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

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (10 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) is the main policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level. My Department will spend in the region of €125 million in 2020 on the DEIS Programme. Under Budget 2021 I have announced a general reduction in the mainstream staffing schedule to 25:1. Each 1 point adjustment to the primary...

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

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that under Budget 2021 I have announced a general reduction in the mainstream staffing schedule to 25:1. While there has been a reduction in mainstream class size in recent years, there has not been a corresponding reduction for those Urban Band 1 DEIS schools who are already allocated a preferential staffing schedule of 20:1 for schools catering for junior...

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

Norma Foley: The reopening of schools has been a very important milestone for Irish children and society. The safety and wellbeing of staff, students and the whole school community has been of paramount importance in the Government’s planning for school reopening. Planning for school reopening was undertaken in close consultation and discussion with key education partners. Since schools reopened,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the deputy on roles filled by my department in the past five years is below. There has been a significant amount of staffing change in the last number of years and the majority of the roles filled below are backfill of vacancies which arose where staff left on retirements, promotions or transfers. With regard to the cost to the Exchequer, my department has...

Education (Admission to Schools) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: In Deputy Ó Ríordáin's absence, I absolutely accept his bona fides in introducing this Bill and his good intentions. In the interest of fairness, my motivation in moving this amendment is equally well intentioned. I have listened to the Deputies with interest. I must point out and, indeed, take exception to remarks that have been made about not alone my party but also the...

Education (Admission to Schools) (Amendment) Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "That" and substitute the following: "Dáil Éireann resolves that the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2020 be deemed to be read a second time this day 12 months to allow for a review of the impact of the provision of section 62(10)(b) of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018 to be undertaken and for that then to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141, 154 and 155 together. The Education Sector Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) procurement agreement July 2020 provided for the supply of the following PPE products, from 14 suppliers, for use in schools and other education settings: Wipes; Hand Soaps; Facemasks; Gloves; Hand Sanitiser; Protective Clothing; and Safety Glasses. As part of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The school the Deputy refers to is a private educational institution located abroad. The Irish Leaving Certificate examination is offered each year to candidates in the school. The role of the State Examinations Commission (SEC) is to provide examinations to candidates who have been entered for either the Junior or Leaving Certificate. Teachers working at this school are directly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, since April 2018 the Government has announced 47 new schools to be established over a four year period (2019 - 2022) including one new primary school to serve the Killester_Raheny_Clontarf school planning area. This school was established in 2019 under the patronage of Educate Together following a patronage process. The school opened in suitable interim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: Please find list of schools attached. Primary Roll No. School Name Address Patron  20308Q BELMAYNE EDUCATE TOGETHER NS BALGRIFFIN PARK, BELMAYNE, DUBLIN 13 Educate Together 20445D MALAHIDE/PORTMARNOCK EDUCATE TOGETHER N S MALAHIDE ROAD, KINSEALY, CO DUBLIN Educate Together ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, since April 2018 the Government has announced 47 new schools to be established over a four year period (2019 - 2022) including one new primary school to serve the Killester_Raheny_Clontarf school planning area. This school was established in 2019 under the patronage of Educate Together following a patronage process. The school opened in suitable interim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the deputy that the costs associated with transporting students to and from the school in question following a tragic accident in August 2019 were approximately €76k (incl. VAT) for the 2019-2020 school year. In order to facilitate physical distancing arrangements on the buses, the cost has been proportionately higher in the current school year. Approximately...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The specific information requested by the Deputy regarding the number of schools that have or do not have a PE hall is not readily available within my Department. I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of PE Halls form part of the accommodation brief for all newly established schools. These facilities may also form part of the overall accommodation brief for major capital...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that a school's enrolment dictates the teacher allocation and consequently the accommodation required varies from school to school. In the case of school projects, my Department's Technical Guidance Documents set out the general principles of Universal Design in schools. A suite of technical guidance documents is available on the Department's website...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where a demand for additional school places will arise. There are ten school planning areas in Wicklow. - Dunlavin - Baltinglass - Hacketstown - Arklow - Carnew - Bray...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Supervision and Substitution Scheme (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The Roadmap for the Full Return to School provides for comprehensive supports across a range of areas to allow for the safe reopening of schools. Among the supports provided is the extension of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panel. My Department has worked closely with our Partners on expanding teacher supply panels. The base schools were first identified in collaboration with the INTO...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department made arrangements to refurbish a property for the school in question during the summer and the school relocated to this property recently. A major capital project for the provision of permanent accommodation for the school is being addressed through the Department's Capital Programme. The Department proposes to master plan a 12 acre site owned...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of applications from the school in question, for major capital funding for the provision of a PE hall and also for capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. My Department's current priority within the limited funding available, is the provision of essential classroom accommodation in areas where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Nov 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 cost of...