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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Youth Services (18 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The Educational Welfare functions of Tusla are under the remit of my Department. The Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, provides for the entitlement of every child in the state to a certain minimum education and for the registration of children receiving their education in places other than recognised schools. The Act defines a child as a person resident in the state, who has reached the age...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (18 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that Budget 2024 provides an increase of €421 million in core current funding to my Department's Vote, as well as over €80 million in core capital funding. An additional €170 million is also being provided in the Vote as part of Cost of Living and COVID-19 supports. These additional funds build on significant increases in recent budgets and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question is located on a Patron owned site and in such instances property related issues, including acquisitions, are a matter for the Patron. Individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. The issue of road safety measures outside the vested...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an admissions policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The centre in question is an alternative education setting and caters for young people who have encountered difficulties in mainstream education. It receives cooperation hours and non-pay funding from my Department. The centre benefits from an allocation of 6,000 co-operation hours funded by my Department and the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The centre in question is an alternative education setting and caters for young people who have encountered difficulties in mainstream education. It receives cooperation hours and non-pay funding from my Department. Officials from my Department are currently supporting the centre to identify a suitable arrangement with an existing patron body and will continue to do so until such an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme issued to the school in question for the provision of a 1 x 100m2 SEN classroom. Although this project is devolved for delivery to the school authority, the Department arranged a project manager under its procurement framework to assist the school authority in the delivery of its building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Oct 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 Transport (19 Oct 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 Accommodation (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) to carry out roof works to the school building. The works were deemed to be outside the scope of the scheme and the application was refused in that context. However to assist the school address the problems in the interim the school have been advised to appoint a Roof Detection...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Oct 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. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, 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 previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, 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 previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Oct 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 (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 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. As part of Budget 2023, I announced a major investment of over €50...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: It gives me great pleasure to have secured €10.5 billion in total funding for Education in Budget 2024. This significant increase in funding ensures that the total budget is at the highest ever for our primary and post primary schools. The funding will ensure continued reduced costs for families; it will continue to tackle disadvantage and it will provide further supports to safeguard...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (19 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: An Occupational Health Strategy is in place as a supportive resource for staff and leaders in schools. The aim of this strategy is to promote the health and well-being of employees in the workplace, with a focus primarily on prevention rather than cure. The Occupational Health Strategy comprises the Employee Assistance Service and the Occupational Health Service (OHS). The OHS is in place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. The Council registers teachers under five routes of registration namely, Route 1 - Primary,...