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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation for St. Ronan's National School, Deansrath, Clondalkin, Dublin 22. It is open to the school authority to make an application for additional accommodation through the 'Additional School Accommodation scheme (ASA)', details of which are available at www.gov.ie. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: As part of the planning for the new housing development at Kilcarbery, a site was identified in order to provide for a potential future school in the area. As the Deputy may be aware, following a review of demographic requirements and planned residential devleopment, including that planned at Kilcarbery, a new primary school for the Clondalkin_D22 school planning area was announced in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is engaged in discussions in respect of educational facilities in Galway City which can potentially provide school accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers for the next two school years from September 2022. We are currently awaiting confirmation that this may be possible and are expecting to hear word in relation to same in the coming weeks. These discussions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department have been working closely with both Galway City Council and Galway County Council to identify and acquire a Permanent Site for the Galway Educate Together Secondary School under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding. To date, following extensive site identification and assessment exercises, a number of permanent site options have been identified in both the East of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department has not engaged in any advertising or features with the magazine referenced.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is very cognisant of special education needs (SEN) accommodation requirements across the country including the Clonmel school planning area. My Department generally includes a SEN Base in all new schools, as well as replacement school buildings and extensions. My Department also funds the provision of additional accommodation, or the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: School secretaries are valued members of our school communities and my Department is fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools. The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools receive assistance to provide for secretarial, caretaking and cleaning services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Broadband Infrastructure (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The delivery of high quality internet connectivity for all schools is a key objective of my Department. It is accepted that good connectivity is essential to ensure that schools are facilitated to progress the embedding of digital technologies in teaching and learning and for the implementation of new and revised curriculum. My Department operates the Schools Broadband Programme at an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The new subject of Leaving Certificate Computer Science (LCCS) was introduced on a phased basis to 40 schools in September 2018. From September 2020, LCCS was available to schools nationally as a full optional subject. The numbers of schools offering the subject is growing. There are currently approximately 145 schools across the country offering this subject to their students. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the former Minister for Education and Skills announced in April 2020 that the Junior Cycle examinations, scheduled for June 2020, would be cancelled due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. In lieu of examinations, revised arrangements were announced whereby the work and achievement of third year students would be recognised with (i) a written report from their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: On 17th February 2022, NPHET reviewed the remaining public health measures including the infection prevention control measures and restrictions in school settings. The Government has accepted the recommendations of the NPHET to remove remaining restrictions relating to mask-wearing and physical distancing in schools with effect from Monday 28th February. While it will no longer be a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the schools to which he refers are in the Dublin_8 school planning area, which has five post primary schools. In general, parents exercise choice regarding which school to apply to and where the school has places, the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a selection process may be necessary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: We are not yet in a position to publish enrolments by standard for 2021. We will publish this detail along with the final enrolments for 2021-22 in June 2022. Please find as follows requested information for academic year 2020-21 the last year we have such data available for. 2020 Academic Year Standard Description Enrolment per Return ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is engaged in discussions in respect of educational facilities in Galway City which can potentially provide school accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers for the next two school years from September 2022. We are currently awaiting confirmation that this may be possible and are expecting to hear word in relation to same in the coming weeks. These discussions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy has reached commencement of the final contract award stage of the tender process. The assessment of tenders has concluded and the Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on the 15th February 2022 to the preferred tenderer. This allows the preferred tenderer to put in place the Bond, Insurances, and confirmations of all legal arrangements required under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy has reached commencement of the final contract award stage of the tender process. The assessment of tenders has concluded and the Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on the 15th February 2022 to the preferred tenderer. This allows the preferred tenderer to put in place the Bond, Insurances, and confirmations of all legal arrangements required under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department establishes and supports new schools where a demographic need for such a new school has been identified. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is engaged in discussions in respect of educational facilities in Galway City which can potentially provide school accommodation for the school to which the Deputy refers for the next two school years from September 2022. We are currently awaiting confirmation that this may be possible and are expecting to hear word in relation to same in the coming weeks. These discussions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Feb 2022)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the deputy has been approved funding under the Department's Additional School's Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. Through close collaboration between the Department, the school and consultants engaged by the school to deliver this project, it has become clear that further works will be required and an overall master plan for these works is currently being worked...