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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: NEPS is a school-based service, which provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. NEPS support teachers to intervene effectively with children and young people whose needs range from mild to severe, and from transient to enduring. NEPS encourages schools to use a continuum based assessment and intervention process whereby each school takes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

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

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has completed Stage 2(b) of the architectural design process. Stage 2(b) involves detailed design and the preparation of tender documentation. The next stage, subject to relevant Stage 2(b) approvals, will be Stage 3, tender stage. Projects are subject to relevant due diligence by my Department at each stage in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Water Services (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to recognised post primary schools by way of per capita grants which is based on school enrolment. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, water, general up-keep etc. and the ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools are permitted...

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

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the major building project for the school referred to is a significant priority for my Department. My Department has received correspondence from the parents council and my Department contacted the school principal to clarify if there are any immediate Life and Safety systems that need addressing, pending the delivery of the new replacement school. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application, under the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school to which the Deputy refers. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where...

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

Norma Foley: The school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build Programme and will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs. My Department's Project Manager is currently finalising the planning application, including any necessary...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware responsibility for delivering a major project for the school in question has been devolved to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board (DDLETB). This project progressed to Stage 2b (detailed design and planning) of the architectural process. However, a number of significant issues arose and at that point it was agreed between DDLETB and my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently examining options to cater for the future accommodation needs of the school referred to by the Deputy. This examination is ongoing and includes discussions with the patron of the school. When this process is complete my Department will look to progress any additional accommodation required for the school in conjunction with the school's patron.

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2(b) - (Detailed Design), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. This project is being delivered as part of the Departments ADAPT Programme. All Statutory Approvals have been secured, and the Stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Apr 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. In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 14 February 2024, that the school in question submitted an application for capital funding, under my Department's Additional Schools' Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for modular accommodation for a special class. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the Department’s school accommodation pipeline of projects to provide a 3 Classroom SEN Base, 2 SET Rooms and 3 General Classrooms under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. This project is devolved for delivery to Donegal ETB. My Department has approved the project to go to the tender. The tender report was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Apr 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: Water Supply (23 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: All primary schools in the country should have access to drinking water either via the public mains, a local water scheme or from their own well. Where a school has a particular water connection concern within the school property or has a building issue that limits their access to drinking water, they can utilise their Minor Works Grant or in emergency circumstances apply to the Emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 the Department. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Kildare county. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together. I can confirm for the Deputy that a project to deliver a new 1,000 pupil school building is planned for the school in question. The school has an enrolment of 256 pupils in 2023/24. In that context, this project will provide very significant additional capacity to address the post-primary demand in South Kildare, including the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. Budget 2024 contained a range of measures, including the introduction of a professional master’s of education (PME) incentive payment scheme, that demonstrates my commitment to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: School Planning Areas and school catchment areas are not the same. The Department uses School Planning Areas to plan for school place provision nationally. The country is divided into 314 School Planning Areas for these purposes. The Department uses a Geographic Information System, drawing data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The project which the Deputy refers to was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of 2 SEN base and central activities room. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received a Stage 2b (post planning approval) report from the school. This report is currently being reviewed from both a technical and cost...