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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: When the grant scheme was announced the Department indicated that it had funding of €1.5m available. There was a phenomenal demand from schools with around 3,000 applications received. Every application received by the deadline of 5pm on the 30th November was read and processed, leaving 2,727 schools with an ask amounting of over €25m. My Department worked to secure as much...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 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 arise. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted initial approval for the reconfiguration of accommodation for the provision of two special education needs classrooms under my Department's SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This programme which draws on the Department's procurement frameworks supports accelerated delivery of the accommodation and maximises...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is to enable individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works on a devolved basis and, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The SWS operates on a multi-annual basis for categories of works such as roof works, window...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the school in question submitted a Summer Works Scheme(SWS) application in 2019, when the current scheme opened for applications. The category that this project relates to has not yet been approved, but the project remains a live project under the SWS. I expect to provide clarity on these projects when I announce the next tranche of summer works projects, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has the responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs. The Department engages intensely with the NCSE in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places. This forward planning work is well underway ahead of the 2024/25 school year. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Regulations (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of Teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the department is in receipt of a letter dated the 21st February 2024 from the Board of Management of the school in question in relation to the acquisition of a greenfield site by the school. The Department is required to manage the overall school building programme so that we target and prioritise areas that are under greatest pressure for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Education Act 1998, legally, all schools are managed by the school Board of Management and as my Department has no role in the employment of staff in schools or the day to day management of schools, a complaint about a child’s school and its staff should be made to the school itself. Accordingly, while my Department provides funding and policy direction for schools, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of Teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question received approval under the Additional School Accommodation for the provision of 4 x Mainstream classrooms 1x Construction studies/ Woodwork room with Prep area. This project was devolved to the school authority and is currently at Stage 2b with the delivery section. I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme issued to the school in question for the provision of modular accommodation to provide for 7 mainstream classrooms, five special education teaching rooms, an art room, toilets, a science room and preparation area, together with reconfiguration of existing accommodation for two special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Mar 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: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: There are two standard routes recognised by the Teaching Council to become a primary teacher: A four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) programme. A two-year post-graduate Professional Master of Education (PME) programme. The undergraduate/B. Ed. model offers students who are beginning their tertiary education, and wish to pursue a career in teaching, an opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: There are 11 State-funded higher education institutions (HEIs) providing post-primary initial teacher education (ITE) in Ireland. These are: DCU Institute of Education Maynooth University Mary Immaculate College University College Dublin University of Galway University College Cork University of Limerick Trinity College Dublin Technological University of the Shannon Atlantic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of Teachers in the State. The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Hibernia College is a privately owned institution which is accredited by the Teaching Council to provide primary and post-primary consecutive (postgraduate/Professional Master of education) initial teacher education programmes. I have been provided with the following figures regarding enrolment in Hibernia College for primary and post-primary PME programmes from 2019 to 2023 inclusive. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under the Additional School Accommodation scheme for the provision of one Mainstream Classroom. The school authority were notified of this approval and agreed to adhere to the mandatory procedures and requirements for each stage of the architectural process in order to ensure the project meets my Department’s published...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Mar is eol don Teachta, cuireann mo Roinn tacaíocht agus acmhainní suntasacha ar fáil chun oideachas lán-Ghaeilge a sholáthar agus a chur chun cinn. Sa chomhthéacs seo, tá obair faoi lán seoil i mo Roinnse chun polasaí nua a fhorbairt don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht. Agus an polasaí seo á fhorbairt, tá...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 424, 425, 429 and 430 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 travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have...