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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun múinteoirí a leithdháileadh ar scoileanna gach bliain ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne. Is scoileanna Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (BOO) iad na scoileanna a bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt dóibh. Soláthraíonn an Roinn leithdháileadh foirne do gach BOO agus is faoi...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 522 and 590 together. During the period of school closures my Department provided schools with a series ofContinuity ofSchooling Guidancedocuments to help education professionals and parents to support children learning in a remote environment. The events surrounding COVID-19 and the public health restrictions which resulted in the emergency closure of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent authority for recognition of qualifications obtained by a person...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that permission to proceed to construction for the project in question was recently given to the school to which he refers.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The design of the Calculated Grades model was informed by advice from a Technical Working Group comprising experts drawn from the State Examinations Commission, the Inspectorate of my Department, the Educational Research Centre, and international external expertise. The standardisation process undertaken was an iterative statistical modelling, which by its very nature, was an evolving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I recognise the very important work done by these staff, and the other support staff in the running of our schools. In recognition of this, I have put special arrangements in place for the coming school year whereby schools will be funded to employ a replacement secretary or caretaker in the event that staff who are at very high risk of contracting serious illness from COVID-19 cannot work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 528, 533 and 536 together. School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, my Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The teacher secondment scheme is designed to facilitate the temporary assignment of a teacher to a vacant position in a host organisation, where the work to be carried out by the seconded teacher is of clear benefit to the education system. A secondment must be based on mutual agreement between the teacher, the school authority and the host organisation and is subject to approval by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: Approval for funding has been given to the school to which the Deputy refers for a two phase project under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019. The Phase 1 accommodation consists of 2 general Classrooms, 3 WCs, 1 WC Assisted User and 1 Science Lab with prep area, a DCG room and ancillary. A Stage 2b report and a request to go to Tender was recently submitted to my Department and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2018 to enable the school in question to build three resource rooms and complete other conversion works. The project was devolved to the school for delivery. I can also inform the Deputy that my Department has no record of receiving a request to proceed to tender from the school in question....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is committed to providing a permanent accommodation solution for the school referred to. In this regard, a suitable site has been identified to accommodate a permanent school building for the school. My Department continues to work closely with officials from Monaghan County Council under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The position is that decisions on the use of school facilities lies with the relevant school authority in consultation with the property owner and priority has to be given to the interests of the school, teachers and pupils. My Department's policy is to encourage the use of school facilities, where possible, for community, training and education related activities. My Department would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the matter to which he refers is currently under consideration by the relevant official in my Department. A decision in that respect will be made as quickly as possible and notified to the school directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The results of the Leaving Certificate 2020 Calculated Grades were made available to all students who opted to receive them at 9.00 am on 7 September via the Calculated Grades Student Portal. I would like to congratulate all students for their achievements in what has been a very trying time for them due to the impact of COVID-19 on their education. Results were also provided to schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: On 21 August, I announced a series of changes that will be made to the assessment arrangements for both Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations for 2021. This announcement was accompanied by a document published by my Department detailing these changes, Assessment Arrangements for Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate Examinations 2021. These arrangements are designed to take...