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

Norma Foley: 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, in order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, my Department approved a project for the provision of modular accommodation in respect of a special education class under the Additional School Accommodation scheme. 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 Newman Construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (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 my Department. As part of planning for September 2024, data on applications for admission has been received by my Department from post-primary schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Regional Education and Language Teams, or REALTs, were established as part of the Department of Education’s response to the humanitarian crisis arising from the war in Ukraine. REALTs assist Ukrainian families in securing school places. Families who have recently moved into the accommodation referred to by the Deputy are currently being assisted by the REALT coordinator to locate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 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 my Department. In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Feb 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: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 180, 181 and 182 together. The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide 6 general classrooms (prefab replacement), 4 SET rooms, 1 textiles room, 2 classroom SEN base and ancillary, removal of prefabs, and replacement works. The project has been devolved...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Funding (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that all EU funding made available to my Department has been fully allocated. The EU funding for this Department has been allocated for such actions as the European Accredited School, the PEACE IV Programme and the EU Eurydice Policy network activities.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is being reviewed at the moment and will be conveyed to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cavan & Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). The Tender Report has been received by my Department and is currently under review from both a technical and cost perspective. The review is nearing completion and my Department will revert to CMETB directly on the outcome and the next steps to progress...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The joint Major Building Project 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 Planning Permission and Disability Access Certification, and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). The project is at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. The Stage 2b report was submitted to the Department by the design team and is currently under review by the Department. Following this review, and once approval of this report is sanctioned, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Feb 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: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is part of the Department's construction programme. It was originally planned to be delivered under the Design & Build programme and was progressed to planning permission stage. 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) went to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4 & 5) progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is part of the Department's construction programme. It was originally planned to be delivered under the Design & Build programme and was progressed to planning permission stage. 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) went to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4 & 5) progressed to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is in contact with the school in relation to a number of additional snag items identified by the school. My Department's Project Manager is arranging for the review and remediation of the additional snags over the Easter break. My Department will continue to liaise with the Project Manager and the school in relation to same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Feb 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 Admissions (29 Feb 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: Special Educational Needs (29 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has a statutory function to plan and co-ordinate the provision of education and support services to children with special educational needs, in consultation with the relevant education partners and the Health Service Executive (HSE). This includes the establishment of special class and special school placements in various geographical areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Feb 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 1 general classroom, 1 music room, 1 textiles room, 1 art room, 1 graphics room, 1 multimedia room, 1 science lab, 1 science prep area, 2 technology and shared prep area, 3 classroom SEN base. A Stage 1 report was received by...