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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Oct 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: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that a project has been approved for funding for the school in question under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2018 and has been devolved for delivery to the school authority in that context. I can also inform the Deputy that my Department has approved this project to proceed to planning on the basis of a building project comprising one...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Rights of Way (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: There is a Right of Way in the Particulars and Tenure of the Contract for Sale relating to this school site which retains a right of access to an adjoining property. Alterations to this Right of Way are currently being explored with the relevant parties.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that a major permanent capital project to extend the school, referred to by the Deputy, has recently been sanctioned by my Department.  The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. The project brief comprises 26 general classrooms, 6 specialist rooms with associated preparation/storage areas, a 4-class special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has recently approved a 4-class Special Educational Needs (SEN) Base as part of a major capital project for the school in question.  The Special Educational Needs Base is used in the main, but not exclusively, as a dedicated space for children with Autism. The use of this space is agreed in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the project to which he refers has been devolved to the school for delivery under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019. Funding has been provided to deliver a 4-classroom SEN base in that context. As it is a devolved project, it is a matter for the school authorities to progress it.  It is not possible at this stage to give...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2020 to enable the school in question to build one music room, one multi media room, one metalwork room and one textile room.  The project has been devolved for delivery to Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB).  The next step will be for Donegal ETB to procure a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The building project for Gaelscoil an Chaisleain is included in my Department's capital programme.  Officials in my Department continue to liaise with officials in Cork City Council and other relevant parties in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable site for the school.  A number of site options have been identified...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Oct 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: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan.   The major building project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2b – Detailed Design, which includes securing Planning Permission, Fire Certificate and Disability Access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, from the school in question.  Once the application has been assessed, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy progressed to an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design, in September 2019.  Stage 2(b) includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certificate & Disability Access Certificate and the preparation of tender documents. All Statutory approvals have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The 2020 Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades appeals process has concluded and the appeal outcomes were made available to students at 12pm on Friday 16 October through the Calculated Grades Student Portal. In the processing of the appeals, the Calculated Grades Executive Office in my Department reviewed a total of 33,301 individual subject records belonging to 12,216 students. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323 to 326, inclusive, together. There are two Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROCs) in which primary level teaching is being provided: in Clonea, Co. Waterford and in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.  There are 9 children at primary level currently accessing education in EROCs, 7 children since January  2020 and 2 since...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The building project at the school referred to by the Deputy was authorised to progress to tender stage last week. The tender process normally takes between 4 to 6 months to complete.  Once the project commences on site, it is anticipated that it will take approximately 78 weeks to complete the work.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design.  Stage 2(b) is arguably the most complex and detailed of all the stages in Architectural Planning.  In addition to securing the necessary statutory approval, it also includes the preparation of complex and detailed tender documents....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that the correspondence to which she refers will be responded to directly in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: On 27 July last the Government published the Roadmap for the Full Return to School, along with details of a significant financial package to support the implementation of the measures in the roadmap. The package of supports is expected to cost in excess of €437 million in the 2020/2021 school year and this includes funding for a range of supports being made available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: It remains the Government’s and my Department’s key objective for schools to remain open and to continue to operate as normally as possible.  However, I recognise that despite the best efforts of all stakeholders, there will be situations where individual pupils or groups of pupils, teachers, or possibly entire school communities, are requested by Public Health HSE to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Stádas Scoile (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Tógfaidh mé Ceisteanna Uimh. 333 agus 334 le chéile. Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun múinteoirí a leithdháileadh ar scoileanna gach bliain ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne.  Is scoileanna Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (BOO) iad na scoileanna a bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt dóibh. Soláthraíonn an Roinn...