Results 5,001-5,020 of 19,576 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Chun pleanáil a dhéanamh le haghaidh sholáthar scoile agus anailís a dhéanamh ar na sonraí déimeagrafacha ábhartha, déanann an Roinn seo an tír a roinnt ina 314 limistéar pleanála scoile agus baineann sí úsáid as Córas Faisnéise Geografaí, ag úsáid sonraí ó raon foinsí, lena...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Gangland Crime (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the recently published report referred to as well as the recommendations contained therein. The matters raised in correspondence by the parent's association have also been brought to my Department's attention.  My officials met recently with the school principals of the 3 primary schools referred to in the report and are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Vaccination Programme (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: The current 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 will be completed on an age basis from those aged 64 years and younger. The recommendations from the NIAC have been published on the RCPI website:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.  Teachers are currently allocated to post primary schools at a ratio of 19:1 in the free education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: The White Paper sets out a new model which proposes a two-phase approach to accommodating applicants for international protection, Phase 1 when applicants are accommodated in a Reception and Integration Centre for the first four months and Phase 2 when offered accommodation within the community. Children residing in Direct Provision accommodation centres currently access education in local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment on the previous 30 September.  The criteria for the allocation of posts at both primary and post-primary level are communicated to school managements annually and the relevant allocation circulars for each sector are available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jun 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 Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Jun 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: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Leagtar amach i mBeartas Oideachais na Gaeltachta go bhfuil raon beart le breithniú chun daltaí i scoileanna Gaeltachta agus i scoileanna trí mheán na Gaeilge a spreagadh chun dul i ngleic le sonraíocht curaclaim T1 don Ghaeilge sa tsraith shinsearach. Féadfaidh an méid a leanas a bheith san áireamh orthu sin - sparánachtaí...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Tá an dréachtshonraíocht T1 do Ghaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta atá foilsithe faoi láthair ag an gComhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (CNCM) le haghaidh comhairliúcháin dírithe ar chainteoirí dúchais agus foghlaimeoirí i scoileanna Gaeltachta, agus ar scoláirí i scoileanna agus in aonaid a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defibrillators Provision (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The decision to install a defibrillator is made at local school level and is a matter for the board of management of each individual school.   The wider question of the need for defibrillators to be made available in public places is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Section 29 of the Education Act provides for appeals against the decision of a Board of Management of a school to suspend or permanently exclude a student. The decision of the independent appeals committee  may only be challenged by way of a Judicial Review. It is open to either party to an appeal to seek a Judicial Review. The number of Judicial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Following the recent Stage 2(a) Stakeholders Meeting, held between the Board of Management, its Design Team, the Project Manager and officials from my Department, the major school building project referred to by the Deputy has been approved to an advanced stage of architectural planning - Stage 2(b) Detailed Design, which includes the application for statutory approvals and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: Section 7 of the Education (Admissions to Schools) Act 2018 came into operation on the 12 November 2020 and provided for the replacement of the existing Section 29 of the Education Act 1998 with a series of new sections numbered 29 to 29F. These new appeal provisions in sections 29 to 29F are designed to work alongside the wider admissions framework in the 2018 Act. In accordance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314 to 316, inclusive, together. Caranua was established in 2013 with a specific purpose, which was provided for in the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board Act 2012 – to disburse the contributions provided by the religious congregations following the publication of the Ryan Report in 2009, by funding approved services to support the needs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (29 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: The acquisition of the permanent site for the school in question, (known locally as the “Glass Bottle” site) on the Goatstown Road, was completed by my Department in June 2019. The site will provide for a campus development of the 1,000 pupil post-primary school with 4 class Special Education Needs Unit (SENU) referred to by the Deputy and a 16 classroom primary school with a 2...