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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. Following a feasibility study by my Department's Professional and Technical Section, it was determined that any project at the school in question would entail significant demolition of the existing accommodation, a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: As the State Examinations Commission, is responsible for the operation, delivery and development of the State examinations, they will respond to the Deputy directly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 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. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Galway City and County Galway School Planning Areas....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the deputy that not all DEIS schools applied for the STEM grants, In relation to the number of DEIS schools that applied and the numbers that were successful please see below DEIS schools Number of applications Successful applications Primary 675 122 Post-primary 160 24 As you...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform which means that many allowances, qualifications allowances, were no longer payable to “new entrant” Teachers. Circular 0008/2013 outlines the effect of this review on teachers. In common with a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy, has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. This school is in the bundle referred to as Project Boyne. I am pleased to advise that the project is currently at Stage 2b of the process, which allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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 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: Educational Disadvantage (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the deputy that a lottery was run with regards to the allocation of the STEM grants. The applications from each school selected in the lottery was assessed on a case by case basis. They were read again by the evaluation team to ensure they met the requirements as set out in the grant call. School status was one of the considerations taken into account but was not the only...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The new set of enrolments in primary and post-primary schools projections was planned to be published by end of January 2024 but we now hope to publish the report by the end of the first quarter 2024. The publication date is not available yet. The new report (and others in the series) may be accessed at: www.gov.ie/en/collection/projections/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: There are 249 Gaelscoileanna in the state. This figure was collated from the final enrolment data for 2022–23, the most recent final data available, which was published at the link below. As per the 2022–23 school lists, Gealscoileanna are classified as the those schools which have an Irish Classification of "All Subjects through Irish" www.gov.ie/en/collection/primary-schools/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department has approved a building project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme for the school to which the Deputy refers. This project involves the provision of a 3 classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base, 2 Special Education Teaching rooms and 3 general classrooms. This school was also approved for the reconfiguration of a SEN room which is at practical completion....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 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. My Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in Dublin. A critical next step for my Department is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department received a report of a Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) working group in March 2023 that proposed the creation of a national relocation scheme. The proposed scheme envisages that teachers could identify the locations that they would like to relocate to through a portal and then effectively “swap” with teachers in that location. Officials of my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Curaclam Scoile (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá na sraitheanna pictiúr mar chomhpháirt den Bhéaltriail Ghaeilge d’iarrthóirí Ardleibhéil agus Gnáthleibhéil, agus 40% de na marcanna iomlána don Ghaeilge san Ardteistiméireacht ag dul don Bhéaltriail. Mar fhreagra ar cheisteanna a d’ardaigh an CNCM agus COGG faoin sraith pictiúr agus faoi ghnéithe...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the model for allocating additional teaching resources to support children and young people, with special educational needs, in our schools, the Department provides supports directly to schools, allowing schools greater autonomy in the flexible allocation of teaching resources, based on the needs of children and young people. Schools can respond to individual needs in a flexible way,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The information requested is currently being collated by my officials and will be sent to the Deputy directly under separate cover once finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school authority in question. The school’s application for capital funding was assessed and the Department made a decision to broaden the scope of the project taking in to consideration the future needs of the school and the school planning area more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The School to which the deputy refers submitted an Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) application seeking funding for works to Life Safety Systems in the school. The application was approved and the school was advised to carry out works immediately. This particular application refers to an evolving situation and as such, My Department will continue to liaise with the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Further to Parliamentary Question No.246 of 21 November 2023 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 Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom...