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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will build on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: In order to make an informed decision on state examinations 2022, I had intensive engagement, including bilateral meetings,  with members of the Advisory Group on State Examinations, which has representatives of students, parents, teachers, school managerial bodies, the further and higher education sector, and the State Examinations Commission.   I listened carefully...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of some local pressures and demand for additional post-primary school places in a number of school planning areas across the country including north county Kildare. It is important to note that where enrolment pressures arise, it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: -...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy. DEIS is the main policy initiative of my Department to tackle educational disadvantage at school level. Schools in the programme avail of a range of targeted supports aimed at tackling educational disadvantage, including additional classroom teaching posts, home-school community liaison co-ordinator posts, DEIS grant funding and access to the school completion programme....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Education Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education has engaged significantly with the school management bodies and unions to outline the development of the DEIS identification model. In the coming days, further information will be made available on the Department’s website relating to the development and implementation of the DEIS identification model. This will provide a clear outline to schools on how...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 461, 510 and 544 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 462 and 558 together. The war in Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis and the Government is committed to welcoming people fleeing war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland. My Department will work with all relevant authorities, education partners and school communities to ensure Ukrainian children of school-going age who are beneficiaries of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System (GIS) to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. It is important to...

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

Norma Foley: School secretaries and caretakers 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 these staff under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The final determination of the Section 29 Appeals Committee was issued to the parties to this appeal on the 8th March 2022.  The appeals process as provided for under section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 has now concluded

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

Norma Foley: As requested, please find attached Roll Numbers of the primary and post-primary schools in an area (D01;03;07;09); and the total number of pupils, teachers, SNAs and annual State funding for these schools for 2020/21 in a tabular form. The additional schools details (official names/addresses/etc.) can be found here: www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individua l-schools/

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

Norma Foley: In 2020 The Government’s Roadmap for the Full Return to School set out a range of products required to facilitate the reopening of schools, including PPE such as face coverings. A procurement process was undertaken to identify PPE, Consumables and Equipment Suppliers who could meet the needs of the Education Sector. Following the successful conclusion of the procurement process in...

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

Norma Foley: In 2020 The Government’s Roadmap for the Full Return to School set out a range of products required to facilitate the reopening of schools, including PPE such as hand sanitiser. A procurement process was undertaken to identify PPE, Consumables and Equipment Suppliers who could meet the needs of the Education Sector. Following the successful conclusion of the procurement process in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Reading Recovery is a licensed, school-based, short-term early intervention programme targeting children aged around six who have specific difficulties with reading. The Department funded national teachers education support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) provides a Reading Recovery Initial Professional Development programme (IPD) for new teachers to this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas, including the school planning area Dolphins Barn D12. 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 applied for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2015 to provide for an additional resource room. This was devolved for delivery to the school but has not been progressed to date. The school has been informed to contact School Capital Appraisals Section of the Department if it wishes to appeal the scope of the project. I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Freagra Tá polasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta á fhorbairt ag mo Roinn faoi láthair. Is í aidhm an pholasaí nua seo ná creat a chur ar fáil chun oideachas lán-Ghaeilge ar ardchaighdeán a sholáthar lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta. Tá obair pleanála ar fhorbairt an pholasaí nua ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defective Building Materials (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Once the presence of pyrite in the school referred to by the Deputy was established, my Department's Planning and Building Unit sought legal advice as to how to proceed. The matter has been referred to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office. The Deputy will appreciate that as this matter is still being dealt with by the Chief State Solicitors Office it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Solar Energy Guidelines (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at the forefront of design with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in Design and Specification. Schools that are designed and built in accordance with the Departments Schools technical guidance documents must achieve an A3 Building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Community (22 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I am aware of the report and recommendations from the Joint Committee on Key Issues Affecting the Traveller Community report, which issued in November 2021. Officials from my Department engaged with the Joint Oireachtas Committee with regard to education matters. With regard to the recommendations pertaining to my Department, my Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools to...