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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 928 and 929 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that certain remediation works were carried out recently in the school to which she refers. Structural remediation works on the external leaf wall enabled the removal of the temporary precautionary measures, fire remediation works were also carried out on the life safety systems which included the Fire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I am not aware of any such request in respect of the hospital referred to in the Deputy's question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (21 Apr 2021)

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. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent authority for recognition of qualifications obtained by a person who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Education Training Boards (ETBs) routinely employ people by way of non-pay grants, none of whom have public service pension status. The issue of staff funded from non-pay grant payments such as the staff member in question has been, and remains a subject of consideration at central government level. In relation to the further pay related issues raised by the person in question, I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 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 114,100 children, including over 14,700 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the body with statutory responsibility for establishing and maintaining standards in the teaching profession in this State. It is also the designated competent authority for the recognition and assessment of qualifications and registration of teachers at Primary and Post Primary level. ITE programmes for primary and post primary teachers are facilitated through a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Access to sexual and health education is an important right for students. Schools have a responsibility to provide for this, in consultation with parents, having regard to the ethos of the school. Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary junior cycle. Relationships and Sexuality Education (or RSE) is required at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Teanga Gaeilge (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Tréimhse dhúshlánach a bhí ann do gach duine a bhí bainteach leis an obair lena chinntiú go leanann scoileanna ar aghaidh ag feidhmiú ar bhealach sábháilte agus inbhuanaithe. Tá obair fós ag dul ar aghaidh sa réimse seo de réir mar a fhorbraíonn nádúr an dúshláin agus an t-oibriú ar réitigh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I have received the correspondence referred to and I can confirm that following review, a response has been issued to the school principal and to Minister O'Donovan.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school in question applied for funding under SWS 2020 for the replacement of Windows (Category 7). The Deputy may be aware that the Minister announced details of the schools that will receive funding in summer 2021 in respect of applications submitted for Roof projects (Category 2) and Toilet Facilities projects (Category 6). Commensurate with the level of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding has been approved under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme to replace the oil storage tank at the school in question. As this is a devolved project it is the responsibility of the school authority to progress the works.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy, that I understand that the Patron body of the school in question has deferred the tender competition for one year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The new vaccination roll out schedule, which was recommended to government by the National Immunisation Advisory Committee (NIAC) and endorsed by the NPHET, is that the remainder of the population after Group 9 will be completed on an age basis from those aged 64 years and younger, and that this decision will replace the previous groupings in the original plan. The evidence is clear that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 946 to 948, inclusive, and 952 together. 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, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department does not have any record of pupils from primary or post primary schools having received permission to travel abroad for education purposes during the 2020/21 school year. The Deputy will be aware of the current requirement for quarantine at a designated facility on arrival in Ireland from certain countries. The current mandatory hotel quarantine guidelines for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that an Emergency Works application for Electrical works has been received from the school in question. Further information has been requested which has not been returned to date, on receipt of this information the application will be considered further and the decision will be made available via the schools Esinet account.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Apr 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 114,100 children, including over 14,700 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: Under Section 29 of the Education Act 1998, an appeal may be made to the Department of Education in respect of a decision by a school Board of Management or a person acting on behalf of a Board of Management to permanently exclude a student from the school, to suspend a student from attendance at the school for a period or periods totalling not less than 20 school days in a school year or to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is very appreciative of the ongoing efforts of the school community working to limit the risk of the spread of COVID-19 in schools and ensuring that the infection control measures put in place in line with the school COVID-19 response plans are effective in making schools safe for children and staff. There is a wide range of materials available for schools to support the...