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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 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 was an increase of 21% in tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary and special schools. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to:Psychological support in the event of a Critical IncidentA Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is to provide an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. In April 2023, my Department approved a submission from the school authority to increase the original brief in the context of a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved for the provision of 6 mainstream 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 programme and devolved for delivery to the School Authority. This programme provides...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware,for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System (or GIS) 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Earlier this year, I announced a landmark new scheme which saw the government investing over €50 million to providing free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks for pupils. More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from the new scheme this year. Detailed guidance for primary schools on the scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a book grant to all recognised post primary schools within the Free Education Scheme in order to provide assistance for books including Book Rental Schemes. Under this scheme, my Department provided funding of €4 million to DEIS post primary schools and €6.6 million to non-DEIS post primary schools in 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The Scoping Inquiry established on March 7th 2023 is independently led. As such, queries relating to any material that the Scoping Inquiry team has issued to those participating in its processes should be sent directly to the team, and I am sure that they will be happy to respond. The Terms of Reference for the Scoping Inquiry set out the matters that it is asked to consider. As the work...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: While the Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional school places in the Clontarf, Killester and Raheny area, it is important to note that where enrolment pressures arise, it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors:Duplication of applications – pupils have applied for a place to a number of schools in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has provided significant capital investment to reconfigure a former school building to facilitate the establishment of the school in question. This high quality accommodation includes 8 classrooms and ancillary provision including Quiet Spaces, a multi-purpose sensory room and external play areas. The specialist external soft play area includes specific equipmentfor the pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 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. In addition, school transport scheme services were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Sep 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: School Admissions (28 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials from my Department have requested additional information in order to fully answer the query below.

School Transport 2023-2024: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle for the opportunity to make a statement to update the House on school transport provision for the current school year. Coming from a rural background, I know, understand, and appreciate the importance of school transport to parents and families around the country. I know there are lot of moms, dads, and guardians relying on the scheme to bring their...

Seanad: Senior Cycle Reform: Statements (3 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I am very pleased to be here to discuss the leaving certificate, and in particular the ambitious programme of reform involving senior cycle redevelopment, which I have recently announced will take place on an accelerated basis. Since my appointment as Minister, this House has always had a keen interest in education matters. That is why I was particularly pleased and happy to accept the...