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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has been granted funding through my Department's Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme to establish a special educational needs base with one classroom. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. A Stage 3 (tender report) was recently submitted for evaluation. Once this report has been reviewed,...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The brief for this project is to...

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

Norma Foley: * This figure may change as further information or invoices are received in the Department. Travel Costs Accommodation Costs Total Spend €2,913.83 €667.17 €3,581.00*

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

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. There are currently six vacant properties (for which there are no building projects planned or in train). However, this position can evolve and is kept under review. There are currently no properties leased by my Department that are vacant. By way of information the number of properties owned by my Department is very...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 416 and 417 together. My Department received a report of a Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) working group in March 2023 that proposed the creation of a national relocation scheme. The proposed scheme envisages that teachers could identify the locations that they would like to relocate to through a portal and then effectively “swap”...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 418 and 420 together. 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...

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

Norma Foley: The project brief for the school referred to by the Deputy, includes the Demolition of the existing school building and the phased construction of a three storey 1,000 pupil Community School with classrooms for children with special education needs and a PE Hall. The Department’s planning and building unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2024 in the...

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

Norma Foley: There are 16 architects employed by the Planning and Building Unit (PBU) of my Department. Given the nature of the Department’s work, the Department of Education does not directly employ planners, in the sense of planning professionals accredited by bodies such as the Irish Planning Institute. However, expertise in the Department’s PBU encompasses a range of functions...

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

Norma Foley: We have just published our latest projection report for primary and post-primary and it can be found on our website at the link below; www.gov.ie/pdf/?file=https://assets.gov.ie/289143/3fe06be4-1 842-40f7-8963-c771aa62bd5d.pdf#page=null The ‘Projections of Enrolment’ report from the Department of Education’s statistics section covers the 2023-2042 period. According...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question was approved a project under my Department’s Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide a special educational needs classroom. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery, and they have recently submitted the stage 3 report (tender report) for review. Once this report has been reviewed,...

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

Norma Foley: The Department regularly updates its website with school listings. The links below provide a full list of all post primary schools with relevant details for each school. www.gov.ie/en/service/find-a-school/ gov - Post-primary schools enrolment figures (www.gov.ie) Please also see the attached list which provides information on current Minister and Education Training Board (ETB) schools...

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

Norma Foley: The information is set out in the following table. School Roll Number School Name County Patronage Ethos 76273O Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin Cork Cork ETB Multi Denominational 76194S Naas Community College Kildare Kildare & Wicklow ETB ...

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

Norma Foley: The projects to which the Deputy refers have been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The projects are currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process. The planning applications were lodged with Westmeath County Council and full grants of planning permission have been received for Castlepollard...

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

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 800 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 31 new school buildings.? These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over...

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...

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

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. The Council registers teachers under five routes of registration namely, Route 1 - Primary,...

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

Norma Foley: The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to qualified Special Needs Assistants (SNA) is set out in Circular 0139/2006 and was agreed with the unions representing the Special Needs Assistants, School Management Representatives, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Department of Education. The Department of Education received an incremental credit...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that the decision-making authority for any amalgamation is the patron/trustees of the schools concerned and it is open to any patron to submit proposals to the Department for consideration. Any proposed change involves extensive consultation at local level and must be well planned and managed in a manner that accommodates the interests of students, parents,...

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

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved a project for the provision of seven general mainstream classrooms and a 2 special education needs base under my Department's Additional School Accommodation scheme. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery and they have appointed a design team to progress the project through the various architectural stages....