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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department does not have insight into financial information relating to any particular diocese. All schools are of equal importance and the financial information analysed includes all schools across the different sectors. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: European Court of Justice (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: There have been no fines issued against my Department by the Court of Justice of the European Union from 2010 to present.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for a two classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is practically completed in September 2023 although there remain some outstanding issues which need to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 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: Schools Building Projects (18 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 as a campus project and will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs and a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, and 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 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: School Accommodation (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was approved capital funding in 2019 for reconfiguration to create a special class, which has been completed. In addition they were also approved funding for the build of 1x Special Education Classroom in 2021. This project has been devolved to the school authorities for delivery and it is currently at stage 1. Recently,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Jun 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: Road Safety (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 that measures are in place to protect the safety of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (18 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. Under the provisions of the Act, school admission policies are approved by the Patron, following consultation with staff and parents of children who are attending...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 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 have been injured while working in the classroom and in schools. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 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. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 85 (13 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: In accordance with the Education Act 1998, schools are managed by Boards of Management on behalf of school patrons. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My department’s main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 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. Schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (13 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 87 and 88 together. The first phase of Schools PV Programme was launched on 23rd November 2023. It will provide eligible schools with a 6 kilowatts peak of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. Since the launch of the first phase of the Schools PV Programme late last year, approvals have been provided to more than 1,100...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (13 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Cuireann mo Roinn maoiniú ar fáil don Bhaitsiléir san Oideachas (trí mheán na Gaeilge) in Institiúid Oideachais Marino faoi bhun an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta. Cuirtear maoiniú ar fáil do 30 áit in aghaidh na bliana. Mar fhreagra ar dhúshláin soláthair mhúinteoirí in earnáil na bunscoile, d'iarr...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (13 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: In accordance with Section 8 of the Education Act, 1998, in the case of a school established or maintained by an Education Training Board (ETB), that ETB shall be the be the patron of the school for the purposes of the Act. It is the duty of the ETB as patron for the purposes of ensuring the each of its schools is managed in a spirit of partnership to establish a board of management. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to refer to your recent representation on behalf of Cavan Primary Principals in relation to funding for schools in County Cavan. 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,...