site, which includes an existing building, has been acquired by my Department and the school is currently occupying a portion of this building. The next step includes the development of the project brief...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's school building programme. The next step includes determining the accommodation brief for the project and my Department will be engaging with the patron in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. A number of Brief Change requests have been received, in recent years, in relation to this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic the Government has identified as an objective that all students should return to education as normal to the fullest extent possible, while minimising the risks from a public health perspective. Schools have put significant measures in place to reduce the risk of coronavirus being transmitted to/within the school and significant funding has been provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which tenders to pre-established frameworks of D&B contractors. My Department is currently in the process of establishing a Framework of Design and Build Contractors to which Design and Build projects can be tendered. Once this framework is established, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2015.  This project will provide for two mainstream classrooms with en-suite, and one WC for assisted users. The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the school under my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that funding for sensory rooms is only available to schools who already have an approved ASD class.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gaelscoil Issues (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department establishes and supports new schools where a demographic need for a new school has been identified. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. The GIS uses data from a range of sources, including the Central Statistics Office, Ordnance Survey...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 299 and 301 together. My Department is in the final stages of refinement of the DEIS identification model, based on school enrolment data and the latest data available from Census 2016 under the HP Deprivation Index. This work is at an advanced stage and the consultation process with education stakeholder representatives on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: Department of Finance Circular 47/01 provides for the reimbursement, by Government Departments, of professional membership fees paid by staff. The Circular provides for reimbursement of such fees where the continued membership of professional bodies or associations is necessary for the performance of an officer’s official duties, and where the benefits accruing to the Department as a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: The Department does not comment on individual cases in schools.  Public health specialists working with schools and the Department of Education are closely monitoring the situation in all schools to ensure that where schools are open with appropriate infection prevention and control measures, there is no additional threat to public health.  To date the evidence demonstrates that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question has submitted an application for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme for Roof Works, this application has been approved in principle dependent on the confirmation of some technical details which have not been provided by the school to date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: As of 5thDecember a total of 877 education facilities (primary, post primary and special education facilities) have undergone mass testing following Public Health Risk Assessment. The positivity rate of close contacts testing in educational facilities including primary, post-primary and special educational needs facilities as of this date is 2.3% with 25,679 close contacts tested. This low...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (9 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator. I am replying on behalf of the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Project Ireland 2040, which was launched by the Government on 16 February 2018, is the overarching policy and planning framework for the social, economic and cultural development of Ireland. It includes a detailed capital investment plan for the period 2018 to 2027, the national...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (9 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I appreciate the points the Senator makes and the sincerity with which he makes the case for his home town. I will communicate his points to the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (9 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanadóir as ucht na ceiste agus as ucht deis a thabhairt dom freagra a thabhairt air. I thank Senator Kyne for raising this matter as it provides me with the opportunity to outline to the Seanad the current position regarding the major building project for Scoil Mhuire. The brief for this project is to provide a new school with accommodation for the...