Results 981-1,000 of 19,559 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Is eol dom an sceideal don soláthar foirne agus an gá atá le tosaíocht a thabhairt do leithdháiltí múinteoirí i mbunscoileanna i bhfianaise na róil fhíorthábhachtacha atá acu i bpobail ar fud na tíre. Táim ag féachaint ar an mbealach is fearr chun dul chun cinn breise a dhéanamh maidir le cóimheas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: In  February 2018 my Department introduced the “Temporary Re-Assignment Scheme For Primary Teachers”.  This Scheme was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). The Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Communications (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department has an Information and Communications ICT Usage Policy which highlights for staff the need for email security. All staff members have to sign up to the policy and all new staff are provided with a copy of the policy as part of their induction material and are expected to comply with this policy. My staff working in my Department and I have been assigned Departmental email...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Minister Madigan and I have held a number of meetings with stakeholders since taking office. Please see attached table. Minister Meeting With Date of Meeting Minister Norma Foley Stakeholders meeting re School re-openings 01/07/2020 Minister Norma Foley Meeting with Heads of Agencies 14/07/2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Regarding the current planning application for temporary accommodation to which the Deputy refers my Department’s Project Management Team is currently preparing a response to the request for further information from Fingal County Council in respect of the planning application F20A/0157 which is for the interim accommodation for the school in question. With regard to a permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. My predecessor as Minister, Joe McHugh TD, last year asked the State Examinations Commission to review the supports provided to Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) students who suffer trauma or adversity around the time of the state...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware the building project for the school in question is included on my Department's capital programme. I can confirm that a site has been acquired and a brief of the new school building school has been completed. My Department will now progress this project into the architectural planning as quickly as possible and will keep the school authority informed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Briefing (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As is normal practice, on my appointment as Minister for Education I was provided with a detailed briefing document in relation to all aspects of the Department. In addition, I had a series of briefing meetings with all of my senior officials in relation to their individual areas of responsibility. While I have been in contact with my colleague the former Minister for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context. It has been developed in line with public health advice...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues Guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. It should be notedthat the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

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 management annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I take it that the Deputy is referring to the process of review of demographics for school planning purposes. 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, to identify where the pressure for school places across...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Advisers (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues Guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The Guidelines for the 33rd Dáil are currently awaiting Government approval. It should be notedthat the appointment of individual Special Advisers is a matter for each Government Minister subject to the terms set...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Fees (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Under my Department’s free fees schemes, the Exchequer provides funding toward the tuition fee costs of eligible undergraduate students with students paying the student contribution. The student contribution is currently €3,000 with the last change in the 2014/2015 academic year. The exchequer pays all, or part of, this contribution on behalf of almost 50% of students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved a four classroom SEN base under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019. The school authority, to whom the project has been devolved for delivery, is currently in the process of appointing a Design Team and is being assisted by Dublin & Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board (DDLETB) in that respect....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to answer Questions Nos. 656, 661, 665, 677, 683, 690, 707, 710, 718, 737 and 741 together. On Monday, the 27thJuly, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”. This Roadmap set outs how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As a result of the robust and rigorous processes implemented to arrive at the Calculated Grades, these grades will have the same status as the Leaving Certificate results awarded to students in previous years, and those that will be awarded in future years. The Leaving Certificate class of 2020 will in no way be disadvantaged by receiving Calculated Grades, relative to previous or future...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that my Department published the report “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School” earlier in the week which is available on my Department's website. This Roadmap set outs how schools will fully reopen for all students from the end of August, and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19...