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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Measures (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently progressing two items of legislation which are as follows: Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill This Bill has two main purposes - to enable the provision of a number of supports to survivors of abuse in residential institutions and to formally dissolve Caranua. The Bill was published on 22 April 2024 and Dáil Second Stage was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred toby the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning - Stage 2(b) Detailed Design, where the design team secure all statutory approvals and prepare the suite of tender documents. The project brief is to provide a new replacement school building and all associated site works to accommodate a Long Term Projected...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: On 5th of March, I announced details of a new ground-breaking scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. Special schools who have students enrolled in Junior Cycle programmes will also receive this funding. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special schools, will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (11 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: Grant Payments (11 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: Grant Payments (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 277 and 278 together. 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 upkeep and the Ancillary grant to cater for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Thank you for your correspondence and the details provided concerning the status of a land transfer. I can confirm that relevant officials from my Department have examined the request and a decision on same is expected very shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has received 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 (11 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 Facilities (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested in the region of €4.8 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 30 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (11 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 (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 285 and 286 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides information to schools about upcoming grants. Officials are working on developing a replacement for the old schedule of grants/grants calendar, which was out-dated and, - consequently, - removed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 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, 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 Funding (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides 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. Enhanced capitation is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 1 Mainstream Classroom and 2 SET rooms. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery. A Stage 3 (tender report) has been received by my department which is currently being reviewed. All projects, including this one, will undergo the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: Professional Added Years (PAY) schemes apply to certain members of public service pensions schemes which existed prior to the introduction of the Single Public Service Pension Scheme who are recruited by way of open competition to professional, technical or specialist permanent posts in the civil/public service. PAY may only be awarded at retirement to individuals in circumstances where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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: Education Schemes (11 Jun 2024)

Norma Foley: The young person referred to by the Deputy is not currently known to Tusla Education Support Service and is not an open case with the Educational Welfare Service (EWS) of TESS. The local Educational Welfare Officer (EWO) team is available to assist the family and the Senior EWO can be contacted at the details set out below. A young person with no school place is an immediate priority for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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...