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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The large-scale capital project at the school is included in my Department’s construction programme which will be delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of the Project Ireland 2040 framework. The project is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award, the tender report for the main contractor was reviewed by my Department, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 and 236 together. The target for multi-denominational provision is the Programme for Government commitment of 400 multi-denominational primary schools by 2030. In the last number of years there has been considerable progress towards increasing the number of multi-denominational schools with 51 of the 52 new primary schools and 45 of the 51 new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The data requested by the Deputy is to follow.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Standards (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department actively engages with primary and post-primary schools to support pupils’/students’ learning, progression and accomplishment, through effective policies for curriculum provision and robust assessment arrangements at classroom, school and at system levels. My Department oversees the conduct of National Assessments of Mathematics and English Reading (NAMER) on a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Director of Schools position was established in ETBs in 2015. There is no requirement under the specifications of the position, and no statutory requirement, for a Director of Schools in an ETB to have fluency in the Irish language.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (2 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to your recent correspondence to the Minister for Education, Ms. Norma Foley TD, regarding the status of a Special Needs Assistant (SNA) who is currently availing of the Sick Leave Scheme. The terms and conditions of the Sick Leave Scheme for SNAs are detailed in and are consistently applied across the Public Service regardless of the individual Sector. The main entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 86 and 87 together. Please find attached requested information. Lucan SPA has 17 primary schools. The projected peak year for enrolments was 2018/19 with enrolments decreasing thereafter. Lucan SPA has 8 Post primary schools. The projected peak year for enrolments is 2024/25, with enrolments decreasing thereafter. Please note that data provided is for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 2 classroom SEN base under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. A subsequent request to add 2 mainstream classrooms and 1 SET was approved. The project is currently at Stage 3 (tender stage) and the school authority was requested to provide a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation Grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary Grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff, for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to assure the Deputy that the provision of appropriate accommodation for pupils with special education needs is an absolute priority for my Department. In order to make accommodation provision to meet the needs of students with special education requirements, my Department has close engagement with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) which has responsibility for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Jul 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 traveling 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: School Funding (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation Grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the Ancillary Grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 (3 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 96 and 97 together. Under the Education Act 1998, the question of enrolment policy in individual schools, including the setting of catchment areas, is the responsibility of the Board of Management on behalf of the school patron. The selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Offices (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My officials have been in contact with the agencies under the remit of my Department in regard to the Deputy’s query. The information requested is in the attached table ">PQ 28675- 2024 Deputy Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Investment and expenditure on sports facilities is an element of the overall expenditure and investment in the School Building Programme. The provision of outdoor play areas form part of the accommodation brief for all new school buildings or where a major building or refurbishment project is being delivered for an existing school. My Department’s Design Guidelines for all new...