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

Norma Foley: The school building project referred to by the Deputy, is assigned to my Department’s Design and Build programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. The Invitation to Tender issued in April 2023, as part of a bundle of projects issued to the...

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 Staff (13 Feb 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: School Facilities (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers includes an extension to the existing school buildings. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and it has appointed a design team to progress the project. The tender report has been received by my Department and is currently under review from both a technical and cost perspective. The review is nearing completion and my...

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

Norma Foley: The use of mobile devices and smart phones has increasingly become a part of the daily lives of children and young people. While this can be a positive experience, concerns have been identified in relation to risks associated with the misuse, abuse and possible overuse of these devices and the various associated technologies, particularly for younger children. In recognition of this, I...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has recently completed Stage 2(b) Detailed Design. As the OGP have implemented Revised Public Works Contract documents as of July 27th 2023, the Design Team have been requested to further review their tender documents, as the Stage 2(b) Submission for this project predates this revision. The Design Team are to confirm...

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 Curriculum (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 to 308, inclusive, together. It is my vision that Irish education continues to innovate, improve, and inspire. In September 2023, I announced an acceleration to my ambitious programme for Senior Cycle Redevelopment. In this new phase of the programme, there will be an accelerated national roll-out of the revised subject specifications for seven...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System,...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System,...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pleananna Oideachais (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: Chun a fhiafraí den Aire Oideachais maidir le Ceist Pharlaiminte Uimh. 77 an 29 Samhain 2023; soiléiriú a thabhairt ar an dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir leis an bplean chun beartas cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge sa chóras oideachais, idir leibhéal an oideachais réamhscoile agus leibhéal an oideachais do mhúinteoirí, a fhorbairt agus a...

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

Norma Foley: Under the Education Act 1998, the question of enrolment policy in individual schools, including the setting of catchment areas, is the responsibility of the Board of Management on behalf of the school patron. The selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be applied fairly in respect of all applicants. However, this may result in some...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (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 North Kildare School Planning Areas of Maynooth,...

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

Norma Foley: It is an absolute priority of the Department to ensure that every child in the state has access to a school place that is appropriate to their needs and we are continually investing in existing and new schools to ensure that this is the case. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (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 North Kildare School Planning Areas of Maynooth,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (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 North Kildare School Planning Areas of Maynooth,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 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. Where a board of management makes a decision to refuse admission, a parent/guardian can appeal that decision under Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998, and an independent appeals committee will be appointed to consider the appeal. This...

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

Norma Foley: It is an absolute priority of my Department to ensure that every child in the state has access to a school place that is appropriate to their needs and we are continually investing in existing and new schools to ensure that this is the case. There are a variety of reasons why a child may be without a school place, such as, children moving school mid-year, family relocating, expulsion and...

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

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In accordance with DepartmentCircular 44/2019 and Circular 31/2011, which are available on the Department’s website undergov.ie - Department of...