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

Norma Foley: The project for the school in question is currently part of a dispute resolution mechanism under the contract. My Department is liaising with the school authority in relation to the conciliation process regarding the matters that were in dispute with the former contractor. My Department is also working on the arrangements for the completion of this project as quickly as possible by a new...

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

Norma Foley: The provision of the temporary accommodation at the school referred to by the Deputy, was an integral part of the overall tender and the Contract awarded, and therefore is not available as a separate sum.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Home Tuition Grant Scheme is available to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. Home tuition is provided as an interim measure only for children for whom a placement in a recognised school is not currently available, for a variety of reasons. It is a short term measure,...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258, 267 and 325 together. The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. The terms of this scheme are set out in circular 24/2023 which is available on the Government of Ireland website gov - Home...

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

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

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

Norma Foley: The Additional School Accommodation scheme project in relation to the school in question is currently under consideration. The assessment process is at the final stage with a decision expected to issue to the school authority in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Strategies (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (20 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 (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the school to which he refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project is being managed on a devolved basis by Louth and Meath Education and Training Board, on behalf of the school authority and a design team was appointed for the project. The project approved consists of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department concluded its investigation into the disclosure made a number of years ago, and corresponded with the discloser at that time to inform them of the outcome. The Department corresponded in writing with the discloser’s solicitor on 5 October 2020 and 25 May 2021, and directly with the discloser on 14 August 2018, 28 January 2019 and 29 September 2021. The Department will...

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers submitted a request for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) regarding Life Safety Systems in December 2023. My Department has been engaged in ongoing consultation with the school since this application was received. The EWS team is currently awaiting further information in respect of this application, once this information is received the EWS...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is part of a school campus project. It has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). I am pleased to inform you that the pre-qualification process for the project is underway and once complete and following Departmental approval, KWETB will continue with the tender process for appointing a contractor and...

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

Norma Foley: A new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy began construction in October 2023 on a site in Mullingar. The building project has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) who will be engaging directly with the school authorities to keep them informed of progress. The school will relocate from the current site, which is not in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: A building project to provide a new permanent school building for an existing special school is currently being planned for the site in Glanmire. The project brief for this school building is currently being developed and my Department will be liaising with the school patron when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The arrangements in relation to the Job Sharing Scheme for Special Needs Assistants are set out in my Department's Circular 0041/2014. Under the terms of this scheme, an SNA participating in the Job Sharing Scheme is not permitted to engage in any additional SNA/teaching duties. As a temporary measure, this restriction was suspended for the 2020/2021 and the 2021/2022 school years. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Caretakers are valued and vital members of the school system. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a caretaker under these grant schemes to support those functions, those staff members are employees of the individual schools and as such the responsibility for the terms and conditions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our schools throughout the country, including the completion of over 750 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes 34 new school buildings. School building projects at construction involve an overall State investment of over €1.2...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that 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 need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation or at other schools in an area. Where there is a need for...

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

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €4.3 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 33 new school buildings. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.2bn. ...