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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The major project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. The Department’s planning and building unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2024 in the context of overall requirements. The large scale capital project remains a priority for delivery. A tender report is under review by Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has been approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for the provision of 1 mainstream classroom. The project is currently at Stage 2B of the architectural design process. Department officials have been liaising with the school authority to submit the relevant and appropriate Stage 2B report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The Comptroller and Auditor General (C&AG) carried out an examination of the provision of school transport and completed his report in August 2017 – the C&AG Special Report 98. The C&AG report referenced a surplus in the Transport Management Charge element of the costs. This amount was held by way of an uncommitted reserve by Bus Éireann to be used solely...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The major project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. The Department’s planning and building unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2024 in the context of overall requirements. The large scale capital project remains a priority for delivery. A tender report is under review by Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the request from the school and the timelines involved, and the matter is under consideration. Officials from my Department have been on site in the school mentioned to review and are awaiting certain information from the contractor involved in building the school. Once the information has been received, my officials will analyse and review, and a reply will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question was approved funding under My Departments Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide a 1 classroom special educational needs base. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery, and they have recently submitted the stage 2b report (pre-tender report) for review. Once this report has been reviewed,...

Death of Charlie Bird: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: On behalf of the Fianna Fáil Party, I would also like to join in the words of sympathy to the family of Charlie Bird, to his wife, Claire, to his daughters. He was an enormous presence in all of our lives, particularly growing up, as he was a permanent figure on RTÉ. He was a journalist who could turn up anywhere around the world, both domestically and internationally. He was a...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school 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 education needs is available to cater for...

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

Norma Foley: 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 education needs is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation At primary level, this situation generally arises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity and has benefits for students. My...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the school in question has applied under the Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) scheme for replacement of a prefab. Following an initial assessment a potential need for additional accommodation was identified. As part of its overall programme planning for 2024 school accommodation needs, the Department is now examining enrolment data from the current school year...

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

Norma Foley: The permanent building project referred to by the Deputy, will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build programme and is currently at tender stage. The Invitation to Tender for the project issued in April 2023, as part of...

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

Norma Foley: The permanent building project referred to by the Deputy, will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build programme and is currently at tender stage. The Invitation to Tender for the project issued in April 2023, as part of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: An Garda Síochána (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department has had the need to contact An Garda Síochána in relation to the threats listed above, during the period of 2020 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 352 and 353 together. I can advise the Deputy that Languages Connect, Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017 – 2026, aims to increase and diversify the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Post Primary Languages Ireland (PPLI) are fully funded by the Department and charged with implementing a wide range of actions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Language Schools (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme. The provision of advice on the funding of private schools is not a matter for my Department.

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

Norma Foley: The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has the responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs. The Department engages intensely with the NCSE in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places. This forward planning work is well underway ahead of the 2024/25 school year. This...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 357, 358, 361 and 362 together. The campus school building project referred to by the Deputies is assigned to my Department’s Design and Build programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. This campus project will deliver a new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 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...