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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (15 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Following the review of DEIS, my Department introduced an objective, statistics based model for assessing which schools merit inclusion in the DEIS Programme.  All schools will be assessed under this new refined model and therefore this negates the requirement for an application process. My Department is in the final stages of refinement of this model,...

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

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design & Build programme.   Planning permission was lodged on the 31st March 2020.  As with all school building projects, the exact timeframe for delivery of the school will be dependent on the grant of planning permission.  My Department officials will keep the Board of...

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

Norma Foley: Ongoing engagement with my officials and officials from the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform occur on a regular basis throughout each year. My more recent engagement with Government and the Minister for Public Expenditure secured a €375m support package and the publication of a roadmap to enable the safe return for schools. This reflected the key national priority of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The system of Calculated Grades was created to allow as many as possible of the 60,000 students in the Leaving Certificate class of 2020 to progress to employment, further education and training, or higher education in a way that is fair and equitable to all students. The system is underpinned by key principles of objectivity, equity and fairness. For the Calculated Grades system to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youthreach Programme (15 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Evaluations of Centres for Education are carried out in Youthreach and other centres that are not recognised schools. During these inspections, specially trained inspectors evaluate the quality of centre management and leadership, the quality of teaching, learning and assessment, and the centre's own planning and self-review. They provide oral feedback to the staff and board of management...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (15 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: There are no Exchequer funded projects over €1 billion overseen by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: It is planned that school placements will proceed in primary and post-primary schools in this school year 2020/2021. School Placement is a critical part of initial teacher education (ITE). It is first and foremost a space and time where student teachers learn to become teachers.  It enables the student teacher to experience teaching and learning in a variety of contexts, and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Sep 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Sep 2020)

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 Teaching Council have currently registered over 3,000 Newly Qualified Teachers this year, it has also registered over 940 teachers across all 4 registration...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Sep 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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: As set out in the Roadmap for the Full Return to School, to ensure access for schools, on a value for money basis, to a secure supply chain for any Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Consumables and Equipment associated with COVID-19 Response Plans, the Department has established, following a procurement process, a multi-supplier arrangement from which schools can choose suppliers and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Closures (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I am aware of the closure of the college referred to by the Deputy and of the difficulty that this may present for the pupils and teachers involved. My Department is available to support any students who were due to enrol in the college and who are unable to source an alternative school place for this school year. In relation to teacher and ancillary staff,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy has submitted an application to my Department, for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation scheme. The application is currently under consideration and a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authority as soon as the assessment process is completed. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the project to which she refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The NDFA is currently undertaking the second phase of the process of appointment of multi-disciplinary technical advisors (design teams) for these projects. Thereafter, it will ensure that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials from the Pension Unit of my Department received verification for this period of service, from the person to whom the Deputy refers, on 25th August last.  I am happy to confirm to the Deputy that it has been determined that the period of service to which this person refers and for which verification has been submitted, can be made...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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: Oideachas Gaeilge (10 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Thug an Foras Taighde ar Oideachas (ERC) isteach tástálacha caighdeánaithe ar líne i léitheoireacht an Bhéarla agus sa Mhatamaitic (i mBéarla agus i nGaeilge araon) do bhunscoileanna in 2019 ar an ardán ar líne a bhí ar conradh ag an am sin. Tar éis don ERC nós imeachta soláthair phoiblí a reáchtáil bronnadh...