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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process. The planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and full grant of planning permission has been received. When Stage 2b has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, and a further revised application for additional accommodation was received in December 2023, from the school in question. Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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 travelling 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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 travelling 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 Transport (11 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 2023/2024 school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The members of the Teaching Council are appointed by the Minister for Education in accordance with the Teaching Council Act, in this instance, Section 8 2 (b). The mechanisms whereby the nominees to the Council are selected for membership are also defined in the Teaching Council Act, and the Teaching Council Act at Section 10 provides for the making of regulations to operate elections for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The position is that the incremental credit application in this case has been processed by NTS Payroll and was applied to the SNA's salary that issued on 06/06/2024 (202424). The SNA involved also received retrospective pay of €7,322.05 on this date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Is meicníocht é Bealach Iontrála na Gaeltachta trínar féidir suas le 10% de na háiteanna i gcláir fochéime an Oideachais Thosaigh Múinteoirí (ITE) in Institiúidí Ardoideachais (HEInna) arna maoiniú ag an stát a choinneáil siar d’iarrthóirí ón nGaeltacht, i.e. iarrthóirí atá ina...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Ó 2011 i leith, tá socruithe i bhfeidhm chun scoileanna nua a bhunú ina ndéanfar éileamh áiteanna scoile a thuar bunaithe ar chleachtaí déimeagrafacha a dhéanfaidh mo Roinn. Ní bhunaítear scoileanna nua ach i gceantair ina bhfuil fás déimeagrafach, mar ní mór tosaíocht a thabhairt do na hacmhainní...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Réimse gníomhaíochta tosaíochta don Rialtas is ea a chinntiú gur dearfach atá eispéireas gach linbh ar scoil agus go bhfuil múinteoirí cáilithe gafa ar fáil chun cabhrú leo ina gcuid foghlama. Tá Buiséad 2024 ina léiriú ar an tiomantas atá ag an Rialtas seo d’infheistíocht leanúnach a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for 1 Engineering Room with Prep Room, 1 Construction Prep/Store area & 1 Home Economics Room. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. In the first quarter of 2023, department officials approved the project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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 travelling 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 Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including those with special educational needs, is an absolute priority for my Department. More than €280 million has been invested in school infrastructure in County Kildare since 2020 alone, reflecting a strong focus on alignment of school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including those with special educational needs, is an absolute priority for my Department. Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools, involving the completion of over 900 school building projects....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Maynooth. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including those with special educational needs, is an absolute priority for my Department. Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools, involving the completion of over 900 school building projects....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including those with special educational needs, is an absolute priority for my Department. Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools, involving the completion of over 900 school building projects....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). It is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural design process. The planning application was lodged with Kildare County Council in Quarter 1 2024 but a Request for Further Information (RFI) has been issued; the Design Team along with KWETB is progressing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. As the Deputy may be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including those with special educational needs, is an absolute priority for my Department. Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools, involving the completion of over 900 school building projects....