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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: According to the Department's Geographical Information System, the schools referred to by the Deputy, as well as Castlelyon Green, are in the Newcastle_Rathcoole School Planning Area. The Education Act requires that the Minister for Education, as a function, to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education in recognised schools and to do all such acts and things as may be necessary to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Where schools are amalgamating there is a provision for the allocation of a concessionary mainstream teaching post in cases where the approved number of mainstream teachers in the schools at the time the amalgamation takes place exceeds the number of mainstream posts warranted by the total enrolment of the newly amalgamated school on the basis of the staffing schedule. The continued...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The Major Building Project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at Stage 3 (tender action). The tender process normally takes between 6-8 months to complete.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Nov 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: School Transport (17 Nov 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: Teacher Training (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I understand the Deputy is referring to the request for tenders recently published by my Department for the provision of two Irish-medium teacher education programmes, including a full-time four-year Irish-medium Bachelor of Education (primary teaching) initial teacher education programme. Over the last number of years, as part of the overall implementation of the Policy on Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The process to identify schools for inclusion in the DEIS programme is based on the principle of concentrated disadvantage. It aimed to identify those schools with the highest proportion of students from areas designated as disadvantaged. A detailed paper on the refined DEIS identification model is available on gov.ie at www.gov.ie/en/publication/a3c9e-extension-of-deis-to-further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211, 212, 213 and 214 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience which will: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system - Embed wellbeing and reduce student stress levels I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. My officials are considering the long term needs of the school, including possible interim accommodation and will revert to the school authorities directly in this regard as soon as possible. My Department's main responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that a salary certificate as requested was issued to the teacher referred to, on 20th October 2022. Arrangements are currently underway to implement the Building Momentum pay increases on the Department's teacher payrolls. A member of my staff has been in contact with the teacher referred to and we are issuing a further salary certificate reflecting these pay...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: A technical examination is presently being undertaken within my Department in order to inform the proposed terms for the licence referred to. This planned licence has been prioritised and is currently being prepared.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Nov 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: School Transport (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. 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. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Nov 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 Amalgamation (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the deputy that the decision making authority for any amalgamation or change of status is the patron of the schools, subject to the approval of the Department. The Department has received correspondence from the patrons of both schools regarding their proposed amalgamation and a change of status of the new amalgamated school to co-educational. It is the responsibility of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at the forefront of design with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in Design and Specification. My Department’s Technical Guidance Documents set the benchmark for sustainable design in school buildings with a clear focus on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (15 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department recently met with representatives of Donegal ETB earlier this year and provided information about the range of supports and resources available to it to support students and staff who have been affected by the MICA issue in the county, and will continue to liase with the ETB in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (15 Nov 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 (GIS) 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 Under Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Nov 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...