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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 Feb 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 (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) programme is to ensure that essential classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation. I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will build...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department agreed to the purchase of the site in question subject to planning permission to accommodate two existing schools based in Wexford town. This project on a shared educational campus will provide for the construction of a new eight classroom primary school and a new 1000 pupil post primary school. The briefs for both schools also involve provision for special education.[MB1] ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Managing ventilation is one of a suite of public health measures in place to keep our schools safe.  The Expert Group established by the Minister for Health note in its report published in April 2021 that very good advice is contained in the Department of Education’s Practical Steps for the Deployment of Good Ventilation Practices in Schools. They also note that it must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I recognise and appreciate the importance for students of receiving the results of State examinations in as timely a manner as possible. I recognise and appreciate the importance for students of receiving the results of State examinations in as timely a manner as possible. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation, delivery and development of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Seirbhísí Iompair (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Is oibríocht shuntasach í an Scéim Iompair Scoile atá á bainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne Oideachais.  Sa scoilbhliain reatha iompraítear os cionn 147,900 páiste, lena n-áirítear os cionn 18,000 páiste a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu, ar bhonn laethúil chuig bunscoileanna agus iar-bhunscoileanna...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong record 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. The National Development Plan 2021-2030 published on 4th Oct 2021, provides capital funding of over €4.4bn for investment in school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (2 Feb 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 Transport (2 Feb 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: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question on the provision of homework. The Department acknowledges that homework can play an important part in helping students to prepare for forthcoming classwork and in reinforcing work already covered during class time, however, it is a matter for each school, at local level, to arrive at its own homework policy which best serves the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (2 Feb 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 the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: With respect to the operation of private for-profit companies on school grounds, there is guidance concerning the usage of school buildings for non-educational use. These Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours were published in October 2017 and are available on the Department's website. By way of background, the use of school facilities lies with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The current requirements for Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of 2 x 2 week placements, which are outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim: Standards for Initial Teacher Education. Budget 2020 provided for the re-instatement of the grant to cover the full cost of the Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB). I am pleased to advise that the Stage 2a meeting took place at the end of November 2022. Officials from my Department met with Cork ETB and the full Design Team where a number of recommendations were made. The design team was requested to address these recommendations and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware for school planning purposes, the Department of Education divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses 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....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Assessment is an enabler of effective teaching and learning. Section 22 of the Education Act requires schools “to regularly evaluate students and periodically report the results of the evaluation to the students and their parents”. To support this legislative requirement, primary schools implement standardised testing on an annual basis during the period May/June for all pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB). This is a Campus project.  This project is currently at Stage 2a of the architectural planning process. The Department received the Stage 2a Report from GRETB in January 2023. The Department has arranged a Stage 2a meeting with GRETB for the 9th February...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 120 and 165 together. As set out in the Programme for Government, this Government is committed to developing inclusive and age appropriate curricula for RSE and SPHE across primary and post-primary schools. In giving effect to this commitment, my Department continues to work closely with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). A draft...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that, the school in question, has been awarded funding for the purchase of a Modular Accommodation Unit under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. A final approval letter confirming same has issued to the school authority, which outlines the total grant allocation. The project is devolved to the School Authority for delivery.