Results 1-20 of 260 for cork speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: ...Scheme, in county order, from 2010 to date may be viewed my Department’s website at www.education.ie. County Roll No School Year Type Cork 76090G Bantry Community College - PPP Project 2011 Post Primary Cork 20001N Gaelscoil Bheanntrai - PPP Project 2011 ...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (29 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: ...more than 300 building projects are under way, including 40 new school buildings and 260 projects at existing schools across the country. Twenty-five of those school buildings are based in County Cork. That is almost 9%. A further 1,000 school building projects are in the pipeline at various stages, of which 165 are in Cork, which is almost 17% of all the building projects that are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: ... Clare Ennis Gaelscoil Mhichil Ciosog 4 20041C Clare Kilrush St. Senans, Convent of Mercy N.S. 2 17755B Cork Ballincollig Scoil Naomh Mhuire C 5 17168J Cork Bandon S N Inis Eoghanain 2 16087E Cork ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (2 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has agreement in principle to acquire the site in Glanmire and the Elected Members of Cork City Council have approved the disposal of the land. The Chief State Solicitor's Office, acting on behalf of my Department, is currently progressing the acquisition through the conveyancing stage. My Department and the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) continue to work very...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, in June of this year, I visited the Cork Life Centre and I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to meet some of the young people who attend the centre, together with their parents and guardians, as well as members of staff and the management of the centre. During the meeting, the centre raised the issues of security of employment for its staff and their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools of Music (28 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Cork Education and Training Board (ETB) is one of a number of ETBS which receive funding from my Department for the provision of non-mainstream music education. Cork ETB School of Music provides instrumental music education to individual and small group cohorts of students in a multi-campus model. As the information sought is detailed, Cork ETB will respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Deputy is set out in the table below. County Number of Schools Carlow 3 Cavan 10 Clare 1 Cork 19 Donegal 20 Dublin 32 Galway 2 Kerry 2 Kildare 6 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: ...is set out below. Property Fully & Finally Accepted under 2002 Indemnity Agreement Value 1 Doon, Co Limerick €640,000.00 2 St Coleman's, Rushbrook, Cork €571,380.00 3 Playing Field, Carna, Co. Galway €175,000.00 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (27 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: Early Start Units are in operation in Cork, Limerick, Dublin, Galway, Louth, Waterford and Wicklow. The full list of schools that have an Early Start Unit are listed in the table below which includes location, county and the school’s roll number. Roll No Name of School Location County 17024I Scoil Chroise Naofa Mahon...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (29 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: .... The Department has a proven track record of delivery. During the period 2018 to 2022, just under 900 school buildings were completed. This includes nearly 100 building projects across County Cork and a total investment of more than €433 million in schools in the county. The key drivers of capital investment in the schools sector are demographic change, including keeping...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Education Schemes (11 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: To be clear, the staff employed in the Cork Life Centre, under the co-operation hours arrangement with Cork ETB, are employed under terms and conditions, including the pay scale, in line with arrangements that apply to settings outside the recognised school system. However, as I have made very clear, I have met with the centre and I am very conscious of the work it does. The issues the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: ... Clare Ennis Gaelscoil Mhichil Ciosog 3 20041C Clare Kilrush St. Senans, Convent of Mercy N.S. 2 17755B Cork Ballincollig Scoil Naomh Mhuire C 3 17168J Cork Bandon S N Inis Eoghanain 2 16087E Cork ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Oct 2020)

Norma Foley: ... Clare Ennis Gaelscoil Mhichil Ciosog 3 20041C Clare Kilrush St. Senans, Convent of Mercy N.S. 2 17755B Cork Ballincollig Scoil Naomh Mhuire C 3 17168J Cork Bandon S N Inis Eoghanain 2 16087E Cork ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: .... The attached document identifies all the projects completed in the last five years by county in tabular form. Year Completed County School Name 2016 Cork GS De Hide Fermoy Cork Holy Family Charleville Cork GS Mhainistir na Corrainn, Midleton ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 May 2021)

Norma Foley: ...will be delivering a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school.  It is anticipated that the project will proceed to tender in Q2 2021. With regard to the school’s current interim accommodation, Cork ETB have a contractor currently on site installing additional interim accommodation and the anticipated handover date for this accommodation is end July 2021.  St. Aloysius,...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (17 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: ...new-build extension and alterations to the existing school buildings that will provide modern school facilities and cater for an enrolment of 300 students. The project has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board, ETB, and has recently been approved to move to stage 2B of the architectural design process. In November 2022, officials from my Department met Cork...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (29 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Deputy O'Connor referred to Carrigtwohill, which I am familiar with, as he said, and the need for further development in that east Cork area. Looking at east Cork, it includes Christian Brothers School, St. Colman's Community College and St. Mary's High School Midleton as part of the programme.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Education Issues: Engagement with the Minister for Education (12 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I acknowledge the strong interest of the committee and the Chairman in the Cork Life Centre. I want to say that the entire review of out-of-school educational provision is to ensure that places such as the Cork Life Centre and other centres have a sustainable future. The major concern of Cork Life Centre relates to its sustainable future. I acknowledge that the Department has not been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: .... My Department has a proven track record of delivery. During the period 2018 to 2022, just under 900 school building projects were completed. This includes nearly 100 building projects across County Cork and a total investment of over €433 million in schools in the county. The key drivers of capital investment in the schools sector are: •demographic change, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (24 Nov 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in 2017, consideration was being given to establishing a special school in the east Cork area. A potential property was mentioned but the owner subsequently disposed of the property. My Department is currently exploring how the needs of those children requiring a special school placement in Cork can be met.