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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my department is working with a number of school authorities in relation to the provision of modular accommodation for extra special education school places. These projects are being worked through currently and the delivery of accommodation for schools is dependent on a number of factors such as the suitability of the site in question, possible planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The accommodation solution for the provision of special classes will be bespoke to the individual circumstances of each school, and will need to take account of the level of the requirement for special education provision in the relevant area. The use of existing capacity is the preferred solution, where possible, as this best supports expedited delivery, climate action obligations, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 633 and 665 together. 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. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 634 and 648 together. There are 21 primary schools in the Cabra_Phibsboro_D7 school planning area (SPA) as outlined below. Roll Number School Name 09932B Stanhope Street Primary School 14980Q Glasnevin N S 16577V St Brigids Convent 16695E Scoil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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. It is a function of the Council under the Teaching Council Acts (s7(2)) to act as the competent authority for recognition of qualifications obtained by a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education and Youth is committed to providing schools at both primary and post-primary level with as much detail regarding grants, grant amounts and expected payment timeframes for each academic year in as far in advance as is practicable. For the 2025/26 academic year, officials in the Department are currently considering the presentation of schedules for grants that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The 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: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, the school in question obtained a leak detection test highlighting 3 leaks. The original contractor has since come back and repaired these. On 19 March 2025 the Emergency Work Scheme (EWS) team within my Department conducted a site visit to assess the issues at play. The EWS team advised the school to obtain a further leak test as the original was conducted in 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers is part of a campus project and is devolved for delivery to the school's patron. Following the recent grant of planning permission for the project, the Department now expect to receive the Planning Report for review. The design team will then finalise and complete the stage 2b report for submission to the Department. As soon as this report is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department received a request from the patron of the schools for the amalgamation of the two schools in 2023. This request was approved by the Department in November, 2023 subject to the schools continuing to operate on their existing sites. The schools have requested capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, in November...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Deputy will be aware from previous Parliamentary Questions that planning permission was granted for a 24-classroom primary school in the Dublin 15 area. This school will be used in the first instance as decant accommodation for these two primary schools while they are being remediated/retrofitted. Construction on this new 24 classroom school is nearing completion and it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Officials in my department will contact the school directly regarding this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: This Government is committed to ensuring that every child has a positive school experience, with access to qualified and engaged teachers who are dedicated to supporting their learning. This remains a top priority. As with other sectors, recruitment challenges exist in some schools. To address teacher supply issues, my Department has implemented several measures that have led to: - an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project for the schools referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post primary school with accommodation and 6 classrooms for children with special educational needs and a new 8 classroom primary school with accommodation and 2 classrooms for children with special educational needs at Ballincollig, which will be delivered as part of a shared educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 of mine. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested data for academic years 2023-2024, it being the latest year we have published final enrolment data. We expect to publish final data for academic year 2024-2025 shortly and we will revert to the deputy with the data for 2024-2025 when it has been published. Enrolment data is taken from the PPOD database as per the annual published school lists which can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find attached requested information. Data provided is for academic years 2020-2023, we expect to publish final data for academic year 2024-2025 shortly. Data is for mainstream pupils in enrolled in a mainstream 6th class as per the census date, 30th September, for each academic year. 18362N is a junior school and therefore has no 6th class pupils. The special schools provided do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information system, using data from a range of sources, including CSO census data, child benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 of mine. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information system, using data from a range of sources, including child benefit data, in conjunction with CSO census data and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will...