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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The purpose of the Remote Area Boarding Grant scheme is to give students who are disadvantaged because of their remoteness from schools, an opportunity to attend school on the same basis as students not so disadvantaged. The terms of this scheme are set out in Circular 16/2016 which is published on my Department’s website at www.education.ie/en/Circulars-and-Forms/Active-Circulars/cl0...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The Design Team are currently preparing the Stage 2a report (developed design) for submission and the Department understands from KWETB that the report is nearing completion. It is a matter for KWETB, as the client for the project, to ensure that this is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Please find requested information attached for academic year 2021-22, the latest available year. We have published final enrolments by roll number, post-primary programme and year, beginning in academic year 2020-21. These lists will be published each June in conjunction with post-primary school lists. You can find the lists on the Department's website at the link below:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Please find requested information attached for academic year 2021-22, the latest available year. We publish primary class size tables alongside the final enrolment data each June. These tables contain individual class data for every mainstream primary school as well as the class size range for each school.  We also publish the number of pupils by standard in each mainstream primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department does not own any vehicles. The information in respect of state bodies within the scope of the Deputy’s question is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document should the Deputy wish to contact them directly with this query. Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I am conscious that students who are due to take their Leaving Certificate examinations in 2023 have experienced disruption to their learning On 2 September 2022, I announced that adjustments would be made to the 2023 Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle examinations. Details of these adjustments were issued to schools on 8 September 2022 to ensure that students and staff could...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I fully appreciate the concerns of teachers and indeed society generally in relation to increases in living costs. The Government acknowledges that current price pressures present particular challenges and are a source of concern for all public service workers, including teachers. While the issue of pay alone will not resolve these issues, the Government is committed to the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the past school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced funding for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (20 Sep 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: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I refer to your correspondence relating to the establishment of a pilot programme to teach children with dyslexia to read and a programme of teaching training of primary school teachers to do the same. The quality of our teaching profession is a critical factor in sustaining and enhancing the quality of education outcomes. The Department promotes the quality of teaching and learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In accordance with Department Circulars 0044/2019 and 31/2011, schools are required to employ appropriately qualified and registered teachers and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. 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. The Capital Programme details the school projects that are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I refer to the Deputy’s question regarding the delays endured since October 2021 by retired members of Cork Education and Training Board (ETB) in receiving pension increases accruing since that time. As the Deputy may be aware, the National Shared Services Office (NSSO) is responsible for the payment of pensions to retired personnel from the ETB sector. I am informed by my officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...