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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Information in relation to consultancy expenditure by my Department is compiled annually, in respect of the previous year, and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills- expenditure-on-consultancy/The data in respect of 2023 will be published online in Q1 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 113 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: "Building Momentum – a new public service agreement, 2021-2022" was agreed between Government and Unions in 2020 and was extended last year to run until 31 December this year. The agreement provides for a number of pay increases over the period of the agreement. These pay increases apply to public servants, subject to compliance with sectoral action plans and industrial peace...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 115, 116 and 117 together. 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...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The tender process to appoint the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (12 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 Transport (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The school have been approved funding under the Departments Additional School Accommodation Scheme for the provision of 2 Mainstream Classrooms. In order to facilitate the building of this new accommodation the school are being decanted to a temporary location for the duration of the construction project. The Department have requested that the school organise the logistics of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: As outlined, the new Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support schools over the period committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The Strategy was developed following an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Gaeilge Mar a luadh sa fhreagra ar Cheist Pharlaiminteach Uimh. 125 ar an 29 Meitheamh 2023, léiríodh ar chóras P-POD (Post-Primary Online Database) mo Roinne go raibh 25 iar-bhunscoil tar éis féin-tuairisciú go raibh múnlaí de chineál aonaid/sruthanna i bhfeidhm iontu. As an 25 iar-bhunscoil sin, rinne 14 scoil féin-tuairisciú go raibh...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (12 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 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% in tickets issued to...

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

Norma Foley: My Department does not have a role in the academic affairs of individual higher education institutions. My Department has been advised by colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science that Higher Education Institutions are autonomous and neither the Department or the Minister has a role in their administrative or academic affairs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (12 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was most recently granted approval for the provision of three modular 15m2 Special Education Teaching rooms under my Department's Additional School Accommodation scheme. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery and was approved to tender. The Tender Report was returned to my Department and the quotation included works beyond the scope...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm 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 the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. Tá tionscadal tógála don scoil dá bhfuil tagairt déanta ag an Teachta mar thosaíocht ag mo Roinn agus tá sé ar intinn againn an treoir chóiríochta don tionscadal seo a chur chun cinn a luaithe is féidir. Idir an dá linn, tá mo Roinn ag obair le pátrún na scoile...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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 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% in tickets issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Please find requested data at the link. All new schools established since 2011 to meet demographic demand are required to prioritise the enrolment of children from within the designated school planning areas which the school is being established to serve. However, it is important to note that this does not preclude schools from enrolling pupils from outside of the designated school planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 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: Education Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy i.e. individual maps of the 314 school planning areas, is not readily available and would represent a significant administrative burden to compile. However, if the Deputy wishes to nominate a number of school planning areas, I would be happy to provide individual maps of these areas directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The filling of board posts for bodies under the aegis of my Department is informed by guidance issued by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) which codifies the processes for the filling of vacancies. In line with DPENDR's guidance, my Department uses the Public Appointments Service (PAS) which has responsibility for managing an accessible and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The Furniture & Equipment Scheme is a devolved project and, as such, the responsibility for the management of the equipment, once purchased, is a matter for the relevant school authority.