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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build Programme and will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The Planning Permission application was submitted to Fingal County Council on 17th June 2024. It is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Seirbhísí Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: “Is ceist don Roinn Breisoideachais agus Ardoideachais, Taighde, Nuálaíochta agus Eolaíochta é tacaíocht a sholáthar d’oideachas pobail. Cuirfidh mo Roinn ceist an Teachta ar aird an Aire sin.”

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, and further to the response provided previously on 12 June the six large scale projects being delivered for Project Boyne will be delivered across schools in counties Carlow, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow by the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) on a devolved basis for the Department.These school building projects are flagship projects in their area and will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 1 mainstream classroom and 1 SET room with a connecting corridor. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. A Stage 3 (tender report) has been received by my department which is currently being reviewed. All projects, including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 119 and 120 together. The large-scale capital project for the Campus including the school referred to by the Deputy, is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which will be delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 framework. The project brief includes the phased construction of two 16 classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school under reference in Fermoy was established in 2018 under the patronage divestment process. Prior to the establishment of the new school in 2018 under the patronage divesting process, the Department and Educate Together, as school patron, agreed that given the accommodation available at the property and the need to accommodate some Further Education and Training services from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department has received a request from the patron of the schools under reference for the amalgamation of the two schools. As the Deputy will be aware the decision making authority for school amalgamations belongs to the patron or trustees of a school, and this is subject to the approval of the Minister for Education. Any proposed change involves...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 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 Funding (20 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 Accommodation (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 1 Classroom SEN Base and 1 SET room under the 2019 Additional School Accommodation Scheme. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. A Stage 3 (tender report) has been received by my Department which is currently being reviewed....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 127 and 128 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 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 Administration (20 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 130 and 131 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that the issue of road safety measures outside the vested site areas of schools on public roads, such as road crossings, road signage, traffic calming measures etc., is a matter , for the relevant Local Authority. Local Authorities have the power to decide on road safety measures outside schools to ensure...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: We will discuss those on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: To be clear, the ordinary medical card, as the Deputy referenced it, is subject to review. It is not given for life and it is means tested, whereas this medical card is not means tested. It is not and will not be subject to review and it is available for life. So, there is a clear distinction between what people class as the ordinary medical card and this enhanced medical card that is...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I acknowledge the work that was done by the committee members during the pre-legislative scrutiny stage. Data and GDPR were raised by the committee and I want to be very clear that we strengthened the Bill as a consequence of that. Freedom of information and GDPR do apply. The records will still be in existence. I want to be clear about this. As I outlined in my speech, there is no...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: By and large, it might refer to a requirement for whatever needs to be done in a person's house. It is strictly to do with supports that might be required for housing, for example. There are no personal testimonies about experience in industrial schools or wherever else. It is my clear understanding that it is simply to do with records, whether it is invoices or applications for materials...

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: No, there is no personal testimony there at all.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024: Committee Stage (19 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: There is no justification sought, as it were.