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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The permanent building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to progress projects through the stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. As part of the conditions of sale of the permanent site for the school at Glenheron, Greystones, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was achieved again in 2022 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance for the school referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 18thMay 2022 commencing the school building contract. The construction programme is some 84 weeks and due to complexities on the site will be handed over in three phases.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the schools referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 31st May 2022 commencing the school building contract. The campus is due to be completed in Q4 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Mar 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: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is a campus project under my Department's Design and Build programme which will deliver a 1,000 pupil post primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs and a 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including two classrooms, for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy than an application for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme for toilet works was received from the school in question on the 6th of March 2023. The application will be assessed in line with the terms of the Emergency Works Scheme and a decision will issue directly to the school as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school in question However, officials in my Department have been in contact with the school authority to complete an ASA for assessment. When the application is received and assessment process is completed, a decision will be conveyed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635, 636, 637, 638 and 639 together. The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has a project approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. This project is currently at Stage 1 of the architectural planning process. The Patron body LWETB issued the Stage 1 report to the Department on the 22/12/2022. This report is currently under review by the Professional & Technical Team in the Department and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has a project approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. This project is currently at Stage 1 of the architectural planning process. The Patron body LWETB issued the Stage 1 report to the Department on the 22/12/2022. This report is currently under review by the Professional & Technical Team in the Department and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 642 and 644 together. My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was achieved again in 2022 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school building project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) as part of bundled school building programme. This project is part of the bundle referred to as ‘Project Nore'. The project is currently at Stage 3 of the delivery process and, following a Departmental review of the Tender Assessment Report, approval...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Mar 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 Enrolments (21 Mar 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: School Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: 2022 marked the return to externally delivered examinations for all candidates at both Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle, with 61,108 candidates sitting Leaving Certificate examinations and 67,130 candidates sitting Junior Cycle examinations. There were a number of factors that affected the timing of the issue of results for both examinations in 2022. These included a challenge in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more complex disabilities who, in order to access the school curriculum, require...