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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to the Deputy’s question regarding one of your constituents and the incorrect application of ASC to their pay. My officials have made enquiries with KWETB and I am informed that the following is the position in respect of this matter. The Teacher’s employment commenced with KWETB on 1 Sept 2019. On commencement of her employment with KWETB, the Teacher was put into the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: This response has issued to the Deputy on the 18th September 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the departments pipeline of school buildings under the 2021 Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for a project to provide 3 General Classrooms, 1 Graphics room, 2 Science labs with 1 Prep area, 1 Home Economics room and a 2 Classroom SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. In 2022...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I am aware of the matter referred to by the Deputy. The error occurred due to the incorrect application of a reduction to pensions known as the public sector pension reduction (PSPR). As indicated by the Deputy PSPR was introduced under the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (FEMPI) legislation. PSPR came into effect on 1 January 2011 and was significantly extended on 1 July...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Where a board of management makes a decision to refuse admission to a school, a parent/guardian can appeal that decision under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended) and an independent appeals committee will be appointed to consider that appeal. The person concerned to which the Deputy refers currently has an appeal in progress under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Officials in my Department are currently collecting this information and will revert directly to the Deputy with the details requested as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: On 5th of March, I announced details of a new ground-breaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. Special schools who have students enrolled in Junior Cycle programmes will also receive this funding. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special schools, will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: It is the responsibility of each individual school to select the resources, if any, that it will use to support its implementation of the curriculum. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and my Department do not endorse or recommend particular materials. This includes text books, e-Books etc. Since June 2020, and over the past three Budgets, I have secured funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department currently have no plans to introduce student card for primary and secondary pupils. The Irish Second Level Student Union are launching a student card in partnership with International Student Identity Card. Further information can be found by contacting info@isic.ie or on .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The purpose of the Remote Area Boarding Grant scheme is to give students who are disadvantaged because of their remoteness from schools an opportunity to attend school on the same basis as students not so disadvantaged. The terms of this scheme are set out in Circular 16/2016 which is published on the Department’s website at: www.gov.ie/en/service/remote-area-boarding-grant/ Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme issued to the school in question for the reconfiguration of part of the main building to provide 1 Technology room/ Prep Area & toilets. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This programme involves...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils traveling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils traveling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching, establishes...