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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: School Accommodation (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. My Department will be in further contact with the school authority relating to the application.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The position is that the individual concerned was absent from work on sick leave from 10/02/2022 to 17/06/2022.When an individual is absent on sick leave, their salary will consist of two parts, i) where the individual claims Illness Benefit from the Dept. of Social Protection and ii) where the Department pays the remainder of the salary. It is the responsibility of the individual to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: Apart from a small number of prescribed texts at post-primary level, determined by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the decisions on which textbooks, programmes and resources, if any, to use in primary and post-primary schools are taken at school level. The current policy of the Department of Education is not to endorse or promote any particular programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently completing Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning – Detailed Design, which involves the production of a complex and detailed set of tender documents and an accurate pre-tender cost check by the Design Team, in accordance with my Departments Technical Guidance Documents, Building Regulations and Public Works...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following tables. Department of Education Role Annual salary Minister €183,923* Minister of State €141,657 Role Annual salary or salary scale Secretary General Level II €223,529 (non-PPC)** ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: Recruitment of staff to my Department is generally through the Public Appointments Service (PAS), which is the centralised provider of recruitment, assessment and selection services across the Civil Service. All recruitment activities by the PAS are in line with the Commission for Public Service Appointment's (CPSA) Code of Practice for Appointment to Positions in the Civil Service and Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: State Examinations (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department has been in touch with UCAS on this matter. In the context of those students seeking to study in the UK, I note that, following the announcement of the publication date for the Leaving Certificate results by the State Examinations Committee, the CAO have now confirmed the date for the first round offers as 8th September 2022. Within the UCAS system, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 308 and 309 together. 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. Under the Programme for Government there is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 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 question to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: School Textbooks (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a book grant to all recognised primary and post primary schools within the Free Education Scheme in order to provide assistance for books including Book Rental Schemes. Under this scheme, my Department provided funding of €17.2 million in 2021 to all of these schools. Schools participating in my Department’s DEIS Programme receive an enhanced rate of book...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a book grant to all recognised primary and post primary schools within the Free Education Scheme in order to provide assistance for books including Book Rental Schemes. Under this scheme, my Department provided funding of €17.2 million in 2021 to all of these schools. Schools participating in my Department’s DEIS Programme receive an enhanced rate of book...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: As a result of Budget 2022, all schools with a teaching principal have 37 Principal Release Days. i.e. one administrative day per week. Circular 26/2022 published last April outlines the number of Principal Release Days available to schools.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy, that the estimated cost of restoring the number of assistant principals to pre-2009 levels in both the Primary and Voluntary Secondary and Community and Comprehensive schools, excluding ETBs, is €30.3m. The estimated cost of 300 AP1 posts is €2.7m. The estimated cost of 1500 posts at AP2 is €6m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Prison Service (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. The provision of educational psychological support to those in the custody of the Irish Prison Service is not within the service remit of the National Educational Psychological Service.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jul 2022)

Norma Foley: In March 2022 I announced that arrangements are being put in place in a number of towns and areas of cities that have no multi-denominational primary schools at present as part of a pilot arrangement. This work involves identifying potential schools and engaging with school authorities, school staff and the school communities with a view to agreeing on a transfer of patronage and change of...