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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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: Public Sector Pay (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC).  This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Education. The Council is chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. The Commission in this regard operates a scheme of Reasonable Accommodations in 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: Autism Support Services (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, from the school in question. Officials from my Department have been in communication with the school authority who have requested a review of the proposed brief.  This review is currently under assessment, on completion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Officials from my Department are currently in advanced negotiation with a landowner. This negotiation is ongoing. Officials from my Department continue to work closely with Officials from Kildare County Council in order to progress the acquisition of a suitable site for the replacement Curragh post primary school.  While a site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The extension refurbishment project for Scoil Mhichil Naofa, Athy, is at an advanced stage of the tender process. The school authority were recently authorised to issue the letter of intent to the preferred tenderer. My Department is currently awaiting the return of the completed supplementary tender report and when this is received and considered my Department will revert directly to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b) Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2020 and is progressing satisfactorily with a contract duration of approximately 20 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional post-primary school places in a number of school planning areas (SPAs) in Kildare including the areas highlighted by the Deputy. Where capacity issues arise it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: - Duplication of applications – pupils have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: A major school building project to provide new accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy has been  authorised by my Department to proceed to tender for the appointment of a Building Contractor.  Subject to no issues arising during the tender process, it is anticipated that construction should commence in the third quarter of 2021 with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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: Schools Building Projects (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question will be relocating to its permanent location on the site of an existing post primary school for the forthcoming school year. The site is in the ownership of Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDETB), who is also patron of both schools. DDETB has appointed a Design Team to oversee the works required to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department’s approach in relation to the Schools Remediation Programme is based on a multi-disciplinary Design Team and Contractor of the appropriate scale to undertake the design and implementation of necessary remediation works within a very short timeframe.   The Department considers that the companies appointed to undertake the works have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: In accordance with the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act, it is the responsibility of school management authorities to have a safety statement in place in their schools. Schools are obliged to identify possible hazards, assess the risks to health and safety and put appropriate safeguards in place. Individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The data is not yet available for Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate sits in 2020.  The data for Leaving Certificate sits comes from the retention report where the entry cohort of 2013-14 is likely to sit the Leaving Certificate in 2019, but also in 2018. This entry cohort is adjusted for recorded emigration, deceased students and students  who repeat based on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The data is not yet available for Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate sits in 2020.  The data for Leaving Certificate sits comes from the retention report where the entry cohort of 2013-14 is likely to sit the Leaving Certificate in 2019, but also in 2018. This entry cohort is adjusted for recorded emigration, deceased students and students  who repeat based on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The data is not yet available for Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate sits in 2020.  The data for Leaving Certificate sits comes from the retention report where the entry cohort of 2013-14 is likely to sit the Leaving Certificate in 2019, but also in 2018. This entry cohort is adjusted for recorded emigration, deceased students and students  who repeat based on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The data is not yet available for Junior Certificate or Leaving Certificate sits in 2020.  The data for Leaving Certificate sits comes from the retention report where the entry cohort of 2013-14 is likely to sit the Leaving Certificate in 2019, but also in 2018. This entry cohort is adjusted for recorded emigration, deceased students and students  who repeat based on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education does not have access to the information on the number of primary schools which do not provide swimming lessons in each local authority. Whether or not swimming lessons are offered would be a matter for each individual school based on their own context. The Physical Education (PE) curriculum at primary level contributes to children’s overall development...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (28 Apr 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education does not have access to the information on the number of post primary schools which do not provide swimming lessons in each local authority. Whether or not swimming lessons are offered would be a matter for each individual school based on their own context. In the new Leaving Certificate Physical Education specification learners’ physically active...