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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 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: Schools Building Projects (7 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of a campus development and will provide a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 6 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 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: Departmental Expenditure (7 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: All persons featured in this video work are educational professionals and participated on a voluntary basis. The only payments received by participants were their travel expenses (for participating in the production which took place in Dublin), all of which have been vouched. The video piece concludes with a professional voice-over who directs viewers to a government website to find out more...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide 4 General Classrooms, 1 Technology Room, 1 Technology Preparatory Area, 3 Science Laboratories, 1 Science Prep Area, 1 Art Room, 1 Music Room,1 Multimedia Room , 1 Textile Room 1 Home Economics Room , a 4 Class Special Education Needs Base, 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: While my Department is aware of some local discussions around potential sites for a new school in Carrick-on-Shannon, I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not currently have plans in place with regards to the potential purchase of a new site for the school in question. The long-term school accommodation requirements in Carrick-on-Shannon remain under consideration by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the statutory body with responsibility for registering teachers in Ireland. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in the Schedule of the Regulations, the Council registers teachers under five routes of registration: Route 1 - Primary, Route 2 -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Amalgamation (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision making authority for a change of status to co-education is the patron/trustees of the schools, subject to the approval of the Department. Local consultation regarding potential change of status to coeducation is encouraged by the Department but it is the responsibility of the patrons to undertake any consultation that they deem appropriate and to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved for a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme to provide five special education classes including hard and soft play areas and a sensory garden. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. The school authority appointed a design team and my Department has received the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 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 Greystones and Kilcoole. A critical next step for my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: On behalf of my colleagues in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine I can advise that this Department provides funding each year through the Animal Welfare Grants Programme to registered animal welfare charities for the care and welfare of animals. Animal welfare remains a key priority for the Minister and for the Government, and considerable funding is provided to support these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers includes an extension to the existing school buildings, decanting if required, necessary to satisfactorily develop the post primary school on its existing site to cater for an enrolment of 700 pupils. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and it has appointed a design team to progress the project. The Stage 2b architectural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The major devolved project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB). It is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural design and delivery process which allows for detailed design, planning, and obtaining the necessary statutory permissions. When this stage is finalised, the next stage is tendering for a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 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 (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery. The shared education campus at Donaghcumper, Celbridge is part of a bundled school building programme. My Department is aware of the demographic pressures in the area and the importance of this special school project in particular. The project is progressing through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme and will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school building and accommodation, including 6 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. Representatives of the school have viewed the plans for the new school in advance of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (1 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department is aware of pressures for school places for the 2024/25 school year in North Kildare. A critical next step for the Department is to establish the actual number of additional first year places required for 2024 in order for an appropriate solution to be put in place. In that context, schools in a number of areas of enrolment pressure, including...