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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: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Apr 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: Schools Building Projects (9 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The large-scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which will be delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 framework. The project is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. The tender report is under review by my department, the next step in the process...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware responsibility for delivering a major project for the school in question has been devolved to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board (DDLETB). The Department of Education originally approved the construction of a standalone extension of just over 4,000m2 in area to include a 2-classroom Special Education needs base. Some works to the existing...

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

Norma Foley: Following the UK's exit from the European Union, a Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the Irish and UK Governments reaffirming the arrangement on the Common Travel Area. Under the reciprocal education aspects of this arrangement, it is my understanding that all students including UK and Irish students, living in the UK, the Republic of Ireland, the Isle of Man or the...

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....