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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 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 2 classroom SEN base. A Stage 2b report has been submitted and is currently being reviewed from both a technical and cost perspective in accordance with the requirements of the Public Spending Code. All projects, including this one, will undergo the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Transition Year is a valuable programme for students that offers opportunities for life skills, personal, social and academic development and experience of adult and working life. Transition Year has a unique and important value in the life of students. There is no specific funding source for schools aimed at a student's participation in a specific programme at Transition Year. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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 (16 May 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/SSSF grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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: Education Schemes (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: In July 2016, the Government launched a major initiative for Dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) to oversee the long term, social and economic regeneration of the area. The Mulvey Report entitled “Dublin’s North East Inner City – Creating a Brighter Future” was published in February 2017 and made a number of recommendations. As part of this response, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (16 May 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 Admissions (15 May 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: School Equipment (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to your representation on behalf of a student attending the relevant School. Under the Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports children with more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 May 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 (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: A potential property has been identified to provide permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy. An architectural consultant has determined that it is feasible to develop this site and property to provide the accommodation required by the school. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: We expect to publish primary school class tables for 2023-2024 as part of our final enrolment publications in June 2024. Once the class tables have been published we will be in a position to answer the Deputy's query concerning the average class sizes for academic year 2023-2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education have not entered directly into any contracts with BAM Ireland in the last 10 years, however under a frame work of Design & Build contractors established during 2020, the DoE have entered into 1 contract with a joint venture consisting of 2 Contractors in which BAM Ireland are part of the joint venture, BAM Glasgiven JV Ltd using the Public Works Contract,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently located in interim accommodation at the property referred to by the Deputy. My Department is currently in negotiations with the landlord regarding a Licence extension and is currently working on providing additional interim accommodation in order to meet the school’s accommodation requirements for September 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 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: School Staff (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The teacher referred to by the Deputy is registered with the Teaching Council under Route 2 (Post Primary) and Route 3 (Further Education). He is currently working in a special primary school. As he was not registered with the Teaching Council under Route 1 (Primary) registration he was paid an unqualified rate of pay. With effect from September 2023 post primary qualified teachers (Route...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 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 Enrolments (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department. While my Department is aware of enrolment pressures and demand for additional school places in some areas, it is important to note that where...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department. As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 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...