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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 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. On the 24th February, following a series of engagements at the WRC, a package to settle a claim on terms and conditions for grant-funded school secretaries was proposed, which Fórsa agreed to recommend to its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Palmerstown/Ballyfermot/Chapelizod/Cherry Orchard was one of 43 areas surveyed as part of the patronage divesting process in 2013. The outcome was that there was sufficient parental demand for a multi-denominational school in this area. I recently announced that arrangements are being put in place in a number of towns and areas of cities that have no multi-denominational primary schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB). The ETB is currently in the process of procuring a Design Team for this project. Thereafter, it will ensure that the project progresses to Design Stage, obtains the necessary statutory planning permissions, and moves onward to Tender and Construction Stage in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is not being delivered by the NDFA. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is intended that the project for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Strategy Statement 2021-2023 sets out the high level goals of my Department and the strategic actions which will be progressed in order to achieve those goals over the period until 2023. The Statement by its nature does not reflect the day-to-day work of my Department, but rather the high-level objectives. The work of my Department in relation to relationship and sexual education is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is intended that the project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be included in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is not being delivered by the NDFA. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is intended that the project for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2022/23 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Education Act requires the Minister for Education, as a function, to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education in recognised schools and to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to further the objects of the Act. The Act also bestows on the Minister all such powers as are necessary or expedient for the purpose of performing her functions. It also stipulates that in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of a current application under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in respect of the school in question under which the issue referred to by the Deputy could be considered. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 framework. This major building project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. ADAPT is an acronym for the "Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The 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 South Kildare. However, 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: - Duplication of applications – pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in respect of the school in question. 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 need cannot be met by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is intended that the project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be included in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Internet Safety (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 126 together. There are extensive training and curricular supports already available to schools, including through the Social Personal Health Education (SPHE) curriculum, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST), Webwise.ie and the Department funded national anti-bullying website www.tacklebullying.ie to assist schools in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2022/23 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every 24...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. My Department is considering the timeline for the progression to tender of a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware I recently announced that arrangements are being put in place in a number of towns and areas of cities that have no multi-denominational primary schools to identify potential schools and to engage with school authorities, school staff and the school communities with a view to agreeing on a transfer of patronage and change of ethos, where there is sufficient demand...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the task of ensuring that the education curriculum tackling domestic, sexual and gender-based violence and providing inclusive and age appropriate Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) due to the breadth of activity which is being carried out on the topic across my Department. The NCCA is currently engaged in ongoing work on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: It is not possible to provide an accurate cost for the task of addressing the issue of bullying and addressing body image concerns) due to the breadth of activity which is being carried out on the topic across my Department. Social, Personal and Health Education, or SPHE for short, is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary Junior Cycle. Following a review of...