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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that there are no plans at present to introduce Korean or any other foreign language to the Leaving Certificate Curriculum. Languages Connect – Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017 – 2026 aims to increase and diversify the range of languages taught and learned. Much progress has already been made including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jun 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 (13 Jun 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: Departmental Data (13 Jun 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: Departmental Programmes (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I announced a programme of counselling and mental health supports in a series of primary schools from September 2023. This is pilot and therefore it is not possible to include all schools. I have ensured that there is a cross section of schools across the provinces included in this pilot. The counties were selected following an analysis of counsellor availability locally who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the majority of schools have a general purpose room / Physical Education hall and practically all schools have outdoor play areas. In addition, many schools, use adjacent local facilities, including community halls, public parks, playing fields and swimming pools. Investment and expenditure on sports facilities is an element of the overall expenditure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The professional added year’s scheme, which is a feature of some closed public sector superannuation schemes, provides for the award of additional years of notional service for the purpose of superannuation, to certain civil and public servants, who, in general hold professional, technical and specialist grades. An award of professional added years applies where due to the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme has issued to the school in question for the provision of six general classrooms under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jun 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. The total cost of the scheme in 2022 was €338.9m. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department. In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has received correspondence from some of the groups the Deputy refers to in relation to the teaching of SPHE/RSE. However, neither I nor my officials are aware of any petitions such as those referred to by the Deputy. Access to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is an important right for students. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which states that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The Information requested is an operational matter for each body. My officials have requested the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together. Seoladh Creatchuraclam na Bunscoile ar an 9 Márta 2023. Leagtar amach ann an fhís; na prionsabail; na príomhinniúlachtaí; an struchtúr; na cuir chuige i leith foghlama, teagaisc agus measúnaithe; agus leithdháiltí ama do churaclam athfhorbartha. Chomh maith leis sin, soláthraíonn an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Bunaíodh COGG faoi théarmaí an Achta Oideachais (1998) agus tá feidhmeanna reachtúla aici maidir le comhairle a chur ar an Aire Oideachais agus ar an CNCM maidir le cúrsaí a bhaineann leis an nGaeloideachas agus le múineadh na Gaeilge i ngach scoil. Tá feidhmeanna reachtúla ag COGG ar chomhordú a dhéanamh ar sholáthar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Beidh an Teachta ar an eolas gur fhógair mé i mí an Mhárta 2022 clár oibre uaillmhianach do Shraith Shinsearach oideachais athshamhlaithe ina bhfuil an scoláire mar chroílár eispéireas a S(h)raithe Sinsearaí. I m’fhógra, leag mé amach fís shoiléir don tSraith Shinsearach. Tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá an Ghaeilge mar dhlúthchuid de churaclam na bunscoile agus ní mór do mhúinteoirí a bheith inniúil maidir le dul i ngleic leis an ngné sin den churaclam, atá bunaithe ar chur chuig cumarsáideach agus ina gcuirtear béim ar leith ar fhorbairt a dhéanamh ar scileanna éisteachta agus labhartha na leanaí. Sonraíonn mo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jun 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: Education Policy (13 Jun 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: State Examinations (13 Jun 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 (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for Wicklow Town ETSS is ongoing and a potential property has been identified. An architectural consultant has been appointed to commence an assessment of this potential property. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. I wish to assure the Deputy that...