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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers includes the extension and refurbishment of an old building to cater for a long term capacity of 600 pupils plus a 3 class SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school patron who has appointed a design team. The design team's Stage 1 architectural report is currently being prepared and requires significant enabling works on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early Childhood Care and Education (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. The National Council of Special Education has Special Educational Needs Organisers who are available to work with families to support the transition of students from early intervention classes to primary special or mainstream classes as appropriate. Academic Year Total in ASD IE Retained in ASD IE from previous year Moved...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was granted initial approval for a significant modular accommodation project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The Department has a significant modular accommodation programme in place to assist schools in the provision of additional capacity, including in respect of facilitating the establishment...

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

Norma Foley: The project brief for the Major Project at Holy Family Community School includes the Demolition of the existing school and the phased construction of a three storey 1,000 pupil Community School with Special Education Needs Unit and PE Hall. My Department’s planning and building unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2024 in the context of overall...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for the provision of 2 mainstream classrooms, 2 SET and 1 sensory room. A Stage 1/2a report was received reviewed and approved by my Department’s Professional and Technical Team to progress to Stage 2b (detailed design) in February 2024. The school...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was issued a provisional letter of offer following their application for capital funding, under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Ba mhian liom cur in iúl don Teachta gur tugadh díolúine ó staidéar na Gaeilge do 1,060 dalta bunscoile (0.19%) i 2022/23 faoin chritéar nua in imlitir 0054/2022, sin “Dalta a mbíonn leibhéal ard riachtanas iolrach agus leanúnach acu atá ina bhac suntasach ar rannpháirtíocht agus rannpháirtíocht an dalta ina saol...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 to 300, inclusive, together. 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...

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

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Newcastle from the 2022 Census, there are 473 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

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

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Rathcoole from the 2022 Census, there are 391 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

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

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Saggart from the 2022 Census, there are 464 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built-Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

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

Norma Foley: Based on the CSO's urban area of Celbridge from the 2022 Census, there are 1,795 post-primary students that provided a postal address located in the Built Up Area for 2023-24 school year.

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers submitted a request for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) regarding Roof Works. My Department has been engaged in ongoing consultation with the school since this application was received. The EWS team has recently given approval for a leak detection test to be conducted. Once this test had been conducted and the subsequent report has been...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of the 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...

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

Norma Foley: 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 Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose....

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

Norma Foley: As indicated in the response to Parliamentary Question No. 268 of 13 February 2024, before an employer opts to recruit further persons as SNAs, they must ensure that all existing part-time SNAs in standard posts in their employment, in order of seniority, have been offered a full-time position in the school or, in the case of ETBs, a full-time position in a school within the ETB scheme....

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....

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

Norma Foley: The sraitheanna pictiúr, or picture sequences, are a component of the common Irish Oral test for Higher Level and Ordinary Level candidates, with the Oral test accounting for 40% of the overall marks for Leaving Cert Irish. In response to issues highlighted in National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) and An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta &...

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