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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Please see attached the number of teachers on fixed term contracts in Primary and Post Primary schools (excludes ETB Post Primary). This data is point in time data taken from March 2024 Payroll. Figures may differ slightly throughout the school year. Please note this data does not include substitutes. COUNTY FIXED TERM TEACHERS HEAD COUNT MARCH 24 Carlow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Attached are the details of the number of teaching principals, per county as requested. My department provides time away from teaching duties in the classroom, known as principal release days, to assist principals to fulfil other aspects of their principal duties. Under these arrangements my department pays for a substitute teacher to be employed by a school to facilitate administrative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the departments pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 8 general classrooms (1 prefab replacement), 1 Science lab with prep area, 1 DCG room, 1 Music room, 1 SET room, 1 textiles room, 1 Construction room with prep area (prefab replacement), 1 GP Dining (prefab replacement) and a 2 classroom Special Education Needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 2 mainstream classrooms, 1 special education teaching room and the refurbishment of 4 existing classrooms into 2 mainstream classrooms. The responsibility for delivery of the project has been devolved to the school authority. The initial architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Primary Curriculum Framework supports the development of a primary curriculum which builds on the successes and strengths of previous curricula while recognising and responding to challenges, changing needs and priorities. This approach provides agency and flexibility in schools enabling school leaders and teachers to identify and respond to priorities and emerging priorities for...

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

Norma Foley: Contact details for my department’s business units are detailed at gov - About the Department of Education (www.gov.ie). 27 business units have been identified as operating 52 helplines and general contact numbers that are used to process requests for information and follow up on applications. The departments main switchboard numbers in the three sites, Dublin, Athlone and Tullamore,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Offices (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My officials have been in contact with the agencies under the remit of my Department in regard to the Deputy’s query. The information requested is in the attached table ">PQ 28675- 2024 Deputy Richard Bruton

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Investment and expenditure on sports facilities is an element of the overall expenditure and investment in the School Building Programme. The provision of outdoor play areas form part of the accommodation brief for all new school buildings or where a major building or refurbishment project is being delivered for an existing school. My Department’s Design Guidelines for all new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Education Act, 1998 sets out the legal framework for schools and their patrons. The act provides that the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the patron. The act also sets out a requirement on schools to ensure that education provided by a school meets education policy as determined by the Minister. The agreed procedures for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department views teacher education as a continuum from initial teacher education to induction and ongoing professional learning. The Department promotes the quality of teaching and learning through the provision of quality initial teacher education programmes, professional learning experiences (PLE) and other support for school leaders and teachers. This is achieved through the teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The professional development needs of our teachers are met through the provision of an induction programme for newly-qualified teachers, dedicated support for school leaders, national professional learning programmes for curricular and policy reform and a range of ongoing support for teachers in pedagogical areas. Much of this is facilitated by Oide, an integrated teacher professional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Central Policy Unit has a staff compliment of 17. The Unit supports the work of individual policy units across a number of cross-cutting areas and ensures a whole-of-government approach, representing the Department on multiple Inter-Departmental working groups and committees. The Unit also has a role in coordinating the strategic approach to research activity across the department and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Grant funding of €7,000 is made available by my Department to support the start-up of a sensory room within an existing school. In order to qualify for the grant, the school must demonstrate that it has a National Council for Special Education (NCSE) approved Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) class and that there is a suitable area to house the sensory room within the school. The school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education, along with other Departments across the public service, implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. This meant that many allowances were no longer payable to “new entrants” including Teachers. Among the allowances that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The number of students admitted to primary concurrent and consecutive programmes in State-funded HEIs is determined by the Minister for Education, having regard to teacher supply and demand issues, and available resources. The work of the Department on matters related to teacher supply and demand continues. A Technical Report ‘Developing a Teacher Demand and Supply Model for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (4 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 is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Greystones. Following consultation with Patrons in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware the decision-making authority for any change of status is the Patron/Trustees of the schools, and this is subject to the approval of my Department. Any proposed change involves extensive consultation at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents, teachers, local communities and contributes to an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide a single classroom SEN base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. My Department has received a tender report from the school which is subjected to the required due diligence as specified in the Public Infrastructure Guidelines in...