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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded the Deputy's query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to him.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, from the school in question. The application is being assessed and as soon as the assessment process is completed my Department will be in direct contact with the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Technical details of the Calculated Grades model and standardisation process were published on the date of issue of the Calculated Grades results and are available . The design of the Calculated Grades model was informed by advice from a Technical Working Group comprising experts drawn from the State Examinations Commission, the Inspectorate of my Department, the Educational Research Centre,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department received advice from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) on the use of face coverings in educational settings on the 6th August 2020.It is a requirement for face coverings to be worn by teachers, staff in schools and students attending post primary school. This advice is available at However Public health advice also provides that cloth face coverings should not be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested information. The data is for the 2019-20 academic year the most recent year we have data available for. Local Authority Class Size 20-24 Class Size 25-29 Class Size 30-34 Class Size 35+ Carlow County Council 2004 3693 1305 Cavan County Council 3655 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested information. The data is for the 2019-20 academic year the most recent year we have data available for. Local Authority Class Size 20-24 Class Size 25-29 Class Size 30-34 Class Size 35+ Carlow County Council 89 137 42 0 Cavan County Council 165 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Data (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested information. The data is for the 2019-20 academic year the most recent year we have data available for. Carlow County Council 303 Cavan County Council 423 Clare County Council 574 Cork City Council 619 Cork County Council 1991 Donegal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, on 27 July 2020 the Government announced the publication of Reopening Our Schools: The Roadmap for The Full Return to School, along with details of a financial package of over €375 million to support its implementation, following approval by Government. The roadmap outlined a comprehensive range of measures that are being provided to support the full...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The moratorium on the filling of posts of responsibility was lifted in 2017 and allowed for the commencement of restoration of middle management posts as part of an agreed distributed leadership model. This recognises the key role school leadership has in promoting a school environment which is welcoming, inclusive and accountable. Since 2017, 1700 additional leadership posts have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The Calculated Grades Student Portal reopened on 14 September to allow students to view their estimated percentage mark and calculated mark to allow students to consider this data if they were considering an appeal of their Calculated Grade. The appeals process is a process review focussed on looking for errors in the transmission and processing of student data through the process. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of surplus permanent teachers to other schools where vacancies exist. The redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers is key to the Department's ability to manage within its payroll budget and ceiling on teacher numbers. A voluntary redeployment scheme has operated on a pilot basis in specific regions in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the provision of PE Halls form part of the accommodation brief for all newly established schools. These facilities may also form part of the overall accommodation brief for major capital extensions to existing schools. Details of large-scale projects being delivered under the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website, and this information is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Through the Schools Broadband Access Programme the Department provides for the supply of internet connectivity for all recognised primary and post primary schools, and some 98% of schools are included in this scheme. The Department's High Speed Broadband Programme, provides all recognised post-primary schools, high speed broadband with a minimum broadband speed of 100mbs. There are 58 special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: The project at the school referred to by the Deputy has been re-tendered and the tenders are due back in the middle of October. Subject to no issues arising during the balance of the tender process it is envisaged that the project will commence on site late in Quarter 4 of 2020 or early Quarter 1 of 2021 with a construction period of approximately 6 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040 the Minor Works Grant (MWG) is paid to primary schools in either December or January of each school year. All primary schools receive a flat rate Minor Works Grant of €5,500 plus €18.50 per mainstream pupil and €74 per special needs pupil attending a special school or special class. Year Total 2017 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Catchment Areas (6 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data in a way that takes account of the significant local and regional variations in demographic trends and enrolment projections, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas. Using school planning area boundaries within my Department’s Geographic Information System (GIS) allows data...