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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: In relation to the provision of a schedule of suppliers of iPads or tablets to schools, my Department does not track or collect specific data on devices in use by schools. The OGP and HEAnet provide framework mechanisms which school can use to procure appropriate equipment, including for digital devices. Where schools have availed of those frameworks, the OGP and HEAnet as framework managers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide 2 science laboratories and preparation area, 1 home economics room, 1 music room, 1 textiles room and a 2 classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Inniúlacht sa Ghaeilge sa Státseirbhís (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Tá an Roinn Oideachais lántiomanta do na hoibleagáidí reachtúla atá orainn faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (Leasú), 2021, a chomhlíonadh agus tapaímid gach deis inár n-idirghníomhaíocht laethúil le custaiméirí chun na seirbhísí a sholáthraímid i nGaeilge a chur chun cinn agus a phoibliú...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build Programme and will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs. My Department's Project Manager is currently finalising the response to a Request for Further Information (RFI)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The appointment of a school traffic warden is a matter for the relevant Local Authority and schools are advised to liaise the relevant Local Authority should they have a query in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 system, using data from a range of sources, including CSO census data, child benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested data. Data is as of the 27th February 2025. It includes Ukrainian pupils who arrived in Ireland at the beginning of 2022 and are currently enrolled in a primary, post-primary or special school. ">Ukrainian pupils

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Government is investing a record €11.8 billion into education and schools through Budget 2025. This record level of investment has allowed the Government to invest in tackling educational disadvantage and supporting those with special educational needs to achieve their full potential. It has enabled huge investment in the school buildings programme, in curriculum reform, in school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to confirm that my Department does not have any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project referred to by the Deputy is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). The project brief includes the provision of a new extension and refurbishment of an existing building. The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process, which allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory permissions and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in the Schedule of the Regulations, the Council registers teachers under five routes of registration: Route 1 - Primary, Route 2 - Post-primary, Route 3 - Further Education, Route 4 - Other and Route 5 - Student Teacher. The minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: This Government is fully committed to ensuring that every child has a positive school experience, with access to qualified and engaged teachers who are dedicated to supporting their learning.My Department regularly consults with key stakeholders to address critical issues like teacher supply. Further measures to strengthen the teaching workforce are being considered. The Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that funding is available to all schools for projects that support the implementation of our 2nd National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development - ESD to 2030. ESD aims to ensure that all learners have the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development (SDG 4.7). ESD encompasses the three strands of Sustainable Development: Social...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested data, a list of primary, special and post-primary schools located in the constituency of Dublin South Central.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department provides funding for a number of alternative education settings, operating outside of the recognised school system, that provide education to children and young people who have dropped out of mainstream education. These settings are listed in Table 1 below. Alternative education settings vary in structure and design but provide an important service for a small cohort of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 System, using data from a range of sources, including CSO Census data, Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department is fully supportive and remains committed to the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in the Dublin south city area. My Department is currently working with the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST) to ensure there is continued and clear engagement with the school in question on the successful transition to a co-educational Gaelcholáiste on a phased basis from September 2026. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (6 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department is fully supportive and remains committed to the establishment of a Gaelcholáiste in the Dublin south city area. My Department is currently working with the Edmund Rice Schools Trust (ERST) to ensure there is continued and clear engagement with the school in question on the successful transition to a co-educational Gaelcholáiste on a phased basis from September 2026....