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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Meals Programme (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 666 and 667 together. Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) is a key policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level.  The School Meals Programme which is under the remit of the Department of Social Protection provides funding towards the provision of food services to some 1,600 schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the current school year over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: There is a range of statutory and non-statutory leave types available to registered teachers employed in recognised Primary and Post Primary schools. The eligibility criteria for entitlement to each leave type can vary and, in general, the terms and conditions which are applicable to each leave type are published in my Department’s Circular Letters.  Where a teacher wishes to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the current school year over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and retention of teachers is a priority area of action for the Department given the importance of ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have available to them qualified, engaged and supportive teachers to support them in their learning. While I am aware that schools are experiencing challenges in both recruiting teachers and obtaining...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the current school year over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

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 managements 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: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education.  In the current school year over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

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 managements 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: Legislative Measures (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The table below sets out details of Acts that  have been passed in the past ten years. The Deputy will note there are no sections outstanding. Details regarding the review periods and if they have taken place are also outlined. Whilst the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2015 is currently under the remit of my Department, it is not included in the table below as it is more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

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 managements 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: Teacher Training (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 680 and 681 together. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. The Council registers teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The ex gratia scheme was originally established in 2015 and was put in place to provide those, who had instituted legal proceedings against the State in respect of day school sexual abuse and subsequently discontinued those proceedings following rulings in the domestic courts, with an opportunity to apply for an ex gratia payment.  The Scheme was paused in 2019 following a report from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy the Department had strong delivery across the school building programme in 2022 with a high volume of projects at construction. My Department's Planning & Building Unit is assessing its overall requirements for 2023 and associated work programme and will revert to the school authority in the coming weeks with further information on the progression of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department recently received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority referred to by the Deputy.  On completion of the assessment process, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision. The purpose of the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the deputy refers has been approved funding to provide the following accommodation under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme: 9 x General classrooms, 2 x SET rooms, 3 x Science labs, 2 x Prep area, and a 2-Classroom SEN Base   The delivery of the project has been devolved to Cavan/Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB) The design team has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers has been granted funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide 23 x General classrooms, 2 classroom SEN base, 5x SET/Pastoral rooms, 1x Multimedia room, 1x DCG room, 3x Science labs, 2x Prep area, 1x Home Economics room, 1x Art room, 1x Construction Studies room, 1x Engineering room, 1x Tech prep room, 3x Project store , 1x...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The Payroll Division of my Department rely on schools to enter and approve substitution claims promptly on the Online Claims System before payroll closure dates. When this is not done, or done late, salary payments to substitute teachers will be impacted. These payroll closure dates are notified to schools in advance.  In the case of the teacher referred to by the Deputy all claims...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jan 2023)

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 managements 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: School Accommodation (18 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met...