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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Decisions regarding the use and deployment of digital technology in schools is a matter for the Board of Management of each school. Schools are advised to consult with members of the school community including parents when planning for the introduction of digital technologies including devices with cost and other implications been fully considered by the Boards of Managements before a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As Minister for Education I believe it is crucially important that children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. This Government recognises that the cost of preparing children for school each September can be a cause of financial difficulty and worry for many Irish families. Earlier this year I announced the establishment of Ireland’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to build a two-classroom SEN Base & 2 Mainstream Classrooms. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. I can confirm that my Department has received a Stage 2B report from the school. This report is currently being reviewed by officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Funding to cater for ancillary services is made available by my Department under two separate schemes. One is the 1978/79 scheme under which school secretaries and caretakers are paid directly through the payroll operated by my Department. This scheme is being phased out as posts become vacant and no new posts are being created. The second is the capitation grant scheme towards the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Extracurricular activities, such as this one, which provide students with opportunities to gain new experiences and to learn new skills are to be welcomed. However, I am advised that my Department does not provide funding for such requests.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Media (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department had a total of 262 tweets between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, of which 60.3% (158) of the posts were bilingual and 0.76% (2) were in Irish only. . There were also a total of 72 LinkedIn posts between 1 May 2022 and 30 April 2023, of which 61.1% (44) were bilingual. The Department does not hold the statistics for its public bodies and agencies.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to staff with disabilities. The Department is also committed to addressing the health and safety needs of all employees, including employees with disabilities. For this purpose, staff may be asked to indicate if they have any needs for reasonable accommodation or health and safety supports related to a disability. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 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: State Examinations (16 May 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: State Examinations (16 May 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: State Examinations (16 May 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: School Transport (16 May 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 149,000 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. There has been an increase of 21% tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 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 149,000 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. There has been an increase of 21% tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 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: Pension Provisions (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Pension abatement is a feature of public service pension schemes and is provided for in the Public Service Pensions (Single Scheme & Other Provisions) Act 2012. In general pension abatement applies when a public service pensioner such as a retired teacher is re-appointed to a post in the public service. Abatement ensures that the pension(s) which the public service pensioner...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Business Supports (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As set out in the annual Estimates, €9.7 billion net expenditure was allocated to my Department in 2023, which is used to meet costs associated with the provision of educational services in our schools and various related functions. The allocation is used primarily to fund the salaries of teaching and non-teaching school staff, the development of school infrastructure, capitation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 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: School Admissions (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 360, 362, 364, 365, 367, 368, 370, 375 and 377 together. As the Deputy may be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System (or GIS) to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit Data, school enrolment data and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Priorities (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. The shared education campus at Donaghcumper, Celbridge is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Liffey’. This campus project will include the three schools referred to by the deputy. A letter was issued by the...