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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: After-School Support Services (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a number of policies and programmes that are supportive of clubs for children and young people at risk of educational disadvantage. The Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of the Department to address concentrated educational disadvantage at school level in a targeted and equitable way. The DEIS grant is used...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Please see below, list of total costs of advertising on online/digital media platforms incurred by the Department from 2019 to YTD 2024 including names of the online platforms. Due to commercial sensitivities of the platforms involved, the Department is not in the position to give a detailed breakdown of amounts paid to each platform. YEAR Total payable Total...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Leave of Absence following Assault Scheme, which is contained in the Department’s Circular Letter 0061/2017 for teachers and for SNAs, provides for special leave with pay (subject to specified limits) to a teacher or special needs assistant who is unable to perform their duties due to a physical injury following an assault that happened in the course of their duties and during...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by 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 Stage 2(b) report has been received in my Department for review. The next stage, subject to relevant Stage 2(b) approvals, will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Boards of Management of schools are the direct employers of Special Needs Assistants (SNAs). My Department provides Paymaster support to schools. The salary scale applicable to SNAs is determined by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform. The current salary scales for SNAs are set out in DE Circular 0034/2024. SNAs are usually contracted to work for a school year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: In 2024 over €47 million is allocated to continue implementation of the free schoolbooks scheme at primary level. On the 8th May I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides at a minimum, free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to all pupils enrolled in recognised primary and special schools. More than 563,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 May 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, will benefit from this new measure from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide refurbishment works to create 5 General Classrooms as part of the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. My Department is awaiting the submission by the school authority of the necessary paperwork for draw down of funding which confirms that the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the state. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 May 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 arrangements for the 2024/25 school year are set out in Circular 0011/2024. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that in the first instance, Individual school authorities are responsible for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care. By way of background Fermoy was one of the areas surveyed in 2012/13 under the patronage divesting process where there was sufficient parental demand supporting changes in school patronage (the areas surveyed were areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 May 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 arrangements for the 2024/25 school year are set out in Circular 0011/2024. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 May 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 Funding (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic (PV) Programme was launched to over 1600 schools in November 2024. It will provide eligible schools with 6 kilowatts of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. The scheme is funded from the government’s Climate Action Fund, in line with the government’s recognition that taking action on climate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Project referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 3 Mainstream Classrooms, 1 Home School Liaison classroom, 2 SET Rooms and 2 classroom SEN including central activities base. Also included in brief is reconfiguration of GP room back to original purpose. The project was devolved for delivery to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 May 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 Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question has submitted an application for capital funding, under my department's Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for extra accommodation to provide for one special education needs classroom. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom...