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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were 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 Enrolments (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The masterplan document to which the Deputy refers does not belong to my Department and it is not therefore within our remit to release it. Enquiries are being made with the owner of the masterplan as to whether it is available for public release or how a copy might be obtained. I will keep the Deputy informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department was in contact with the Patron of the school in question in relation to an application for Emergency Works to address issues with prefabs at the school. This application was recently submitted to the Department and was approved. The prefabs in question are owned by the patron.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2022 (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools and supporting small schools. As part of the Budget 2021 measures, the Government have sought to deliver on this commitment by the announcement of a 1 point change to the primary staffing schedule and the introduction of a three point reduction in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 421 and 422 together. The provision of Irish-medium education is a priority for my Department and this Government, and we share a strong commitment to increasing the number of Irish-medium places available and providing suitable accommodation in this regard. As the Deputy may be aware, I approved a proposal for a new satellite model of Irish-medium...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the deputy on the number of quantity surveyors and civil and structural engineers employed by my Department is set out in the following table. My Department is also in the process of recruiting additional engineering and QS staff in order to maintain access to the necessary expertise required to implement its extensive capital programme. Quantity surveyors and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that details of all primary schools currently renting temporary prefabricated accommodation are currently being compiled and will be forwarded in the coming days. While the Department is aware that some schools are operating some classes in purchased prefabs around the country (funded by the Department and/or by the school authority), accurate information in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 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. Planning for school transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 59, 60, 61 and 62 together. The Deputy will be aware that each ETB referred to by the Deputy is a separate statutory body that is responsible for managing its own affairs. Each ETB is the employer of teaching and other staff of the ETB and has similar powers and responsibilities to any other employer. While my Department has functions in the setting of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 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. Planning for school transport...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were 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: Special Educational Needs (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs, in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The role of the school is to provide an appropriate education for all its pupils. A stable, secure learning environment is an essential requirement to achieve this goal. Schools have autonomy in choosing the resources and programmes that best support the work within their own classrooms. The Yellow Flag programme aims to support primary and secondary schools to become more inclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Policy (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has an important role to play in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of our young people. As the deputy is aware, my Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for practice has given recognition to the importance of promoting wellbeing in education. It outlines a comprehensive, whole-school approach to the promotion of wellbeing and positive mental health. It...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: You will be aware that a student cannot be expelled from a school before the passing of 20 school days following the receipt of a notification under Section 24 of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000. The Educational Welfare Service have confirmed that they received the notification of intention to expel, in respect of this student, on 24th September 2021. This student is currently on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the correspondence relating to a person (details supplied) was processed by NTS Payroll and issued on Thursday, 30th September 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (6 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: Good ventilation was identified as an important aspect of public health advice on managing Covid-19 risks and this led to the establishment of an Expert Group by the Department of Health. A sub-group of the main Expert Group focussed exclusively on the issue of improving and monitoring ventilation in schools. A copy of the guidance is published on the Gov.ie website. This report formed the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were 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 Facilities (7 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 1 of Architectural Planning, which entails preliminary site and design options. The Design Team has been instructed to provide an initial sketch scheme for a 1,300 pupil new build school, and to submit their proposals to the Department for review. Officials from the Professional and Technical Section...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Oct 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were 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...