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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I have noted the recommendations of the campaign formed by organisations (details supplied) Measures announced by my Department as part of Budgets 2016, 2017 and 2018 mean that 500 of the 600 guidance posts that were withdrawn in Budget 2012 were restored to schools from September 2018. As part of the COVID-19 operational supports to schools for the 2020/21 school year, I was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context.  It has been developed in line with public health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”.   This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context.  It has been developed in line with public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Freedom of Information (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday 27 July my Department has 56 active FOI Requests categorised as follows: - 46 are presently active and being processed within the statutory timeframe - 1 active request has a 2 week extension applied as allowable under section 14 of the FOI Act - 4 are on hold – awaiting requester input – if a response is not received within 8 weeks they will be deemed withdrawn...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The class sizes for 2019/2020 are now available on the Department's website at the following link;

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: All students, whether they opted to receive the Calculated Grades or not, will have the option of taking the Leaving Certificate examination later in the year.  Any student who is unhappy with a Calculated Grade in any subject can seek an appeal and also opt to take the written examination in that subject.  A student who is unhappy with their Calculated Grade can appeal to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Measures announced by my Department as part of Budgets 2016, 2017 and 2018 mean that 500 of the 600 guidance posts that were withdrawn in Budget 2012 were restored to schools from September 2018. As part of the COVID-19 operational supports to schools for the 2020/21 school year, approximately 120 posts will be provided for guidance to support student wellbeing. These posts will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Tá an Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (NCCA) ag forbairt sonraíochtaí ábhair nua faoi láthair maidir leis an Ardteistiméireacht. Tógann forbairt sonraíochtaí T1 agus T2 ar leithligh ar an tsonraíochta a cuireadh ar fáil cheana féin sa tSraith Shóisearach agus tá straitéisí agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27th July, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context.  It has been developed in line with public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the construction sector has been re-opening on a gradual and phased basis since Monday 18th May. Whilst remobilisation has occurred,  with construction activity ongoing, it is still too early to quantify exactly the impacts of COVID-19 on the school building programme more generally as a result of  new working arrangements on a building sites. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science recently secured Cabinet approval for a substantial package of supports for third level institutions and students. The distribution of the funds and the principles and eligibility criteria governing the additional supports for students including in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context.  It has been developed in line with public health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context.  It has been developed in line with public health...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Additional funding of €1million provided under Budget 2020 was allocated to 102 Primary DEIS schools for a new pilot programme for the 2020/21 school year and was announced in January of this year.  The aim of this pilot is to provide free school books for students in the schools involved, and to support these schools in eliminating the cost of school books for parents. It will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science recently secured Cabinet approval for a substantial package of supports which are for both  further and higher level institutions and students. The distribution of the funds and the principles governing the additional supports for students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Measures announced by my Department as part of Budgets 2016, 2017 and 2018 mean that 500 of the 600 guidance posts that were withdrawn in Budget 2012 were restored to schools from September 2018. As part of the COVID-19 operational supports to schools for the 2020/21 school year, approximately 120 posts will be provided for guidance to support student wellbeing. These posts will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building to which he refers is going to be refurbished and refitted shortly in order to facilitate its use on a temporary basis by a local primary school while it awaits completion of a project.