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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 399 and 434 together. As part of the ongoing process of Junior Cycle reform, a revised Junior Cycle English specification has been examined for all candidates since 2017. Assessment for certification in the State examinations is based on the aims, objectives and learning outcomes of the specification. The Junior Cycle English specification, as published...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works.The application in question is currently being reviewed by the technical area within the EWS. Once a technical recommendation has been received the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The EWS team is aware of the urgent nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, it is the duty of the patron to appoint, where practicable, a board of management. The patron of a school is the person or body of persons recognised as such by the Minister in accordance with the act. The board of management manages the school on behalf of the patron. The act also provides that the patron may appoint a person or persons to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Commissions of Investigation (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders recommended the establishment of a Commission of Investigation in relation to historical sexual abuse as its principal recommendation and this has been accepted by Government. A high level Inter-Departmental Group (IDG) was convened to advise on the recommendations of the Scoping...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: FET learners payments is the responsibility of the Minister for Further and Higher Education Research Innovation and Science and the question should therefore be re-directed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The purpose of my Department's Additional School Accommodation (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 existing accommodation or by available accommodation at other schools in the area. The school referred to by the Deputy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to developing an appropriate mechanism to allow additional time for students with specific needs and in certain circumstances, and also to ensure that those who use assistive technology can do so in State examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to developing an appropriate mechanism to allow additional time for students with specific needs and in certain circumstances, and also to ensure that those who use assistive technology can do so in State examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to developing an appropriate mechanism to allow additional time for students with specific needs and in certain circumstances, and also to ensure that those who use assistive technology can do so in State examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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. There are five routes of registration, the minimum registration requirements for each route...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, and 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department arranged a site visit to the school referred to by the Deputy recently in the context of the planning associated with undertaking proposed improvement works to the school building. This is in addition to works already carried out during the school's Easter holidays. The visit included engagement with the school authority regarding the proposed works. My Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The purpose of Parental Leave is to allow a teacher a period of unpaid leave to care for their child. In line with the provisions of the Parental Leave Act (as amended), a teacher may avail of Parental Leave in blocks of at least one week up to a maximum of 26 weeks. Each period of Parental Leave must be a minimum duration of 7 consecutive days including weekends, school closures and days...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that officials from the payroll section in my Department have been in contact with the school employer. The Department provides a payroll service to schools and acts on their instruction within agreed terms and conditions. My officials have requested further information in relation to this matter from the school. When the information requested is received the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the deputy refers was granted approval for the provision of one special educational needs classroom under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease the administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Job Sharing Scheme for teachers is contained in Chapter 8 of my Department’s Circular Letter 0054/2019 titled ‘Leave Schemes for Registered Teachers Employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools’. The purpose of the scheme is assist teachers in combining work and personal responsibilities/choices. Under the terms of the Circular, Job Sharing is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Job Sharing Scheme for teachers is contained in Chapter 8 of my Department’s Circular Letter 0054/2019 titled ‘Leave Schemes for Registered Teachers Employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools’. The purpose of the scheme is assist teachers in combining work and personal responsibilities/choices. Under the terms of the Circular, Job Sharing is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID holding teachers, to other schools that have vacancies. At primary level, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill their vacancies from the Main Redeployment Panel. Once all teachers on the Main Panel have been redeployed, permanent vacancies are offered to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department is committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of all children including those who may have experienced trauma. The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) has engaged in extensive national training of school staff in the area of trauma-informed practice and have developed a eLearning course for school staff - ‘Introducing a Trauma Informed Approach: The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (17 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: We expect to publish final enrolments for academic year 2024-2025 shortly. This data will include the number of pupils taking the final year of a leaving certificate programme and we will revert to the Deputy with the requested information as soon as it is available.