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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 305, 310 and 312 together. Meeting the educational needs of children and young people from Ukraine is a priority for the Government, and my Department is determined to support the efforts of school communities across the country, who have shown huge commitment and generosity. I announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALTs)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that investment and expenditure on PE Halls is an element of the overall School Building Programme. The provision of GP rooms and PE Halls, at primary and post primary level respectively, and outdoor hard play areas, form part of the accommodation brief for all new school buildings. This is also the case where a major building or refurbishment project is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the “Say Yes to Languages” initiative has been a great success with almost 430 primary schools participating in the module in the 2021/22 school year and almost 720 schools participating in the 2022/2023 school year. The module allows schools to choose their language based on their own school demographic, with this year’s programme offering 15...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Officials in my Department are currently working to collate the information requested and will send it to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Pay (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: While the Department of Education retains regulatory responsibility for the ETB sector, including further education services, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science now has policy responsibility for the further education sector. A union representing Youthreach Coordinators and Youthreach Resource Persons has submitted a claim in respect of both...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 311 and 353 together. In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead on a coordinated programme of actions to support the supply of teachers. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher Supply Action Plan was published in November 2018. The Action...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The diaries for the Minister for Education from 2016 are published on line at www.gov.ie - Department of Education Ministers' Diaries (www.gov.ie) These provide details of all meetings including those with the organisation referenced by the Deputy. The diary records from 2011 to the end of 2015 are not readily available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 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 tender process to appoint the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 316 to 319, inclusive, 320, 324, 347 to 349, inclusive, 351 and 378 together. The summer course programme for teachers contributes to the continuum of teachers’ professional learning, promotes innovation and excellence in teaching, learning and assessment, and is supportive of the goals set out as per the new national priorities. The principal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. As the Deputy may be aware my Department will be publishing a new primary curriculum framework shortly. The Primary Curriculum Framework will set out the vision, principles and components of the redeveloped primary school curriculum. The framework links with learning experiences provided through the themes of Aistear: the Early Childhood...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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: School Transport (14 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: School Admissions (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System 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. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of a 3 classroom special educational needs (SEN) base, Toilets, Staff room, DCC room, and ancillary accommodation. I can confirm to the Deputy that the school has recently submitted a tender report for review by my Department Official's. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations. No date has been confirmed as of yet for the issue of Leaving Certificate 2023 results. The Deputy may wish to note there were a number of factors that affected the timing of the issue of results for State examinations in 2022. These included a challenge in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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: Capital Expenditure Programme (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) has been developed by the Government so that Ireland can access funding under the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility. Ireland is expected to receive €988 million in grants under the Facility. The Recovery and Resilience Facility is the largest component of NextGenerationEU, the European Union’s response to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project for the school to which he refers has now been devolved for delivery to Donegal Education and Training Board (DETB). A Design Team for the project was appointed in July 2022. This team will now design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning permissions, and move the project onward to tender and construction stages in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: A major school building project to provide completely new accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in January 2022. Works are progressing satisfactorily and the contract duration is approximately 20 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (14 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy achieved sectional Substantial Completion on in September 2022. The project brief was for the construction of a new 650 pupil Post Primary School on a green field site to incorporate a multi-use hall, ancillary rooms and all associated site works. Full Substantial Completion is expected in March 2023.