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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 365 and 400 together. The permanent school building project for the site referred to by the Deputies is a campus project to 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 Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm a suitable site has been identified and the Department has reached an agreement in principle, subject to contract, for the acquisition of a site at Fassaroe, Bray, Co. Wicklow as a permanent location for North Wicklow Educate Together Secondary School. The school patron has been informed of the proposed location and will be appraised of any further developments as soon as it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department issued approval, in 2022, for the purchase of modular accommodation comprising of 2 x 80m2 classrooms for Special Educational Needs (SEN), under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. My Department will release funding allocated for this project on receipt of the necessary documentation, from the School Authority, which is outlined...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for Wicklow Town ETSS is ongoing. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. I can, however, assure you that the provision of a new site for Wicklow Town ETSS is a priority for the Department and that the patron body will be informed as soon as it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As you will be aware, a major capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being addressed through the Department’s Construction Programme. This project is currently at stage 2b of the architectural planning process. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: 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. My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 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: Education Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In July 2016, the Government launched a major initiative for Dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) to oversee the long term, social and economic regeneration of the area. The Mulvey Report entitled “Dublin’s North East Inner City – Creating a Brighter Future” was published in February 2017 and made a number of recommendations. As part of this response, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Since June 2020, and over the past three Budgets, I have secured funding to support measures aimed at ensuring that all children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. One of the most important policies in this regard has been the establishment of Ireland’s first national primary school book scheme, which will provide free schoolbooks,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has been in direct contact with the Principal of the school in question in recent days providing an update on the matter in hand. Currently the Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. As part of its planning ahead for 2023, my Department is engaging with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued recently, to the school authority in question, for the provision of 2 x SEN classrooms and 4 x mainstream classrooms The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme which provides the services of a Project Manager to assist the School Authority. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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 Transport (28 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: Education Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together. The Department has an obligation to ensure that all Exchequer funds are accounted for and properly managed and that there is transparency and accountability in the management of public money. The Department contracted a company with governance expertise to conduct a review of the governance and financial arrangements applying in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. A response will issue directly to the Deputy on this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Travel (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Outlined in tabular format are the travel expenses associated with St Patrick's Day for both Ms. Norma Foley, Minister for Education and Ms. Josepha Madigan, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion: Minister Country/State Visited Duration of Trip (GMT) Travel Costs Accommodation Costs Total Cost Minister Foley...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together. Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. The body which has statutory responsibility for health and safety requirements is the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The HSA has developed and issued guidelines to all schools in relation to managing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at tender stage. The project brief is for the construction of a 600 pupil, two storey, post primary school building including general classrooms, specialist classrooms, assembly hall and all ancillary accommodation. This project is currently on hold to proceed due to capital funding pressures and the requirement to submit a new planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. My Department's published NDP allocation for 2023 is €860 million. Key priorities for my Department's work programme include continuing strong delivery to support the operation of the school system with particular regard to planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (28 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Leave entitlement for public servants are determined by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. Under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998, the Minister for Education, with the concurrence of the Minister for Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER), is authorised to determine the terms and conditions of employment for teachers employed in approved teaching posts funded by...