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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: Mar is eol don Teachta, bunaíodh an Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta faoi fhorálacha Alt 31 den Acht Oideachais 1998 le freastal a dhéanamh ar riachtanais oideachais na scoileanna Gaeltachta agus na scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge. Tá feidhmeanna maidir le múineadh na Gaeilge i scoileanna eile na tíre ag an gComhairle chomh maith....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy in respect of ground rents paid by my Department from 2016 to end 2023 is contained in the attached document. Information with regard to ground rents payable in 2024 is currently not available. With regard to payment by agencies under my remit, the matters raised by the Deputy are dealt with at local level by the agencies rather than centrally within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Planning Issues (5 Mar 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 the Department. As the Deputy may be aware, for school planning purposes, the Department of Education divides the country into 314 school planning areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy, is at Architectural planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. The project brief includes the Demolition of the existing school and the phased construction of a 1,000 pupil School with classrooms for Children with special Special Education needs and a PE Hall. The project is at an advanced stage of Architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (5 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: Bus Services (5 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: School Admissions (5 Mar 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 the Department. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for admission has been received by the Department from post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 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. While schools in certain locations are experiencing challenges in both recruiting teachers and obtaining substitute teachers, the vast majority of sanctioned teacher positions are filled. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for works to the school’s life safety systems. This application was assessed and approved by my Department and the school has been informed of this approval.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 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 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2024)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The major project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. A tender report is under review by Department Officials. When this review is complete my Department will be in contact with the School Authority and the Design Team to progress the project and to authorise the issue of the Letter of Intent to the lowest tenderer. Until...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The Board of Management of schools are the direct employer of teachers and my Department provides a payroll service to schools. A teacher who is employed in an Oireachtas funded position in a school must be registered with the Teaching Council. The teacher referred to by the Deputy in not registered with the Teaching Council which is a requirement for payment of salary. Officials from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: An implementation plan for Cineáltas was published on 10 April 2023 and commits to implementing each of the 61 actions contained in Cineáltas within a 5 year period. Work is well underway to implement many of these actions. An Implementation and Evaluation Group has been established to oversee implementation of the actions and the publication of annual implementation and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of a 1 classroom SEN base and 5 SET rooms. This project has been devolved to the school authorities for delivery. I wish to advise the Deputy that funding for this project is currently being reviewed by officials in my Department and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department approved a project for the provision of modular accommodation in respect of a special education class under the Additional School Accommodation scheme for the school to which the Deputy refers. In order to assist the school authority in the delivery of this accommodation, my Department arranged under its procurement framework for a project manager namely Kerrigan Sheanan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is to provide a new 20 classroom Special Educational Needs School located at Blanchardstown Road North, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. The major building project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT programme. ADAPT is an acronym for the "Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering". The ADAPT...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The School to which the deputy refers appealed this decision and supplied additional supporting documentation and photographs to my Department. In light of the additional information provided the EWS team has advised the school that it has been successful in its appeal and the application has now been approved, my Department will continue to liaise with the school as appropriate.