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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for a school closure is the Patron of the school, and this is subject to the agreement of the Department. Any proposal to close a school must involve consultation with all of the relevant stakeholders, parents, teachers, students and local communities and follow decisions taken at local level.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: Department officials have reviewed the documentation submitted by the school referred to by the Deputy. However the Department has had to revert to the school authority for further information as the school have included works that are outside the scope of works which was previously approved.  A reply is awaited from the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation under the (ASA) scheme from the school in question. The application is currently being assessed and my officials have advised the school that a decision will be  conveyed to the school authorities as soon as the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department currently provides a book grant of over €17 million to all recognised primary and post primary schools within the Free Education Scheme in order to provide assistance for books, including book rental schemes, and all schools are encouraged to operate book rental schemes to help alleviate costs to parents.  It is a matter for the board of management of each individual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is currently considering the demographic need in the School Planning Area in which the school in question is located. My Department will be in direct contact with the school when this process has been completed. I can also confirm that my Department approved significant modular accommodation to the school for the 2022/23 school year. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy, that an application for major capital funding has been received from the schools in question. Applications from schools for major capital works must be considered in the context of the demographic challenge facing the education system in the coming years. The capital programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: A site for the school referred to the Deputy has been acquired.  The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) issued to the preferred tenderer on 19th May 2022 commencing the school building contract.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. Once the data is compiled it will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will build...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Jul 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. The cost in 2021 was over €289m. In order to plan for, and provide...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: For the 2020-21 academic year, the available data shows there were 588 sixth-class pupils with home addresses in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area (SPA). For the 2021-22 academic year, the available data shows there were 325 pupils remained in the SPA to attend their first year in a post-primary school within the catchment, while 263 pupils left the SPA to attend schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that 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, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Jul 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. The cost in 2021 was over €289m. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Jul 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: Education Policy (7 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: Access to Relationships and Sexuality Education, or RSE, is an important right for students. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which states that this Government will develop inclusive and age appropriate curricula for RSE and Social, Personal and Health Education across all schools. The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (the NCCA) was requested to conduct a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (7 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission, SEC, has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the Leaving Certificate examinations. The SEC confirmed in June that it intends to issue the Leaving Certificate 2022 results on Friday, 2 September. The intended date is in line with the date that Leaving Certificate results issued to students in both 2020 and 2021. Over the past...