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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the project to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to the school authority under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019 to enable the school in question to refurbish existing accommodation to provide for 4 general classrooms. 1 Construction Studies room, 1 Technology Studies room with shared prep area, 1 WC for assisted users, 1 SET Room and standard...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department’s Circular Letter 54/2019 for teachers contains the at Chapter 6, which is regulated by the Carer’s Leave Act 2001. Paragraph 2.2 of the Carer’s Leave Scheme states:- ‘Where Carer’s Leave is not taken in one continuous period of 104 weeks, there must be a minimum of 6 weeks intervening period between the periods of Carer’s Leave in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's school building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). The site, which includes an existing building, has been acquired by my Department and the school is currently occupying a portion of this building. The next step includes the development of the project brief...

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

Norma Foley: A building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's school building programme. The next step includes determining the accommodation brief for the project and my Department will be engaging with the patron in this regard.

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. A number of Brief Change requests have been received, in recent years, in relation to this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (15 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic the Government has identified as an objective that all students should return to education as normal to the fullest extent possible, while minimising the risks from a public health perspective. Schools have put significant measures in place to reduce the risk of coronavirus being transmitted to/within the school and significant funding has been provided...

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

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which tenders to pre-established frameworks of D&B contractors. My Department is currently in the process of establishing a Framework of Design and Build Contractors to which Design and Build projects can be tendered. Once this framework is established, it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department has put arrangements in place via the Education and Training Board (ETB) sector to provide for the interim educational needs of families accommodated in EROCs. Educational supports available to mainstream schools are available to EROC schools, including the supports of the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) and National Council for Special Education (NCSE)....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: In instances where a child attending school tests positive, the HSE will inform the school principal if the child was in the school in the infectious period regardless of parental consent. In these circumstances the HSE will conduct a Public Health Risk Assessment with the school principal. This is usually undertaken the same day they are notified, but it may be the following day. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, a new site will be required for a school campus development, in order to cater for the permanent needs of St. Patrick’s National School, Celbridge Community College and St. Raphael’s Special School. The Department is presently at a very advanced stage in the process of acquiring a suitable site, located at Donaghcumper. I can confirm that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: Access to relationships and sexuality education (RSE) is an important right for students. Schools have a responsibility to provide for this, importantly, in consultation with parents and having regard to the ethos of the school. Curricular provision for Social Personal and Health Education (SPHE) and RSE across primary and post-primary level is aimed at ensuring that topics are covered in an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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 over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 171 and 172 together. The application for planning permission for the permanent school building for the school referred to by the Deputy was lodged in December 2018 and the notification of the Decision to Grant Permission (subject to 18 no. conditions) was received on 13 June 2019. Two of these conditions were subsequently the subject of a first party...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 Dec 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 Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included on the Department's school building programme and a site has been acquired for this purpose. My Department is engaging with the school's patron in the context of the planning work associated with the project. In this regard, the school patron will be furnishing certain information to the Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, utilising data from a range of sources including information on planned and current residential development, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: A potential site option has been identified and discussions with the landowner are at a very advanced stage with a view to acquiring this site. Once a suitable site has been acquired my Department will be in a position to progress the project concerned into the architectural planning process. I appreciate that the process is taking a considerable length of time but I can assure you that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (16 Dec 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. Teachers whose applications meet all the necessary requirements are registered by the Teaching Council under Section 31 of the Teaching Council Act and the Teaching...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Seirbhísí trí Ghaeilge (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: Táim chun ceist PQ 178 agus ceist PQ 180 a fhreagairt le chéile. Tá mo Roinnse tiomanta a chinntiú go gcuireann sí an tseirbhís is fearr is féidir ar fáil don phobal i gcoitinne, sa dá theanga oifigiúil. Bhí ceithre cinn de Scéimeanna teanga don Ghaeilge ag mo Roinnse ó 2005 i leith. Tá an ceathrú Scéim Teanga don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foireann Roinne (16 Dec 2020)

Norma Foley: Is iad na príomhghráid sa Roinn atá gafa le seirbhísí a sheachadadh ar phobal na Gaeilge ná na gráid a bhaineann le cigireacht na scoileanna agus le soláthar na seirbhísí síceolaíochta oideachais a chuireann An tSeirbhís Náisiúnta Síceolaíochta Oideachais ar fáil do scoileanna i gceantair Ghaeltachta...