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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1038 and 1039 together. As of 3 June, 6,797 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure, 4,766 of these pupils have been enrolled in primary schools, while 2,031 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. Enrolment data by county is given in the table below. Enrolments by County as of 3 June County ...

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. An application for planning permission for a 1,000 pupil post-primary school...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of 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 and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, following an extensive site identification, assessment and negotiation process, the Department reached an agreement in principle, subject to contract, for the acquisition of 8 acre site at Magee Barracks in Kildare Town to facilitate the relocation of the school to which the Deputy refers. The acquisition process is at an advanced stage. Heads of Terms have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 Jun 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 –...

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

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project for the school to which he refers is being devolved for delivery to Galway & Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB). The Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been issued to GRETB. The next step is for the ETB to procure a Design Team for the project to design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning...

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

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Under the...

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

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The Department provides a staffing allocation to each ETB based on the overall enrolment of the schools within the ETB. The distribution of this staffing allocation is a matter for the Chief Executive of the ETB based on the...

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers has a number of devolved building projects in train currently. Under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme a project was approved in 2018 for the following level of provision: 5 x mainstream classrooms with toilet facilities, 2 science labs & 1 prep area, 1 x Art/Craft room & prefab replacement of 4 mainstream classrooms....

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

Norma Foley: The Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy has been through a formal dispute resolution process resulting in the termination of the obligation of the Main Contractor to complete the construction of the new school building. The works to complete the building project comprise of two separate projects - interim enabling works to seal the building and then full completion...

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

Norma Foley: The Board of Management of the school referred to by the Deputy has been through a formal dispute resolution process resulting in the termination of the obligation of the Main Contractor to complete the construction of the new school building. The dispute is currently in Arbitration.

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

Norma Foley: A building project is a complex arrangement of contractual relationships between the client, the main contractor, specialist sub-contractors, domestic sub-contractors, suppliers of materials, suppliers of plant etc. In general all sub-contractors employed on education sector building projects are employed directly by the Main Contractor or indirectly by the Main Contractor through other...

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

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional school...

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

Norma Foley: I am keenly aware of the challenges faced by educators and parents in relation to costs of digital technology, including tablets, and my Department continues to work to help support schools and families meet these costs. In 2017 a circular letter issued to schools with measures to be adopted to reduce the cost of school uniforms and other costs including such ICT devices:...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Jun 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: School Staff (14 Jun 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...