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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 93 (5 Jul 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 one general classroom and one Special Education class. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This programme provides project management supports to enable...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Priorities (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the requirement for additional school places is kept under ongoing 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 (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy does not fall under the remit of my Department. I am advised that the points system is a matter for the Central Applications Office (CAO) which processes applications for undergraduate courses on behalf of the Higher Education Institutions (HEI). My Department has no role in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (5 Jul 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: Departmental Correspondence (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school in question for special class accommodation. The purpose of the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. There has been an increase of 21% in tickets issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The details sought by the Deputy in regard to the aegis bodies in the scope of the question are set out in the attached table. I am advised that no bonuses and also no benefits in kind were paid to CEOs of the bodies under the aegis of my Department. The processes required in the sanctioning of remuneration packages of aegis body CEOs are guided by the stipulations of the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Jul 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 Equipment (5 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has recorded one instance of using freeware consumer software licences, as opposed to enterprise type licences, for a back-end testing product. The position was regularised for €500.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 211, 212, 213, 214 and 215 together. In relation to the questions submitted by the Deputy regarding South Kildare School Completion Programme it has been clarified that Newbridge SCP is the programme to which the Deputy refers to. On 1 January 2021, responsibility for education welfare functions, including the administration of the home school community...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (6 Jul 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 first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Circular 74/2022 sets out the arrangements for the Supplementary Panel for the 2023/24 school year. The panel criteria is reviewed each year, in consultation with the Education Partners (which includes the Teacher Union). Arrangements in relation to next year's Supplementary Panel will be reviewed and published towards the end of the current year. The redeployment arrangements are a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Jul 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. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The project managers for the school in question have completed their viability report and are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has recorded no instances over the past ten years where SSL certs, for public facing websites, remained expired for a period of time.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has since approved the Emergency Works application to which the Deputy refers and the school has been advised of same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy, is at an advanced stage of Architectural planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. The tender process was undertaken and a contractor is identified. However, the existing planning permission is due to expire in September 2023. My Department's officials are liaising with the Design Team in relation to planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. There has been an increase of 21% in tickets issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (6 Jul 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 educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 224, 225 and 227 together. Currently, all DEIS Urban Primary and Post Primary schools are included in the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL), which serves 687 DEIS schools. The scheme is delivered by 530 full-time HSCL Coordinators who are teachers in these schools and assigned to HSCL duties either in individual schools or in clusters of schools,...