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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school referred to have been approved funding under my departments Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for 2 mainstream classrooms, 4 special education tuition rooms and conversion works for 2 special education classrooms. The school also received approval for funding under my Departments Modular Accommodation Programme for the provision of 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: My department can confirm that it owns a 1.9 acre site across the road from the main campus referred to by the deputy. The potential future use of this piece of land is being considered by this department in the context of educational requirements in the area. Once my department has fully determined the requirements in this area we will be in a position to confirm the plans for this land.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The number of qualified teachers employed in all primary and post primary schools (excluding ETBs), as of June 30th each year, for the past ten years can be found here: www.gov.ie/en/publication/c97fbd-teacher-statistics/#number- of-teachers-by-gender-appointed-to-teaching-posts. Further commentary and information is available in the statistical bulletin which can be found here: ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. Please note the department publishes enrolment data based on the census date, 30th September in a given year. It is not possible to provide enrolments for a date other than the census date. Year Primary Special Schools Post-primary Total 2019 559,365 8,351 371,450 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Information on the numbers of Career Breaks availed of by teachers in primary and post primary schools (excluding those employed in schools operated by Education and Training Boards) since the 2019/2020 school year is attached. This information is also available on my Department's website: www.gov.ie/en/publication/c97fbd-teacher-statistics/#breakdo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, I recently issued a letter, instructing schools to implement a ban on the use of mobile phones during the school day, both in primary and post-primary schools. This policy approach is based on the growing concerns expressed about the impact of the use of mobile phones during the school day, including the potential for distraction during class time, the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Over recent years, additional resources have been made available to our schools, including through the delivery of thousands of extra teaching and Special Needs Assistant posts, increased capitation in schools, enhanced supports for school leadership, reduced class sizes, actions to assist teacher supply and free school books in primary schools and junior cycle post primary to help reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government.The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Project referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of school buildings in June 2021 to provide a four Classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base, a General purpose room and Ancillary under the department‘s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. I can confirm...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Sep 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 Accommodation (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Project referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of school buildings to provide a four Classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base, a General purpose room and Ancillary under the department‘s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. I can confirm that this project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school 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 brief for this project is to provide a new build 24-classroom primary school with a 2-class SEN base. The project commenced on site in October 2023 and has a current expected completion date of Q1 2026. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school 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 commenced on site in October 2023 and has a current expected completion date of Q2 2026. On completion, this project will provide a new school building to accommodate a long term projected enrolment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Sep 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: National Educational Psychological Service (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 323, 324 and 325 together. Following a recent reconfiguration, NEPS is structured upon six regional divisions, with 22 local offices each catering for schools in the immediate locale/catchment area. The NEPS Head Office is situated in the Department’s complex in Marlborough St. Dublin. With regard to the allocation of schools, each NEPS psychologist...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I am not aware of such a report. A search of records is underway and if such a report is found, I will respond to the Deputy accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: In my recent communication to schools regarding the implementation of a ban on the use of mobile phones during the school day, I recognised that schools are best placed to determine the specific approach and policy required to achieve a school day that is free from mobile phone use by students. I also asked that schools consult with their students and parents in developing the policy that is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: At present, there are five stages involved in the delivery of a new school building as part of the Pipeline of large scale school building projects. The stages reflect the requirements of the Capital Works Management Framework developed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department’s Design Team Procedures set out the requirements to be followed at each stage in...