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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). Works commenced onsite in December 2021, and providing that nothing unforeseen arises, it is expected to reach substantial completion in Q1 2024. As this project is still ongoing, it is not possible to provide the costs which remain commercially sensitive until the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. Works commenced on site in August 2022 with an estimated project completion date of Q4 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. Works commenced on site in January 2022 with an estimated project completion date of Q1 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery. This school is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Dargle’. This project has progressed through the early stages of the architectural planning process and the statutory planning application was submitted to Wicklow County Council in Q1 2023. Once the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. Works commenced on site in May 2022 with an estimated completion date of Q3 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the major school building project referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on 31 May 2022 commencing the school building contract. Works are progressing well on site and the school building is due for completion in Q4 2023. There are no refurbishment works planned for the school's current accommodation under the Design and Build contract.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2023 included the announcement for the provision of fully funded solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with an output of 6kW for all schools. This funding will be made available from the Climate Action Fund at the discretion of the Minister for the Environment. This significant solar PV programme, will assist schools with their energy needs and costs along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). As the Department of Education is not the employer of tutors in non-ETB private colleges the contractual situation for these tutors does not fall under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department approved the following works under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme in 2019, for the school in question: 1x 80m2 Mainstream classroom incl ensuite 3x 80m2 Mainstream classroom incl ensuite toilets2x 15m2 SET rooms1x 10.5m2 WC for assisted usersThe school authorities have requested that additional accommodation for special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2023 included the announcement for the provision of fully funded solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with an output of 6kW for all schools. This funding will be made available from the Climate Action Fund at the discretion of the Minister for the Environment. This significant solar PV programme, will assist schools with their energy needs and costs along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 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 Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As per the 2022-2023 preliminary enrolment data, published in December 2022, link below, there are 406,457 pupils in post primary schools in the country. www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/ Please note this preliminary enrolment data will be replaced by the final enrolment data for 2022-2023 which will be published in June 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that in accordance with the Rules and Programmes for Secondary Schools, the approved course for recognised senior pupils must include not less than five subjects, of which one shall be Irish. This applies to all students except for those holding an exemption from the study of Irish. There is no requirement to sit or pass an Irish examination in order to achieve a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Access to RSE is an important right for students. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which states that this Government will develop inclusive and age appropriate curricula for RSE and Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) across primary and post-primary schools. SPHE is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary Junior Cycle. RSE is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 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 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 (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide the following accommodation at the school: 3 mainstream classrooms to replace temporary accommodation, 3 Mainstream classrooms and 1 Multi Sensory room. This project is at Stage 1 of the architectural planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Court Judgments (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 to 182, inclusive, together. The revised ex gratia scheme to implement the ECtHR judgment in O'Keeffe v Ireland opened for applications on 21 July 2021.The Scheme provides for ex gratia payments of €84,000 to be made to those who satisfy the criteria as set out in the Terms of Scheme and there is no provision in the Terms of Scheme to pay interest...