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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. All special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy may wish to note that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the school authority under my Department's Summer Works Scheme. As such, it is a matter for the school authority, advised by its design team, to progress the project .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application, for capital funding, from the school in question.  Schools which identify that they have a shortfall in accommodation may apply for funding under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA).  The application form and information relating to this scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jun 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 current school year over 120,000 children, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the school authority under my Department's Summer Works Scheme. As such, it is a matter for the school authority to progress the project.  I can inform the Deputy that we are aware from our engagement with the school with respect to this project that it will not be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: Year 2017 Expenditure 2018 Expenditure 2019 Expenditure  2020  Expenditure (to date)  Summer Works Scheme (Wexford) €2,048,663 €782,404 €397,248 €55,117 The purpose of the Summer...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information sought is set out in the following table: Emergency Works Refused 2019 Emergency Works Refused Q1 2020 128 27

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. All children...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: A Stage 3 Tender Report, for the school referred to by the Deputy, has been reviewed by my Department.  A request for some additional information has recently been sent to the school and its Design Team.  On receipt of this information, the review of the tender report will be completed.  Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged that works should commence in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: A project under the Department’s Additional Accommodation Scheme 2018 has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. This project provides for two general classrooms with ensuites, two special education needs classrooms and a WC for Assisted User to replace existing prefabricated accommodation. Officials in my Department have reviewed the additional information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the school authority under my Department's Summer Works Scheme. As such, it is a matter for the school authority to progress the project.  However, I can inform the Deputy that the tender for the works in question has been advertised on the e-Tenders system as the school authority...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that the dates the events to which he refers occurred were as follows: Date of submission of original planning application to Louth County Council: 16/10/2015 Date of Final Grant of Permission: 12/01/2016 Date of subsequent submission to Louth County Council: 27/06/2017 Date of Final Grant of planning permission: 21/09/2017 Regarding your question...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was established in 2018 and is currently in interim accommodation on the Firhouse Education Campus.  Due to additional accommodation requirements in the Gaelscoil in which they are currently located my Department has been informed that it is not possible for the secondary school to continue to operate in that building.  My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 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 current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Institutions (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: To assist with the development of plans for the re-opening and operation of higher education in an environment that may require social distancing and other public health requirements, the Department of Education and Skills is engaging with relevant stakeholders from the higher education sector. The importance of informing students of arrangements for the new semester in a timely manner forms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primacy aged children with complex needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. All special...