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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...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been issued to KWETB. The next step is for the ETB to procure a Design Team for the project to design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning permissions, and move the project onward to tender and...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 479 to 482, inclusive, together. I want to thank the Deputy for raising this issue. At the outset I would like to confirm that there is no change in the provision of supports my departments provides to children who are blind or visually impaired. The Special Education teaching allocation model for 2024/25 distributes the total available number of SET...

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

Norma Foley: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá obair leanúnach ar siúl i mo Roinnse faoi láthair chun polasaí nua a fhorbairt don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht. Tógfaidh an polasaí nua seo ar an méid atá bainte amach ag an bPolasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta. Tá an tAonad um Oideachas Gaeltachta freagrach as forbairt an pholasaí nua don oideachas...

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

Norma Foley: The Physical Activity in Teaching and Learning Pilot Programme was launched on Thursday 22 February 2024 by Thomas Byrne TD, Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education. The deadline for applications by schools to the Pilot Programme was Friday 22 March. The purpose of the Pilot Programme is to provide an opportunity for schools to be innovative and creative in integrating physical...