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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I am glad to inform the Deputy that an official from my Department has been in direct contact with the teacher referred to and the issues raised by the teacher have been resolved. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Travel (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: In January 2020, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform introduced mandatory new procedures for all Departments for offsetting the emissions associated with official air travel. In line with these procedures, the Department records the carbon emissions associated with official air travel, values these emissions based on the prevailing rate of Ireland’s domestic carbon tax in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for the school referred to by the Deputy is ongoing. Potential site options have been identified, including Minister-owned property. The Deputy will appreciate that negotiations in respect of site acquisitions are, by their nature, sensitive and for that reason I am not in a position to provide further information at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pensions (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department does not hold all of the records of casual employment carried out by teachers for Pensions puroposes.  However, as part of the process to prepare a statement of service and pension benefits for a teacher, officials within the Department conduct a full review of all verified teaching records held by the Department. In the 1980s, in general all substitute service was paid...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Uniforms (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: As Minister for Education, I am acutely aware of the costs faced by families upon the return of their children to school.   Ultimately, decisions on school uniforms is a matter for individual schools and Boards of Management. Taking the above into account, my Department’s Circular 0032/2017, was issued to the Boards of Management of all recognised primary and post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Property Registration (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Dear Deputy - As previously advised, my Department contacted (in writing) the relevant solicitors on 30th May 2022 in relation to this matter. Further information was requested from them at that point in order for the file it to be progressed.  The requested information was not received. Telephone contact was made with the solicitors on 11/01/2023 to seek an update and they have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 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 Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I  can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question have applied for additional accommodation under the ASA scheme. My Department is currently liaising with the school authority in relation to finalizing the brief. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 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: State Examinations (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has not confirmed a date on which the Leaving Certificate 2023 results will be issued. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations.  2022 marked the return to externally delivered examinations for all candidates at both Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: 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 under five routes of registration namely, Route 1 -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433, 434 and 435 together. My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under the Department’s Large Scale and Additional Accommodation Scheme. These projects are currently in progress...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 451, 452 and 453 together. Currently there are 151 Supply Panel clusters at primary level, with 610 posts allocated to the scheme, providing substitute cover in 2,843 schools.  Details on clusters operating in Co. Kildare, and across the country are attached. Supply Panel Cluster Location No. of Supply Panel Posts ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: A major building project for the school in question has been devolved for delivery to Louth County Council. I am pleased to inform the deputy that the Department recently authorised Louth County Council to issue the Letter of Intent to the preferred tenderer. If all is in order with the Supplementary Tender Report that has follwed, a Letter of Acceptance will then issue. This will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to enable the school in question to build a 2 Classroom SEN Base.  In April 2022 the School Authority submitted a Stage 1/2a report which was reviewed by the Department's Professional & Technical Team and combined comments requesting additional information were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity across the primary and post-primary sector....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The major construction project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2020. Works are progressing satisfactorily on site and it is anticipated that the school will be ready for occupation in quarter 2 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). I am pleased to inform you that the project was recently approved by the Department to proceed to Stage 2b of the architectural planning process; the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. While at this early stage it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The Project Manager has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The major construction project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2021. Works are progressing satisfactorily on site and it is anticipated that the school will be ready for occupation in quarter 1 2024.