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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 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: Schools Building Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: As requested by the Deputy, please see the link below, which sets out projects for schools in Kerry which received initial approval in 2024. Please note that there are other school building projects in Co Kerry 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: School Staff (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Leave of Absence following Assault Scheme is contained in the Department’s Circular Letter 0061/2017 for teachers and 0062/2017 for SNAs. It provides for special leave with pay (subject to specified limits) to a teacher or special needs assistant who is unable to perform their duties due to a physical injury following an assault that happened in the course of their duties and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (23 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 needs is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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 2023/24 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 were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (23 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: School Transport (23 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 are being transported on a daily basis to schools throughout the country. This figure comprises over 135,000 pupils travelling on mainstream services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 662 and 663 together. At primary level, teachers are allocated to schools at an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils, the lowest level ever seen at primary level. DEIS Urban Band 1 schools receive an average allocation of 17:1, 21:1 and 19:1 for junior, senior and vertical schools respectively. Each 1 point reduction in the staffing schedule at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 664, 885, 888 and 889 together. The first phase of Schools PV Programme was launched on 23rdNovember 2023. It will provide eligible schools with a 6 kilowatts peak of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. Schools in the following areas are invited to participate in the first phase: Co. Clare, Co. Donegal, Dublin City Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy, that my Department has approved funding for the provision of permanent additional accommodation of 2x Mainstream classrooms and 1x Special Education Tuition room at the school in question. The project is currently at stage 1 with my Departments delivery section. Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 Jul 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 my Department. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an admissions policy in accordance with the Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is for the construction of an extension, comprising of 10 new classrooms, general purpose hall and ancillary areas, minor alterations, refurbishment of existing building and all associated site works. The details supplied by the Deputy are currently being examined by my Department and the design team. My Department will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 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. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Pertaining to financial and other supports that have been made available to the school in question, no applications have been made for Emergency Works or Summer Works in the last four years. However, funding is available for unforeseen emergencies that impact on school buildings that are in need of resources as a result of an emergency situation under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS). An...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Budget 2017 allowed for the commencement of restoration of middle management posts as part of an agreed distributed leadership model and meant lifting the rigidity of the longstanding moratorium on these posts. The equivalent of approximately 1,300 middle management posts (Assistant Principal One (API) and Assistant Principal Two (APII)) were restored in our primary schools. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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 2023/24 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 were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. Under the current terms of the School Transport Schemes, children are eligible for transport at primary level where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest national...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: In relation to the application for the new school building, - I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for a new school building under the Additional School Accommodation (or 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 Jul 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 my Department. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 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. As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a...