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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of the tender process. A Letter of Intent issued to the recommended bidder and once all the contract pre-conditions specified in the Letter of Intent are met, the Letter of Acceptance can be authorised. Subject to no issues arising, it is anticipated that works will commence in Quarter 2 of 2022 with an estimated completion...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project for the school to which he refers is at planning stage. The next step is for the school and design team is to move the project onward to tender. An application for temporary accommodation was approved in the Department in February 2022 with a view to being in place for the 2022-2023 school year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jun 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 my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission and my Department are acutely aware of the needs of candidates and end users in regard to the provision of Leaving Certificate results and are doing everything they can to ensure results are delivered as soon as possible. In identifying the 2022 results date, there are a number of significant factors which when taken together together mean it is not possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jun 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 my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. The project will provide a new 500 Pupil Post Primary School and three...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March that from next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. Schools were identified for inclusion in the programme through the refined DEIS identification model which is an objective, statistics based model. Schools were not required to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March that from next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. Schools were identified for inclusion in the programme through the refined DEIS identification model which is an objective, statistics based model. Schools were not required to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th March that from next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. Schools were identified for inclusion in the programme through the refined DEIS identification model which is an objective, statistics based model. Schools were not required to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. All children who are eligible and who complete the application and payment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission and my Department are acutely aware of the needs of candidates and end users in regard to the provision of Leaving Certificate results and are doing everything they can to ensure results are delivered as soon as possible. In identifying the 2022 results date, there are a number of significant factors which when taken together together mean it is not possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, Caranua was established in 2013 to disburse the contributions of €110m (€111.38m including interest) provided by the religious congregations following the publication of the Ryan Report by funding approved services to support the needs of former residents who, as children, suffered abuse in relevant institutions. As the funding available to Caranua...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: A Minister-owned site has been identified as an option for potential redevelopment to accommodate a second school. Representatives of the existing school have agreed to collaborate with my Department to carry out a master plan study to assess the potential of developing a second school on the Minister-owned site. The outcome of the master plan study will determine the next steps to be taken....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require essential specialist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Traveller Education (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: It is my intention to advance a Traveller education strategy in line with the Programme for Government commitment. Work has progressed and is underway on a number of areas which will inform the development of a Traveller education strategy. This includes: - a pilot project Supporting Traveller and Roma (STAR)which is underway in 4 areas with the aim of improving attendance, participation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1030 and 1031 together. A commitment was made under the Programme for Government to ensure robust data collection on the use of reduced school days and to further ensure that they are only used in a manner that is limited, appropriate and absolutely necessary. My Department issued guidelines to schools on reduced school days in September 2021 which came into...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, schools are obliged to notify Tusla (educational welfare officers) when the school intends to expel a student. The educational welfare officer shall, after receiving a notification, make all reasonable efforts to ensure that provision is made for the continued education of the student to whom the notification relates. The data requested by the Deputy in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. Teachers are currently allocated to post primary schools at a ratio of 19:1 in the free education system and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The acquisition of the site for the school referred to by the Deputy was completed in 2020. The building project for the school is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. The Letter of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission and my Department are acutely aware of the needs of candidates and end users in regard to the provision of Leaving Certificate results and are doing everything they can to ensure results are delivered as soon as possible. In identifying the 2022 results date, there are a number of significant factors which when taken together mean it is not possible to...