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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá na sraitheanna pictiúr mar chomhpháirt den Bhéaltriail Ghaeilge d’iarrthóirí Ardleibhéil agus Gnáthleibhéil, agus 40% de na marcanna iomlána don Ghaeilge san Ardteistiméireacht ag dul don Bhéaltriail. Mar fhreagra ar cheisteanna a d’ardaigh an CNCM agus COGG faoin sraith pictiúr agus faoi ghnéithe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data, the first tab contains funding data while the second tab includes enrolment data for fee charging schools. Please note that funding data is provided by calendar year and enrolment data is by academic year with 2022-2023 being the last year we have final data available for. With regard to the level of fees charged, the Department is aware of fees being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The sraitheanna pictiúr, or picture sequences, are a component of the common Irish Oral test for Higher Level and Ordinary Level candidates, with the Oral test accounting for 40% of the overall marks for Leaving Certificate Irish. In response to issues highlighted in National Council Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Jan 2024)

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 the Department. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in. Prosperous, Clane, Allenwood, Kilmeague, Coill Dubh,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant was to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as with other STEM initiatives in the past such as the STEM clusters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers, has been approved a project under my Department’s Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide a 2 classroom SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and it is their responsibility to appoint a design team and to progress the project. I can confirm that as part of the school’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Post-Primary Redeployment Schemes are reviewed annually by my Department and Education Stakeholders, including Teacher Unions. The criteria for the allocation of teachers to schools including the redeployment arrangements for the 2024/25 school year will shortly be available on the Department's website. It is at this stage that counties relevant to the pilot voluntary redeployment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed Stage 2(b) Detailed Design. The National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) report has been reviewed by the Department. As the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) have implemented Revised Public Works Contract documents as of July 27th2023, the Design Team have been requested to further review their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 Jan 2024)

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: Flexible Work Practices (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department has no policy in place which facilitates School Principals or Deputy-Principals to work from home. The right to request remote working will be available to all employees under the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023 and a Code Of Practice in relation to this issue is currently being developed by the Workplace Relations Commission. It is understood that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jan 2024)

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 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 269 (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department has two pupil enrolment systems. For primary enrolments, schools use the Primary Online Database. For post-primary, schools use the Post-Primary Online Database. The Department is currently exploring options with regard to a unified system and database for both primary and post-primary enrolments. Please find attached POD and PPOD privacy notices which outline data captured...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Temporary accommodation in schools may be rented or purchased and funded by the Department or by the school authority itself, with or without Department sanction. For that reason it is not possible to provide the Deputy with a complete picture in respect of all temporary accommodation at schools as requested. As the Deputy will appreciate, within the context of a rapidly increasing school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. Where a board of management makes a decision to refuse admission, a parent/guardian can appeal that decision under section 29 of the Education Act, 1998, and an independent appeals committee will be appointed to consider the appeal. A section...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: There is an overall pipeline of some 1300 projects across the school system. The current status of all projects is listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie. and this is updated on a regular basis to reflect project progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. My Department has a strong track record of delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: In the attached table is a list of schools that have changed status from Fee-Charging to non-fee-Charging since 2000. Please find attached data indicating the year the school entered the free scheme, the school roll number and school planning area in each case

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department. New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department. New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the decision-making authority for any change of ethos is the patron/trustees of the schools concerned, it is open to any patron to submit proposals to the Department for consideration. Any proposed change involves extensive negotiations at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (23 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998, the Minister for Education, with the concurrence of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, is authorised to determine the terms and conditions of employment for teachers employed in approved posts funded by monies provided by the Oireachtas. The Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC) forms part of the Scheme of Conciliation and Arbitration for...