Results 201-220 of 17,498 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Ancillary Services Grant is payable to recognised primary schools and special schools in the Free Education Scheme. The grant is intended to cater for the cost of employing Secretarial and Caretaking staff. It is up to the BOM to allocate this funding as per their priorities. As per Circular 0040/2009 the capitation grant provided for general running costs and the ancillary services grant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (9 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred by the Deputy has been approved to enter the Department's pipeline for school building projects to provide two mainstream classrooms, two SET rooms and one special educational needs (SEN) classroom under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme.  The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is currently at Stage 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (9 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The manner in which any school ensures that the right to not attend religion instruction classes is upheld is a matter for the school concerned. Each individual school must determine the particular arrangements which are most appropriate in its individual circumstances, having regard to local issues such as available space, supervision requirements and how the school concerned organises...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (9 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department currently publishes these reports in PDF as it is machine readable format and maintains formatting and page layout regardless of the device used to access reports. My Department is committed to the ongoing examination and review of our publication policies in order to ensure compliance with all EU Open Data standards and requirements.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: I am pleased to outline many of the measures in the education and youth budget for 2026. At the outset, I congratulate the 73,336 students who received their junior certificate results today. It is a big day for them and their families. I was pleased to see the results reflect the changes to the bands that I made in April and the huge work that students did during the year. I congratulate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that Government is very conscious of the enormous trauma which has been experienced by all survivors of abuse. I wrote to the group on Friday 26 September to urge them to reconsider their hunger strike action in the interest of their health and well-being and to request a meeting so that I could engage with them directly in relation to their concerns. I met with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: Further to the query raised by the Deputy, I can confirm that the stages involved in a building project for a school are as set out below: Large Scale Projects At present, there are five stages of architectural planning involved in the delivery of major school projects. The stages reflect the Capital Works Management Framework developed by the Department of Public Expenditure &...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 198, 199 and 200 together. I thank the Deputy for her questions regarding service provision to specific schools by my department's National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS). I would like to take this opportunity to outline the work of my department in this area more broadly and the role of NEPS. All schools have access to:a NEPS psychologist for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for her question on service provision by my department's National Educational Psychological Service. I would like to take this opportunity to outline the work of my department in this area more broadly and the role of NEPS. All schools have access to:a NEPS psychologist for general support and advice.support from a NEPS psychologist in the event of a Critical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in the Schedule of the Regulations, the Council registers teachers under five routes of registration: Route 1 - Primary, Route 2 - Post-primary, Route 3 - Further Education, Route 4 - Other and Route 5 - Student Teacher. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at Stage 3, Tender Action & Award. The brief for this project is to provide a new extension and refurbishment of existing retained buildings on current restricted site to provide accommodation for 1000 pupils. The Design Team have recently submitted the Main Contractor tender report to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: Education and Training Boards (ETBs) were established under the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013 which provides that each ETB is a statutory body having its own corporate status. It is therefore the responsibility of each ETB to manage the day-to-day operation of the organisation, including the management and employment of staff, subject to adherence to relevant recruitment processes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to her question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy in relation to this query.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy with further detail about the guidance issued to schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy with further detail in relation to the issues raised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy with further detail about the avenues available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates access to the examinations through its scheme of reasonable accommodations at the certificate examinations, otherwise known as the RACE scheme. I have asked the SEC to respond directly to the Deputy with further detail about the number of students receiving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (8 Oct 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to expand the provision of after-school and childcare in school buildings and campuses, in tandem with the school building programme, to provide better access for parents and communities. While the primary role of my department is the provision of primary and post primary school education, my department has a stated policy of encouraging the use of...