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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that a new educational psychologist was assigned to the school referred to by the Deputy in January this year. Prior to this  a member of the local NEPS team provided a service to the school which involved  responding to queries from the school, access to critical incident support if needed, casework, case consultation and access to the Scheme for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Access to sexual and health education is an important right for students.  Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary Junior Cycle. Relationships and Sexuality Education (or RSE) is required at all levels, from primary through to Senior Cycle. My Department has set out the content for each of these programmes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: As you may be aware, there are a number of published reports and current consultation work highlighting the ongoing needs of Survivors and the lifelong difficulties they experienced due to their childhood experiences in residential care. The report of themes to be explored in further consultation with Survivors of Abuse in Residential Institutions published in August 2019 by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is 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, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where...

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

Norma Foley: 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 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Under the...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that this school was granted approval and funding to build two mainstream classrooms and an Assisted-User WC under the Additional Accommodation Scheme for 2020. The delivery of this project is devolved to the school authority. My Department's officials recently reviewed the school's Stage 2B submission and I am pleased to confirm that this project has now been...

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

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in my Department's school building programme. The next step includes completing the accommodation brief for the project, which will be part of a campus development, with a view to progressing the project to the next stage of the planning process as quickly as possible.   My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Completion Programme (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Completion Programme (SCP) is a key support under Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS). In 2010, €31m was allocated to the School Completion Programme. Subsequently the programme transferred from the Department of Education. The SCP is one of three strands of Tusla Education Support Service (TESS), which previously came under the remit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 611 and 616 to 618, inclusive, together. My Department has provided funding for several years, to a number of DEIS Band 1 primary schools to organise a week long Literacy and Numeracy Summer Camp Programme/Campaí Samhraidh. In 2020 in response to the challenges faced by schools due to Covid 19 school closures, my Department extended the summer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home School Community Liaison Scheme (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The average salary cost for one Home School Community Liaison (HSCL) Coordinator position based on mid point of the salary scale is circa €55,500.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is not all readily available and is being collated by my officials.  It will be fowarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 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 and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional school...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, my Department provided a total of €160m Minor Works Grant funding to Primary and Post-Primary Schools during 2020. (€90m at Primary level and €70m at Post Primary level) School management authorities have flexibility in terms of how this Minor Works Grant funding is best utilised in meeting the needs of their school operating in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has committed considerable resources towards the restoration of guidance counselling hours to post-primary schools, to the provision of CPD for guidance counsellors and to the provision of a national guidance counselling supervision service for post-primary guidance counsellors in recent times. The guidance allocation is provided separately and transparently on each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Please find the requested figures for 2020-21 6th Class and 6th Year enrolments below.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State.  The figures provided by the Council in the table detail the number of newly qualified primary teachers from the institution referring to by the Deputy from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State.  The Council has provided the information requested in the table below, the number of newly qualified primary teachers primary across all providers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Apr 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 the...

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

Norma Foley: The Department entered two contracts during the period in question to provide enhanced capacity, supporting necessary communications with a wide range of stakeholders on matters relating to school reopening and the Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades projects. It is common practice for Government Departments to engage external companies to support specific projects when required. The...