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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: In June 2019 the school in question was approved grant funding for three General Classrooms, two Standard WCs, a WC for assisted users, four SET rooms and a Science Lab with Prep area under the Additional Accommodation scheme for 2019. The delivery of this project is devolved to the school authority. The school originally submitted a Stage 1 (preliminary design) report to my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department’s multi supplier agreement for the provision of PPE including hand sanitiser has a term of one year, with four possible six month extension. The Department is considering the most appropriate procurement approach to meet the sectors’ future needs including the possible solutions that may be available from the Office of Government Procurement for the whole of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme. The planning application for the project was submitted on 26th March 2021. Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it will not be possible to provide a timeline for the progression of the project to tender and construction stages.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department received advice from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on the use of face coverings in educational settings. Face coverings do not have to be worn outdoors. Further information for parents and students on the wearing of face coverings including the proper use, removal and washing of cloth face coverings is available via the link: . Information is also set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The attached tabular statement sets out a breakdown of the administrative grades of higher executive officer, administrative officer, assistant principal officer, principal officer and assistant secretary in my Department by gender. Grade Male Female Headcount Total (FTE) Assistant Secretary 3 4 7 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: It is the responsibility of the school authorities of 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 places. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: General Data Protection Regulation (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The statistical information requested by the Deputy concerning subject access requests and complaints under the General Data Protection Regulation EU 2016/679 (GDPR) concerning my Department is provided on the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has developed a plan with the relevant education stakeholders for the phased return to in-school learning for children in primary, post-primary and special schools. During March all primary level, fifth year post primary students and final year Leaving Certificate students returned to school. This phase also saw a return to full attendance for children in special schools. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Based on the reports received from schools for the first term of the 2020/21 school year, the Substitute Teacher Supply Panels were running at an average of 94% efficiency. The relevant schools are currently forwarding the reports in respect of the second term, therefore the information requested by the Deputy is not currently available. A separate report shall issue to the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Among the COVID-19 supports provided for the 2020/21 school year was the extension of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panel. Currently, there are 115 Substitute Teacher Supply Panels nationwide, with almost 330 newly appointed Supply Panel teachers employed, providing substitute cover to almost 2,300 schools across the country. The proficiencies of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panels is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: In November 2020, as Minister for Education, I approved the annual intake figure for the academic year 2021/22 on the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) initial teacher education programmes provided in the four State-funded HEI providers. I also approved the continuation of the Professional Masters of Education (PME) programmes and the intake figure for the PME programmes provided in the four...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The Government has always been guided by public health advice in relation to what is safe in schools. The CMO has made it very clear in his advices to Government which are published on gov.ie, that schools are safe environments, with very little evidence of transmission within schools, and that the majority of infections of children and adolescents occurs outside the school setting. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 Mar 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, 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 Patronage (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 563 and 564 together. The Programme for Government commits to achieving a target of at least 400 multi-denominational primary schools by 2030 to improve parental choice. The Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process, supporting transfers of schools to multi-denominational patrons in response to the wishes of local families, has been developed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 Mar 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. Based on the public health advice...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: As part of the Government Decision on 17 February last, the normal Junior Cycle Examination processes were cancelled. Given the priority that needed to be accorded to the Leaving Certificate examinations and the challenge associated with running them, it was not considered feasible to run a set of Junior Cycle Examinations also. Last year, early school leavers and adult learners were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers is scheduled for completion in Quarter 2 of 2021. The cost of the project is approximately €7m, which includes the scope of works, Professional Fees, Furniture/Equipment and ICT grants.