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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) of the Department of Education does not operate waiting lists. In common with many other psychological services and best international practice NEPS delivers a consultative model of service. NEPS Psychologists work with schools using a problem solving model to help schools identify need and interventions to support those needs. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025 to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. My Department has a proven track record of delivery. During the period 2018 to 2022, just under 900 school building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The full year average cost for a primary school teaching post is €72,270. This includes provision for related substitution costs and employer PRSI.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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: Youth Services (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Set out below is a breakdown of funding provided to Foróige for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 by the Department of Education. The majority of the funding is provided from the Dormant Accounts Fund towards the Foróige Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Programme (NFTE). 2021 2022 2023 *€375,000 €306,114.48 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 and 296 together. Please find attached requested data. This figure is based on mainstream classes in mainstream schools and are collated from the 2022-2023 Primary Class Size tables published on the DES website and can be found at the link below; www.gov.ie/en/collection/class-size-information-at-individua l-primary-school-level/ In post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 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 Data (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department does not operate a "barter account" and has not instructed that any payment to it be made into a barter account in the period in question. I can also confirm that the non- commercial bodies operating under the aegis of my Department have reported that they do not operate any barter accounts.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullyingis Ireland’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying in schools. Cineáltas, published on 1 December 2022, is dedicated to the prevention and addressing of bullying, cyber bullying, racist bullying, gender identity bullying and sexual harassment in schools. It is centred on a child right’s based approach and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (11 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: School Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: This information needs to be extracted from the financial management system within My Department and my officials will forward this information directly to the Deputy once this has been completed

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The person in question has applied for payment of a doctorate degree allowance in respect of his PhD award in 2013. This person's application has been assessed and reviewed by my Department officials and the person has been notified on a number of occasions that his application does not meet the criteria for eligibility to a doctorate degree allowance under the terms of Circulars 0008/2013...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that my Department was not consulted on the ‘Road to Racing Primary Programme’ which was developed by Horse Racing Ireland. Choices regarding educational materials, textbooks, educational products as well as digital and online services to support the implementation of the curriculum in schools are made by individual schools and their boards of management....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Parents and Students Leaving Certificate Helpline is a free phone service provided to Leaving Certificate students and their parents and guardians following release of the Leaving Certificate results each year. The Helpline is professionally delivered by qualified guidance counsellors from the Institute of Guidance Counsellors, who will help reduce stress and anxiety of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was recently granted initial approval for the provision of one mainstream classroom under my Department's Additional School Accommodation scheme. Urgently required school accommodation is being supported where possible by my Department's Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The Department will be in touch with the school authority shortly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise that approval has issued for the provision of modular accommodation in respect of 1 x Technology Room, 1 x Construction room plus preparation area & 2 Mainstream Classrooms under the additional accommodation scheme at the school in question. This project is devolved to the school authority for delivery and is being supported under the Department’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Holy Family Community School, Rathcoole The large scale capital project at Holy Family Community School is at an advanced stage of the Tender process. The reserved specialist tender report is under review by my Department. Clarifications were sought from the Design Team to assist in the completion of this review. When this review is complete and subject to no further issues arising, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Scoil Chrónáin My Department progressed 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4 & 5) progressed to construction in Summer 2022. A further 10 projects (Lot 6) progressed to tender stage on 18 April 2023. All of these projects are tendered to my Department’s current D&B...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Drumcondra Education Centre administers the summer courses programme for primary teachers on behalf of the Teacher Education Section of the Department of Education. This programme forms part of the overall CPD provision for primary teachers. Each year, Drumcondra publish on their website the list of approved summer courses to provide CPD for primary teachers. Primary teachers who complete a...