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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Policy on Gaeltacht Education was published in 2016 with the aim of supporting and promoting the use of the Irish language in Gaeltacht communities by strengthening Irish-medium educational provision in Gaeltacht language-planning areas. The Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme is the cornerstone of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education. It gives schools in Gaeltacht language planning areas...

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

Norma Foley: The building project for the school to which he refers will provide for the construction of a 41 classroom primary school as well as the development of a second and separate 8 classroom primary school on the same site. Special Education Needs classes are being provided for both schools. The project has been devolved for delivery to Galway & Roscommon Education and Training Board...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Is meicníocht é Bealach Iontrála na Gaeltachta trínar féidir suas le 10% de na háiteanna i gcláir fochéime an Oideachais Thosaigh Múinteoirí (ITE) in Institiúidí Ardoideachais (HEInna) arna maoiniú ag an stát a choinneáil siar d’iarrthóirí ón nGaeltacht, i.e. iarrthóirí atá ina...

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

Norma Foley: In March I announced details of the new Junior Cycle free Schoolbooks Scheme, which provides, at a minimum, free schoolbooks and core classroom resources to Junior Cycle students enrolled in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special schools, who have students participating in Junior...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 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 a Special Education Needs classroom. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. My department received a tender report from the school authority which was subjected to the required due diligence as specified in the Public Infrastructure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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, 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: Teaching Qualifications (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Professional Master of Education (PME) is a two-year, full-time Level 9 postgraduate professional teacher education programme designed to qualify graduates as primary and post-primary teachers. Changes to the duration and content of initial teacher education programmes were made in response to recommendations in the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among children and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Under Section 38 of the Teaching Council Act, all initial teacher education programmes must be accredited by the Teaching Council for registration purposes. The Council reviewed its policy on standards for programmes of initial teacher education and published updated standards in Céim Standards for Initial Teacher Education in October 2020. Céim includes seven Core Elements which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is working to ensure that the permanent accommodation needs of the school referred to by the Deputy will be addressed. In this regard, my Department is currently in discussions over a potential long-term option for the school. When this has been fully agreed, my Department will be in further contact with the patron of the school. The school in question is currently in a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: At present, there are five stages of architectural planning involved in the delivery of large scale school building projects. The stages reflect the requirements of the Capital Works Management Framework developed by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The Department’s Design Team Procedures set out the requirements to be followed at each stage in the process and the...

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

Norma Foley: The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to qualified Special Needs Assistants(SNA) is set out in and was agreed with the unions representing the Special Needs Assistants, School Management Representatives, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Department of Education. To qualify for an award of incremental credit, an SNA and their prior work experience...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process. The planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and full grant of planning permission has been received. When Stage 2b has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 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, and a further revised application for additional accommodation was received in December 2023, from the school in question. Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.9 billion in our schools throughout the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (11 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, 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 Transport (11 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, 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 Transport (11 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 2023/2024 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The members of the Teaching Council are appointed by the Minister for Education in accordance with the Teaching Council Act, in this instance, Section 8 2 (b). The mechanisms whereby the nominees to the Council are selected for membership are also defined in the Teaching Council Act, and the Teaching Council Act at Section 10 provides for the making of regulations to operate elections for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The position is that the incremental credit application in this case has been processed by NTS Payroll and was applied to the SNA's salary that issued on 06/06/2024 (202424). The SNA involved also received retrospective pay of €7,322.05 on this date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Is meicníocht é Bealach Iontrála na Gaeltachta trínar féidir suas le 10% de na háiteanna i gcláir fochéime an Oideachais Thosaigh Múinteoirí (ITE) in Institiúidí Ardoideachais (HEInna) arna maoiniú ag an stát a choinneáil siar d’iarrthóirí ón nGaeltacht, i.e. iarrthóirí atá ina...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Ó 2011 i leith, tá socruithe i bhfeidhm chun scoileanna nua a bhunú ina ndéanfar éileamh áiteanna scoile a thuar bunaithe ar chleachtaí déimeagrafacha a dhéanfaidh mo Roinn. Ní bhunaítear scoileanna nua ach i gceantair ina bhfuil fás déimeagrafach, mar ní mór tosaíocht a thabhairt do na hacmhainní...