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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1048 and 1062 together. My department recognises the vitally important role of Secretaries within the school community. However, entitlement to specific employment terms and conditions is determined by a number of factors, including the nature of the role to be undertaken by the individual, the statutory basis on which various terms and conditions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025, will become eligible for a permanent contract in September 2026. This eligibility is contingent upon successful re-appointment following a competitive recruitment process. Existing CID (Contract of indefinite duration) Primary Circular 0023/2015 and Post-Primary Circular 0024/2015 sets out the current...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Since its introduction, the popularity and uptake of Transition Year has increased significantly to the point where it is now offered in almost every post-primary school. The number of students participating in Transition Year has also grown in recent years, with the latest figures showing that over 60,000 students are currently in Transition Year, equivalent to just over 80% of the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025, will become eligible for a permanent contract in September 2026. This eligibility is contingent upon successful re-appointment following a competitive recruitment process. A post is considered to be viable if it is for a reasonable period, comes from the school allocation, does not relate to temporary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers on the Main Panel to other schools that have vacancies. The 2025/26 staffing arrangements advised schools that Main Panels would issue after Easter. These panels are currently being compiled and will be issued to the panel operators shortly. As Main Panels clear,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Tacaíonn an Roinn Oideachais go hiomlán le bunú Gaelcholáiste i gceantar Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath Theas agus tá sí tiomanta go hiomlán dó sin. Tá an Roinn ag obair faoi láthair le hIontaobhas Scoileanna Éamainn Rís agus le bainistíocht na scoile chun a chinntiú go mbíonn plé leanúnach agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: TIMSS Advanced is an extension of the main TIMSS study that has been carried out at an international level periodically but less regularly than the main TIMSS study. TIMSS has taken place every four years since 1995 (so the upcoming 2027 cycle will be the 9th iteration), whereas TIMSS Advanced has taken place three times to date (1995, 2008, and 2015). TIMSS assesses the mathematics and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 (ITE) programmes were made in response to recommendations in the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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: Education and Training Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Meeting the educational needs of children and young people arriving from Ukraine and other countries is a priority for the Government, and my Department is determined to support the efforts of school communities across the country who have shown huge commitment and generosity. In Ireland, all migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, children of migrant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy received the following capital funding in the year's 2023,2024 and 2025 - - 2025 2024 2023 Minor Works €9,644 €9,662 Furniture & Equipment €897 Schools ICT - capital €0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy received the following capital funding in the year's 2023,2024 and 2025 - - 2025 2024 2023 Minor Works €13,584 €13,714 Furniture & Equipment €1,347 PV Panels €9,406 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Entitlement to specific employment terms and conditions is determined by a number of factors, including the nature of the role to be undertaken by the individual, the statutory basis on which various terms and conditions are applied, sector-specific agreements which have been reached through established Industrial Relations mechanisms and whether the employee is directly employed by a public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: As set out in the Programme for Government, my department is currently developing an Action Research Project to trial new administrative supports and arrangements for principals and boards of management to reduce the non-educational aspect of their workloads. Planning work has commenced on the costing, structure, and evaluation design of the trial, including draft administrative role job...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: International evidence is clear on the vital role that school leaders play. School leadership is second only to teachers when it comes to transforming student outcomes. High-quality leadership correlates with improved teaching practices. Yet, the role of school leaders has become increasingly complex and challenging due to the changing nature of schools as organisations and the increasing...

Building Energy Rating (BER) Standards for Private Rented Accommodation Bill 2025: First Stage (10 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: No.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: My understanding is HSE South West has developed a business case and that has been presented to the HSE and the Department of Health. I also understand it is a supported plan, so there are conversations and engagement happening to see how this plan can be funded and how it can be progressed for all the reasons the Deputy has outlined, including that we provide that support and that resource...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy. I too acknowledge and recognise our entire teaching profession, our teachers, our special education teachers, our SNAs and the entire school staff who support children every day and those who support children with special educational needs. It is for the reasons outlined by the Deputy that I wrote to the Teaching Council recently to ensure we put a process in place so...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy. Having been one of the leads in the negotiations for the programme for Government, I know the conversation on this was very clear. We need to support Dublin Airport but we also need to support our regional airports. We need to ensure people living outside our capital city in our rural towns and villages have access to perhaps not the same level, but to an increased...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (10 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy. I do not think we should compare or pit any student against another. It is important every child has access to education and can progress. It is important also to acknowledge that a huge number of young people can access grants - there has in fact been an increase over the years in the number of young people who can access SUSI - but also the investment that has gone...