Results 241-260 of 449 for cork speaker:Norma Foley

Special Educational Needs School Places: Motion [Private Members] (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: ...with the Spiritan Education Trust, a new special school will be established in the 2022/23 school year in existing accommodation at the Templeogue College campus in Dublin, enabling it to cater for up to 150 pupils with SEN when completed; — in Cork, a new special school has been established in the 2021/22 school year and another one will be established in the 2022/23 school year;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (14 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: ... Primary Post-primary Carlow 50 26 Cavan 112 53 Clare 348 166 Cork 454 222 Donegal 229 85 Dublin 819 373 Galway 295 108 Kerry ...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: ...and the need to find a starting point, so that we can be clear in terms of how provision of that nature will work, be funded and how there will be consistency across different centres or providers. On the Cork Life Centre specifically - and I acknowledge the work of the Cork Life Centre and of all the other centres - this report is not specific to any one centre. It looks in the round...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: We have not been found wanting in terms of the Cork Life Centre. We have worked closely with it and will continue to do that. It is important to say the entire purpose of this review was to look across all settings and secure a mechanism via the working group to ensure there is funding available, coherence of delivery of education and of governance and a variety of necessary measures to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: ...states that Youthreach will be taken into account. I acknowledge the report focuses very much on 13 to 15-year-olds. The Deputy and many here have personal knowledge and have engaged with Cork Life Centre. I acknowledge the work and role of the centre and that there has been long-standing engagement between it and the Department. The priority now is to look at all provision of all...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Is this the Cork Life Centre?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: There have been a number of engagements between departmental officials and Cork Life Centre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Provision of Education Supports for Ukrainian Students (1 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I will just clarify on that. I was asked if there had been meetings and engagements between the Cork Life Centre and my Department. There absolutely has been. Social inclusion also comes under the remit of the Department. I just want to be clear. We were asked the question. There has been no reluctance on the part of my departmental officials to meet with representatives form the Cork...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...with special educational needs arising from a diagnosed disability. Bus Éireann have informed the Department there are approximately 40 pupils travelling on transport from the South West/West area of Cork to various special schools or schools with special classes in Cork City. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for coordinating and advising on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...learnings to date and developing agreed arrangements to explore reconfiguration opportunities in these areas as part of a pilot arrangement, as follows:  Arklow Athlone Cork* Dublin* Dundalk Galway* Limerick* Youghal *parts of these cities To facilitate the pilot, the Department has made available a number...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...2021 2021/22 2457 Special Schools Teachers 126 special schools currently providing specialist education for children with special educational needs. Two new special schools in Cork and Dublin opened for the 2021/22 school-year. Budget 2022 provided for an additional 23 teaching posts and 46 SNA posts in special schools which will create an additional 140 class...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...to date and developing agreed arrangements to explore reconfiguration opportunities in these areas as part of a pilot arrangement, as follows: Arklow Athlone Cork* Dublin* Dundalk Galway* Limerick* Youghal *parts of these cities To facilitate the pilot, the Department has made available a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...safety planning or are in the care of the Child & Family Agency. It also has developed the Barnhaus, Onehouse project in Galway providing services on a multi-agency basis to children who have experienced sexual abuse and plans to roll this out further in two more locations in Cork and Dublin. Tusla also provides funding for other services for children and families in their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (24 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...; Academic Year 2020 - 2021 County Classes with 30 pupils or more Carlow 37 Cavan 35 Clare 74 Cork 294 Donegal 85 Dublin 555 Galway 142 Kerry 79 Kildare 129 ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: School Admissions (19 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...the matter. It gives me an opportunity to present the most up-to-date information to the House. I will say to the House, as I did to the Deputy personally, that it was an excellent visit to east Cork. I very much appreciated the opportunity to meet the schools and school communities on the ground and have very positive engagements. We are very appreciative of that. I acknowledge that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (18 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...engage and co-operate fully with the Department in seeking to facilitate a more diverse school patronage in these towns and cities. The pilot areas are: Arklow Athlone Cork* Dublin* Dundalk Galway* Limerick* Youghal *parts of these cities As part of this process, in each area the facilitator appointed by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...County Primary Post-primary Carlow 44 21 Cavan 91 52 Clare 280 161 Cork 365 171 Donegal 176 83 Dublin 731 369 Galway 208 94 Kerry ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...engage and co-operate fully with the Department in seeking to facilitate a more diverse school patronage in these towns and cities. The pilot areas are: Arklow Athlone Cork* Dublin* Dundalk Galway* Limerick* Youghal *parts of these cities As part of this process, the facilitator in each area, along with...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...is the development of a new 16-classroom Gaelscoil with two classrooms for pupils with special educational needs and all associated site works on the site adjacent to the current school at Farranferris in Cork city. The major building project will be delivered under the Department's ADAPT programme. ADAPT is an acronym for the accelerated delivery of architectural planning and tendering....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (12 May 2022)

Norma Foley: ...within a school or schools, - Extending the capacity of a school or schools, - Provision of a new school or schools. My Department's projections of post primary school place requirements in East Cork show some continued growth in enrolments in the short- to medium-term across most areas, with most growth anticipated in the Midleton_Carrigtwohill school planning area. However, in response...