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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 93 and 95 together. The number of allocated teaching posts to schools in Co. Cork since 2019, are attached. Number of Teaching posts allocated to schools in Co. Cork PRIMARY School Year Posts Allocated 2019-2020 4237 2020-2021 4326 2021-2022 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 94 and 96 together. Please find attached requested data for academic years 2019–2022. Please note that we expect to publish final data for academic year 2023/24 shortly and we will revert to the deputy with the data for 2023/24 when it has been published. Please note enrolment data is taken from the POD and PPOD databases as per the annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools 2027, which builds on the progress made under the previous Digital Strategy (2015-2020), is underpinned by an investment of some €200m included in the National Development Plan 2021-2030 providing continuity of funding following the €210m that issued to schools to support the previous strategy. To date, €100m of that funding has issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: As requested by the Deputy, please see attached table showing projects for schools in Cork which received initial approval in 2024. Please note that there are other school building projects in Co Cork at various stages of progress. The Department's website provides a list, by county, of all projects being progressed under the large scale and additional accommodation scheme. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Significant progress has been made by my Department in implementing the Policy on Gaeltacht Education, and the Department is now progressing work on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht. In addition to this work, a new unit has been established within the Department recently to develop a policy framework and action plan to support the teaching of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 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: Departmental Data (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 102 and 103 together. My Department has committed considerable resources towards the restoration of guidance counselling hours to post-primary schools, to the provision of CPD for guidance counsellors and to the provision of a national guidance counselling supervision service for post-primary guidance counsellors in recent times. The guidance allocation is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 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, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers has submitted 2 applications for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS). The first application, funding for outdoor play areas, has been approved and there has been further engagement between the EWS team and the school over the tender documentation with a view to finalising the appropriate scope of works to be progressed.In respect of the second...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (10 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. Mar fhreagairt do na saincheisteanna a cuireadh in iúl maidir leis an soláthar múinteoirí, chuir mo Roinn an srian ar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 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 (10 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 (10 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 Enrolments (10 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 children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department. The Department has been aware of pressures for post primary school places for the 2024/25 school year in Greystones and has had extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is to enable individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works on a devolved basis and, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The SWS operates on a multi-annual basis for categories of works such as roof works, window...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equal Opportunities Employment (10 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Part V of the Disability Act 2005 requires that public bodies promote and support the employment of people with disabilities and ensure that 3% of staff employed by them are people with disabilities. The requirement applies to the Department of Education and certain of its aegis bodies. The Comprehensive Employment Strategy for People with Disabilities for 2015 – 2024, commits the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Due to Data Protection legislation, it is not possible to provide details regarding an individual’s pension entitlements through this format. This personal information can be provided to an individual on direct request to the Department. Therefore, I advise the Deputy to direct the individual concerned to contact ccfinancial@education.gov.ie with their queries. Once received,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: In 2024, over €47 million is allocated to continue implementation of the schoolbooks scheme at primary school level. On the 8th May I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides, at a minimum, free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to pupils in recognised primary and special schools. More than 555,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Citizens' Assembly (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education is of high importance to me and the Department of Education as is including the voice of children in the process. The Programme for Government commits to establishing a Citizens’ Assembly on the Future of Education ensuring that the voices of young people and those being educated are central. The establishment of the...