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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government states that this Government will develop inclusive and age appropriate curricula for Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) across primary and post-primary schools, including an inclusive programme on LGBTI+ relationships. In April 2018, then Minister for Education and Skills Mr. Richard Bruton asked the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. For the 2021/22 school year, an improvement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments which was completed in September 2012 by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Additional amendments to Teacher Terms and Conditions, including pay and allowances, can only be achieved through engagement and collective bargaining agreements between the Government and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: This project referred to by the Deputy has reached commencement of the final contract award stage of the tender process. The assessment of tenders has concluded and a Letter of Intent (LOI) will issue shortly to the preferred tenderer. This will allow the preferred tenderer to put in place the Bond, Insurances, and confirmations of all legal arrangements required under the Contract. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: As part of the Government Decision on 17 February last, the normal Junior Cycle Examination processes were cancelled. Given the priority that needed to be accorded to the Leaving Certificate examinations and the challenge associated with running them, it was not considered feasible to run a set of Junior Cycle Examinations also. Last year, early school leavers and adult learners were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I am please to inform the Deputy that my Department has approved in principle interim accommodation for the school in question. My Department is currently liasing with the patron of the school in relation to the delivery of the interim accommodation and is awaiting further contact from the patron in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The project to which you refer has been devolved for delivery to Cavan & Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The ETB is currently in the process of procuring a design team for the project, to design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning permissions, and move the project onward to tender and construction in due course. While at this early stage it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health Promotion (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department supports Agri Aware’s Incredible Edibles programme, a healthy eating initiative for Primary School pupils. The programme is also supported by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Department of Health. It encourages schools across the country to grow carrots, lettuce, potatoes, strawberries, turnips and herbs. Schools are supplied with grow packs,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: While the provision of child and adolescent mental health services lies within the remit of the Department of Health, and the HSE specifically, the Department of Education has an important role to play in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of our young people. The Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for practice has given recognition to the importance of promoting...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: NEPS’ sanctioned psychologist numbers have grown from a base of 173 whole-time equivalent psychologists (w.t.e.) in 2016, through the intervening Budget increases in 2017-2019 to 204 w.t.e. psychologist posts. This Government remains firmly committed to the maintenance of a robust and effective educational psychological service. In this connection, as part of a package of measures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department of Arts Heritage & the Gaeltacht and the Defence Forces arranged the delivery of the National Flag by the Defence Forces to schools, as part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme. While my Department assisted the Defence Forces in scheduling dates for the delivery of flags to schools the provision of flags was not provided by my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2020 it is progressing satisfactorily with a contract duration of approximately 20 months. The current property referred to by the Deputy is not in my ownership. Any queries in relation to the property should be directed to the property owner in the first instance.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. For the 2021/22 school year, an improvement of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Tá obair leanúnach ar siúl ag mo Roinn le réamhphleanáil ar na céimeanna atá ag teastáil chun polasaí don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a fhorbairt. Táim ag súil leis an obair thábhachtach seo a thabhairt chun cinn chun tógáil ar na torthaí dearfacha atá bainte amach cheana féin i gcur i bhfeidhm an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: D'oscail an Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (NCCA) an comhairliúchán ar dhréacht-shonraíochtaí do Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta ar an 23 Feabhra 2021. Agus an próiseas comhairliúcháin á phleanáil agus á dhearadh, chuimhnigh an NCCA ar na cúinsí an-dúshlánacha a chur san...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Sna dréacht-sonraíochtaí T1 agus T2 le haghaidh na hArdteistiméireachta don Ghaeilge a d’fhoilsigh an Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnaithe tá roinnt seachtainí ó shin i gcomhair comhairliúcháin, tógtar ar na forbairtí suntasacha i soláthar curaclaim na Gaeilge ar leibhéil na bunscolaíochta...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for bringing this information to my attention and my officials will contact the company in question directly. As the Deputy is aware all funding allocated by my Department to allow school management authorities carry out building or improvement works to their schools, must be offered to the market in accordance with EU and National procurement guidelines.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools is the main policy initiative of my Department of Education to address educational disadvantage at school level. In the 2020/21 academic year there are 887 schools in the DEIS Programme serving over 185,000 pupils - 689 Primary and 198 Post Primary. My Department’s spend on DEIS in 2021 is over €150million, which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. Budget 2021 provided for a one point...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: In June 2019 the school in question was approved grant funding for three General Classrooms, two Standard WCs, a WC for assisted users, four SET rooms and a Science Lab with Prep area under the Additional Accommodation scheme for 2019. The delivery of this project is devolved to the school authority. The school originally submitted a Stage 1 (preliminary design) report to my Department...