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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (26 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to delivering an education system that is of the highest quality, and where every child and young person feels valued and is actively supported and nurtured to reach their full potential. In Ireland, all migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, children of migrant workers and unaccompanied minors can access primary and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Jun 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: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers, is part of a campus project for two schools in Wexford. The project is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). The Design Team for the project are currently progressing through the Stage 1 of the architectural process (preliminary design) and will submit the Stage 1 Report to the Department in due course....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent Primary Staffing Appeals Board. The appeal submitted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to your recent correspondence to the Minister for Education, Ms. Norma Foley TD, in relation to supports for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants on foot of an assault in the course of their work. In accordance with Section 14 of the Education Act 1998, it is the duty of the Patron to appoint, where practicable, a Board of Management. The Board of Management is the body of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Following this extensive site identification and assessment exercise, a number of potential site options have been shortlisted for further consideration. This includes more detailed technical and economic appraisals of these potential site options. The Department is working towards securing the most suitable site for this school while ensuring value for money for the exchequer is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise that new schools are established by the Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area, and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that my Department received an application from the school authority in question for the use of their school in connection with a pre-school service. As the Deputy may be aware schools themselves are free to decide if they wish to make their facilities available for the running of early learning and care and/or school-age childcare services, and my Department understands...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department has recently received of an application for capital funding under the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme from the school in question. The purpose of my department’s Additional Schools' 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 Transport (25 Jun 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 (25 Jun 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, in order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Limerick, Clare Education and Training Board and is currently at Stage 3 of the architectural process. The tender report has been received by my Department and is currently under review from both a technical and cost perspective. The review is nearing completion, and my department will revert to LCETB directly on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: As detailed in Section 15 of Circular 0013/24, setting out the sick leave entitlements for teachers, the Employment Equality Acts require employers to take reasonable steps to accommodate the needs of employees and prospective employees with disabilities. Reasonable accommodation typically involves some modification to the tasks/structure of a job or workplace environment, which would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (25 Jun 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: Schools Building Projects (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the Central Remedial Clinic. The brief includes both the development of a new school building for pupils with special educational needs and a clinical services building. The project is currently at Stage 2a (detailed design) of the architectural planning design process. Upon receipt and review of the Stage 2a report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved fudning for the delivery of 1 x Special Educational Needs, 1 x Mainstream Classroom & 1 X Special Education Tuition in Modular accommodation under the SEN reconfiguration & Modular Accommodation Programme. I am pleased to confirm that this project is Devolved to the School Authority and has entered into the delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: In Junior Cycle, the Civil, Social and Political Education (CSPE) short course, which was updated in 2021, contributes to building the skills students need to contribute positively to a democratic society and to promote sustainable living. CSPE gives students an understanding of social, economic and political structures at local, national and global levels and the opportunity to imagine...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that the decision-making authority for any change of status is the patron/trustees of the schools concerned and it is open to any patron to submit proposals to the Department for consideration. 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (25 Jun 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 Staff (25 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 types of schools equally. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a...