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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is part of a school campus project at Kilbride, Co. Wicklow. It has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The planning permission for the project was granted in Q3 2022 subject to a number of conditions, one of which was to complete an agreement in relation to wayleaves required on the site....

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is part of a school campus project at Kilbride, Co. Wicklow. It has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The planning permission for the project was granted in Q3 2022 subject to a number of conditions, one of which was to complete an agreement in relation to wayleaves required on the site....

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

Norma Foley: The table below contains the details requested by you that fall within the scope of the question. Name of Body Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachtaagus Gaelscolaíochta Educational...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 531 and 532 together. 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...

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 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 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: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My department continues to work closely with Galway County Council on the acquisition process for the site at Garraun in Co. Galway. The CPO has been submitted to An Bord Pleanála for confirmation and the department is awaiting An Bord Pleanála decision. The project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (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: 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: 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 (ASA) The purpose of the Additional School 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (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 (ASA). The purpose of the Additional School 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...

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

Norma Foley: The School to which the Deputy refers was granted funding to provide one mainstream classroom and a two classroom special education needs (SEN) base under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme (ASA). The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. Officials in my Department frequently engage with Cavan Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB), who are...

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

Norma Foley: I have looked into this matter and I understand that the SNA in question is not working under a contract as a temporary SNA in the school, but rather, is working as a substitute covering the leave absence of a contracted SNA. Substitute SNAs are paid an hourly rate of €16.44 or a daily rate of €105.23 and are entitled to bank holiday payments if they work 40 hours in the...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has a modular project and a traditional construction project in the pipeline for the school in question. Following consultation between my Department and Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board (DDLETB), the patron of the school in question, it was agreed in early 2021 to increase the capacity of the school to 1,500 places....

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the site identification and assessment exercise for the new Ériu Community College is ongoing. Potential site options have been identified, including a Minister-owned property. The Deputy will appreciate that negotiations in respect of site acquisitions are, by their nature, sensitive and for that reason I am not in a position to provide further information at...

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 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: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The joint Major Building Project referred to by the Deputy for St Ita's & St Mary's Special Schools, Drogheda, is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning -Stage 2(b) – Detailed Design, where the design team secure all Statutory Applications and prepare the suite of tender documents.The Design Team have recently secured all Statutory Approvals, including...

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

Norma Foley: In accordance with Section 30 of the Education Act, 1998, parents have a right to have their children opt out of classes which are contrary to the conscience of the parent if they so wish. It is expected that this right be upheld by schools on foot of a parental request. The manner in which any school ensures that the right to opt out of classes is upheld is a matter for the school...

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 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 and Training Boards (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: In August 2022, my Department requested that the State Examinations Commission (SEC) develop a Leaving Certificate examination in Ukrainian as a non-curricular language. The SEC provides Leaving Certificate examinations in a range of subjects in the language area referred to as the non-curricular EU languages. These are languages which do not appear as part of the normal school...