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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2022. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and will provide for the following accommodation at the school; One Mainstream Classroom and One SET Room. I can advise the Deputy that a proposal to combine this approval...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: It is open to a pension scheme member to consider applying for early retirement on the grounds of ill health where a serious medical condition exists. The granting of retirement on grounds of ill-health is not automatic. An applicant must apply to my Department and separately, in consultation with his/her medical advisers, submit medical evidence on the condition, directly to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Mar 2022)

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 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 over €289m in 2021. The purpose of the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

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 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 over €289m in 2021. The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Mar 2022)

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 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 over €289m in 2021. The purpose of the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Stage 2(b) report has been submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 403 together. The school to which the deputy refers requires interim temporary accommodation to meet its short-term accommodation needs. The Department is engaged with the school in question and its design team with a view to delivering the required level of provision as safely and expeditiously as possible. Having considered all available areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme for External Environment Works on the 24th of February 2022. The application was approved on the 1st of March 2022. As this is a devolved project the responsibility for progressing the works lies with the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. It acts in the interests of the public good while upholding and enhancing standards in the teaching profession. The Teaching Council registers teachers in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers, to other schools that have vacancies. At primary level, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from the Main Redeployment Panel in the first instance and thereafter from Supplementary Redeployment Panels comprised of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Article 44 of the Constitution and in accordance with Section 30 of the Education Act, 1998, parents have a right to have their children opt out of religious instruction classes if they so wish. It is expected that this right will be upheld by schools on foot of a parental request. Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, where schools provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March, 2022 the expansion of the DEIS programme benefitting 347 schools. These schools were identified as having the highest levels of educational disadvantage. In the 2022/23 academic year there will be 1,194 schools in the DEIS Programme - 960 Primary and 234 Post Primary. This will also mean a €32million increase in my Department's expenditure on DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March, 2022 the expansion of the DEIS programme benefitting 347 schools. These schools were identified as having the highest levels of educational disadvantage. In the 2022/23 academic year there will be 1,194 schools in the DEIS Programme - 960 Primary and 234 Post Primary. This will also mean a €32million increase in my Department's expenditure on DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is working to identify and prepare arrangements to address the needs of the primary and post-primary school-aged children arriving from Ukraine. This includes supporting the wellbeing and social and emotional needs of these young people. In line with research on best practice, guidance from the National Educational Psychology Service (NEPS), the HSE and the Psychological...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has recently announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education support personnel working closely together to ensure good...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March, 2022 the expansion of the DEIS programme benefitting 347 schools. These schools were identified as having the highest levels of educational disadvantage. In the 2022/23 academic year there will be 1,194 schools in the DEIS Programme - 960 Primary and 234 Post Primary. This will also mean a €32million increase in my Department's expenditure on DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 425 together. My Department has recently announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: A number of additional measures have been put in place to enhance substitute cover. At primary level additional posts have been allocated to primary substitute teacher supply panels in areas where significant challenges in sourcing substitution continue, bringing the total to 680 posts on 142 panels, covering approximately 2,700 schools. The supply panels work alongside the existing methods...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The number of subjects that a student selects for Leaving Certificate is typically seven, including Irish, English and Mathematics but there is no rule to this effect. The range of subjects offered in an individual school is a matter for the school and will vary in accordance with the teaching resources in the school and the needs and interests of the students. Typically the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the...