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

Norma Foley: The terms and conditions of the Career Break Scheme for teachers is contained in my Department’s Circular Letter 54/2019 (Chapter 7). Where a Career Break is approved, it must be for a minimum period of one school year.  The Career Break may be extended, subject to employer approval, on an annual basis not to exceed five years at any one time, up to a maximum of 10...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to the preferred tenderer on the 18thMay 2022 commencing the school building contract for the school referred to by the Deputy.  The construction programme underpinning the contract will be provided by the Contractor shortly and my Department will advise the school as soon as possible in this regard.

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

Norma Foley: The average primary class size for academic year 2020-2021 was 23.3 as published in the Statistical Bulletin-July 2021, link below;  . We expect to publish the final primary enrolments for 2021-2022 including class tables by the end of June 2022. We will then be in a position to provide the average primary class size for 2021-2022.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As per the preliminary enrolment figures for 2021-2022, published in December 2021, there are 546,121 pupils enrolled in mainstream primary schools and  8,682 pupils enrolled in special schools; assets.gov.ie/212274/d521dc50-7b9d-4207-9e72-48e01054ab4f.xl sx.  We expect to publish the final primary enrolments for 2021-2022 by the end of June 2022 and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cavan & Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). I am pleased to inform that the project was recently approved by the Department to proceed to Stage 2b of the architectural planning process; the next step for the Design Team in that regard will be to obtain the statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The decisions made, and which I announced in February, regarding the assessment arrangements and overall grade outcomes for Leaving Certificate 2022 reflect the disruption to their learning that has been experienced by this year’s Leaving Certificate students over the past two years, including periods of school closures whilst those students were in the Senior Cycle, as a result of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has not commissioned any such investigation in the period outlined. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the actual cost of constructing a General Purpose (GP) Room for a Primary School and a PE Hall for a Post Primary School can vary depending on a number of factors which can include, but not limited to the size and scope of the construction contract the GP/PE Halls are being constructed under, market conditions, site constraints, planning conditions,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides PE halls with the construction of all new post primary schools. These facilities may also be provided where a major building or refurbishment project is being delivered for an existing school. My Department is working to compile the available data requested by the Deputy and I will arrange for this information to be sent directly to the Deputy as soon as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: It is intended that the permanent accommodation needs of the school in question will be met in a former school building. In this regard, the patron of the school appointed a consultant to undertake an Options Study of the property concerned. The patron furnished a copy of this Options Study to my Department and this is currently being considered....

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 to 446, inclusive, 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. ...

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

Norma Foley: The terms and conditions of the Career Break Scheme for teachers is contained in my Department’s Circular Letter 54/2019 (Chapter 7). As previously explained to the Deputy, where a Career Break is approved, it must be for a minimum period of one school year.  The Career Break may be extended, subject to employer approval, on an annual basis not to exceed five years...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of the tender process and subject to no issues arising, the project is expected to commence on-site in Quarter 3 2022.  The contract duration is 35 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department understands that the projected pupil enrolment for the school in question in September 2022 will be accommodated in the school's current accommodation. It is intended that the permanent accommodation needs of the school will be met in a former school building. In this regard, the patron of the school appointed a consultant to undertake an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89, 90 and 91 together. I propose to take PQs 26565/22, 26566/22 and 26567/22 together. The NPCPP Leaving Cert Helpline is a national free phone service provided for all post primary final year students and their parents/guardians. This service offers professional and confidential one to one support, advice, and guidance on LC, LCA, LCVP, VTOS, QQI results,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The two main grants paid by my Department to recognised schools are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep, etc. and the Ancillary Services grants to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. The following links are the most recent circulars published on my Department's website which outline...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new SET posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students to be enrolled in new special classes and new special school places and the needs of new and developing schools. This will bring the total number of SET in the mainstream school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The level of Special Education resources provided to schools to support students with special education needs (SEN) is at unprecedented levels. Special Education Teachers (SETs) Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new SET posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Following an extensive site identification, assessment and negotiation process, agreement in principle, subject to contract, has been reached for the acquisition, by my Department, of a permanent school site at the location referred to by the Deputy. This site will accommodate a new 1,000 pupil school plus 4 classroom special education needs unit as a replacement and expansion of the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that school sites are reserved for the purpose of primary and post primary school requirements. My Department does not have a role in making provision for public swimming pools.