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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Transport (4 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Examinations (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the disruption caused to students as a result of school closures resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic and which led the decision not to run the state examinations this summer. In the context of the return to schools of students for the 2020/21 academic year my Department published a range of documentation and support material as part of the Roadmap for...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Transport (4 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...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Schools Building Projects (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 76, 77, 78 and 81 together. The tender package for the project at the school referred to by the Deputy included a requirement for the provision of temporary accommodation for the duration of the construction period. In that regard, all the contractors who tendered for the contract tendered for the provision of temporary accommodation. The successful...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Transport (4 Nov 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 cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Patronage (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The school in question opened in September 2014 under the Patronage Divesting Process. The divesting of the school was facilitated by transfer from the Church of Ireland. The Church of Ireland Trustees, who own the property, and the new school Patron engaged directly with each other in relation to the leasing arrangements for the property. A draft lease was drawn up but was not finalised...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: State Examinations (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The results of appeals under the 2020 Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades appeals process were made available to students at 12pm on Friday 16 October through the Calculated Grades Student Portal. In the processing of the appeals, a total of 33,301 individual subject records belonging to 12,216 students were reviewed. This number excluded students who initially entered for an appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Schools Health and Safety (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The building referred to by Deputy has not yet been handed over. My Department is taking appropriate steps to ensure that it is completely satisfied that the building is fit for handover prior to accepting it. There is currently an engagement underway between my Department and the Contractor in this regard under the contract. Communications are ongoing and the issue is being actively...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 85 and 86 together. My Department has published a suite of helpful guidance for the safe and sustainable operation of schools. Each school is required to have a COVID-19 Response Plan for the safe operation through the prevention, early detection and control of COVID-19 in line with public health advice. This guidance is focused on the practical steps schools...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Enrolments (4 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers is currently in interim accommodation on the Grange Community College site pending delivery of its intended interim accommodation on its permanent site on Belmayne Avenue, Belmayne. Work has commenced on site and it is currently anticipated that the accommodation will be ready for occupation by the school in early December. In addition to the interim...

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...

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...

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...