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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I understand that the Operation Encompass Programme involves the police sharing information with a child’s school where there has been a domestic incident at the child’s home the previous day. A member of staff in the school could then ensure that the child was given the appropriate support during the school day. The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. The tender process to establish a new Design & Build Contractors Framework commenced on the 4th December 2019. The second stage of the tender process which involves the detailed tender for several schools has commenced and is expected to be concluded in Quarter 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The Parental Leave Scheme is regulated by the Parental Leave Act 1998, as amended. The Parental Leave Scheme for teachers is contained in Chapter 5 of my Department’s Circular Letter 54/2019. An eligible teacher is entitled to up to a maximum of 26 weeks Parental Leave in respect of each child up to the age of 13 years or the age of 16 years in the case of a child with a disability...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department approved the amalgamation of the schools in question and approved significant capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for a project which has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. The school authority agreed a project brief which consists of significant additions in terms of mainstream and specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 113,100 children, including over 14,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 to 407, inclusive, together. On Wednesday, 17 February, I confirmed that Leaving Certificate 2021 written examinations will proceed in accordance with the normal timetable, subject to public health advice, and that oral and practical examinations and coursework would run as close to normal as possible. I also announced that students will also have the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was established under the patronage divesting process in 2016. Under the patronage divesting process, a school can be opened where a school building became, or was due to become available as a result of an amalgamation/closure of an existing school. In some areas, including in the case of Castlebar, in responding to demand for diversity where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: - Is í príomhaidhm an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta 2017-2022 ná an soláthar oideachais trí mheán na Gaeilge a neartú i limistéir phleanála teanga Ghaeltachta. Ó cuireadh tús le feidhmiú an Pholasaí in 2017, tá maoiniú thart ar €14m breise curtha ar fáil chun gníomhartha an pholasaí a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil hallaí corpoideachais ag go leor scoileanna agus tá áiteanna súgartha lasmuigh ag nach mór gach scoil. Ina theannta sin, úsáideann go leor scoileanna áiseanna áitiúla in aice láimhe, lena n-áirítear hallaí pobail, páirceanna poiblí, páirceanna imeartha...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. This project will enhance the existing permanent school facilities and extend the school by 16 classrooms, a GP room and associated ancillary accommodation which will remove the need for temporary prefab...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department published The Roadmap for the full return to School on 27 July 2020. This details the ongoing communication arrangements and continued stakeholder engagement on the implementation of the measures set out in the roadmap to support the continued operation of schools. In this regard the Roadmap states that my Department will continue to engage closely with education partners and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Briefing (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The briefing document provided to me upon my appointment as Minister has been published on my Department's website. It is available at the following link: www.education.ie/en/Publications/Ministers-Brief-/minister-s -brief-2020.pdf.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Medical Cards (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Health Amendment Act, 1996 (as amended) all individuals who are diagnosed positive for Hepatitis C as a result of the administration within the State of contaminated blood and blood products are entitled to a Health Amendment Act (HAA) card which gives them access on a statutory basis to a wide range of primary care and hospital-based services. The legislation provides clear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy, has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. Architectural Planning has commenced with site surveys...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 113,100 children, including over 14,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school in question applied for funding under SWS 2020 for the replacement of the windows (Category 7). The school authorities may be aware that the Minister recently announced details of the schools that will receive funding in summer 2021 in respect of applications submitted for Roof projects and Toilet Facilities projects. Commensurate with the level of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation from Gaelscoil Mhuscraí, Blarney, Co. Cork. Officials from my Department have recently corresponded with the school authority and on receipt of their response the application will be progressed and the decision will issue to the school authority directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. 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 (17 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. Officials from my Department have recently corresponded with the school authority and on receipt of their response the application will be progressed and the decision will issue to the school...