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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 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: School Staff (25 May 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: School Curriculum (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: The introduction of Computer Science as a Leaving Certificate subject is part of the Government’s overall commitment to embed digital technology in teaching and learning. It is also about encouraging and inspiring more of our young people, particularly more females, to specialise in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics during their education and training so as to open the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 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. The design stage is nearing completion and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 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: School Staff (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: I am keenly aware of the vital contribution of secretaries and caretakers within school communities and I recognise the very important work done by these staff, and the other support staff in the running of our schools. In recognition of their role, I have put special arrangements in place for this school year whereby schools will be funded to employ a replacement secretary or caretaker...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, from the school in question. Once the application has been assessed, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, all schools are required to have drafted new admissions policies, which have been approved by the patron, following consultation with staff and parents of children who are attending the school. The newly revised school’s admissions policy is published on the schools website. The act requires that a schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: As previously advised, my Department does not hold or publish a centralised register of recipients of this award. As this information request seeks data dating back to 1964, my Department will now contact the relevant institutes in relation to this information request to determine what relevant information they may hold. My Department will then provide an update directly to the Deputy on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: A detailed analysis of school enrolment data and the latest data available from Census 2016, using the HP Deprivation Index, has been carried out by members of the DEIS Technical Group. This group contains representatives of the Department’s Statistics and Social Inclusion Units, the Inspectorate and the Educational Research Centre. My Department commenced a consultation process with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department is at an advanced stage of negotiations with Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council regarding the acquisition of a site in their ownership. This site is well located to serve the Booterstown Blackrock School Planning Area and is intended to be the permanent location for the school referred to by the Deputy. Any acquisition will be subject to contract and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was established in September 2019 and is currently located in interim accommodation at Kill Lane, Deansgrange, Co. Dublin, which can accommodate 2 x mainstream classrooms plus ancillary space. It should be noted that the school authorities were informed before occupying Kill Lane that it would be for a two year period only; they were aware that a move to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department’s IT backup arrangements are that frequently-changing data is backed-up nightly, infrequently-changing data is backed-up weekly, and both types are also stored offsite on encrypted tape media. The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 May 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 Equipment (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: Funding to build digital infrastructure, including purchase of devices is provided directly to schools as schools are best placed to determine the most appropriate solution to adopt in terms of supporting the learning needs of their students based on school's own context and circumstances, and in accordance with their Digital Learning Plan. Decisions regarding the use and deployment of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has engaged with education stakeholder representatives on the technical aspects and the implementation of this model, and work is ongoing on final elements of the model. As part of the process of the rollout of any new model, my Department will engage with the education partners to ensure that there is a clear understanding across the system and that the process is clear, open,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: Despite enquiries, my Department were not able establish the background of the inquiry. If the Deputy could supply additional information, it may be possible to answer the query.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers is nearing completion, with the contractor finalising some remedial works. Handover is anticipated for end of June and occupation of the school in the new school term in September.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Legal Services (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: The expenditure incurred by my Department in respect of external legal fees during the years in question is as follows: Year Expenditure on external legal fees 2014 €14,526 2019 €50,336.66 2020 €146,368.47

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2021)

Norma Foley: In June 2019 the school in question was approved grant funding for three General Classrooms, two Standard WCs and WC for assisted users, four SET rooms and a Science Lab & 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...