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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The major project referred to by the Deputy is currently at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. The date for the official opening of the new primary school referred to is a matter for the Schools Board of Management.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy will provide a 24 Classroom School with provision for Special Education for this amalgamation project. Based on the current primary school teacher ratio, a 24-classroom school would be expected to cater for up to 595 pupils with the appointment figure for a 25th mainstream post now at 596 pupils. However, in relation to school admissions, it is the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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 traveling 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 Accommodation (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school mentioned has been granted funding for 2 mainstream classrooms, 4 special education tuition rooms, and conversion works for 2 special education classrooms under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme of my department. The school submitted documentation in the fourth quarter of 2023 for this project which did not align with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The School to which the deputy refers applied for funding for roof repairs under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS). After assessing this application, a revised scope of works and accompanying Itemised Cost Breakdown was requested from the school, which has not been received to date. Once a response is received the EWS team will consider and revert to the school, and will continue to liaise...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The School to which the Deputy refers has not submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS). The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme grant is specifically for unforeseen emergencies, or to provide funding to facilitate inclusion and access for pupils with special needs. An emergency is deemed to be a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department received an application under the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) Scheme in 2021 from the school in question for funding for three special education needs classrooms. The purpose of my department’s Additional Schools' Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Discipline (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: As you are aware, I launched Cineáltas: Action Plan on Bullying in December 2022. Cineáltas is the Department’s whole-education approach to preventing and addressing bullying behaviour in schools. Work is well underway to implement the 61 actions included in the Cineáltas Implementation Plan which was published in April last year. A key action in the plan is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department received a request to amalgamate, from the schools in question, in June 2022. In March 2023, the school authorities were advised that the Department had no objection to the amalgamation, contingent on no capital funding being provided. The school authorities advised that their Boards of Management would give further consideration to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recently announced details of the 2024 Summer Programme on 21st March 2024. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue to engage in a fun and inclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recently announced details of the 2024 Summer Programme on 21st March 2024. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue to engage in a fun and inclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: At present, there are 5 stages of architectural planning involved in the delivery of major school projects. The stages reflect the Capital Works Management Framework developed by the Department of Public Expenditure & Reform. The period of time it takes to progress through each of the stages varies from project to project depending on its size and complexity and can often take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recently announced details of the 2024 Summer Programme on 21st March 2024. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue to engage in a fun and inclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Apr 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 School Accommodation Scheme for one modular special education needs classroom. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 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 in question. 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 the need cannot be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recently announced details of the 2024 Summer Programme on 21st March 2024. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, so that they can be supported, nurtured and encouraged to continue to engage in a fun and inclusive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that Dublin 15 is an area of significant population growth and as part of forward planning the Department of Education has been assessing school accommodation in the area. In this regard, the Department is planning a school building for the area that will be designed to be adaptable to cater for primary or post-primary school requirements as the needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recently announced details of the 2024 Summer Programme on 21st March 2024. As in previous years, a budget of €40m has been allocated for the programme in 2024. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, so that they...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department operates a scheme of grant-aid to primary and post-primary schools towards the cost of purchasing essential assistive technology equipment, which has been recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) as being essential for students with physical and/or sensory or communicative disabilities in accordance with the criteria set out in Circular 0010/2013 which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department received correspondence from the school in question regarding retrospective funding for the play area at the school. Officials in my Department will consider the correspondence received and will contact the school authorities directly. The Board of Management is responsible for the management of a school on behalf of the patron(s). Individual...