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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to qualified Special Needs Assistants(SNA) is set out in Circular 0139/2006. Paragraph 4.2 of this circular sets out the categories of employment that may attract incremental credit. Prior service as a nurse is one of those categories that may qualify an SNA for incremental credit. All Special Needs Assistants start on point 1 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 534 and 535 together. In relation to the school to which the Deputy refers, my Department is aware of some issues and is in close contact with DDLETB in respect of these issues. My Department and DDLETB are currently considering the most appropriate approach to facilitate a comprehensive solution for these issues in the medium term. The option remains open...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, responsibility for delivering a major project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education & Training Board (DDLETB). The Department has been reviewing the next steps in the progression of the project and I am pleased to advise the Deputy that a feasibility study has been completed which has been shared...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €3.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 690 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects. School building projects at construction involve an overall State investment of over €1.2 billion. We also have over 200 modular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my Department has invested in the region of €3.5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 690 school building projects with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects. School building projects at construction involve an overall State investment of over €1.2 billion. We also have over 200 modular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department does not hold a schedule of datasets shared with other bodies covering the past 20 years to date. Where my Department shares personal data with another organisation, it does so on the basis of the lawful grounds set out in Article 6 (and Article 9 if applicable) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 i.e. with the consent of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (17 Jan 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: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) as part of a bundled school building programme. The shared education campus is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Liffey’. This project is progressing through the various stages in line with necessary governance and compliance. The project is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise Deputy Ring that the Principal of Drom National School Drom, Templemore, Co. Tipperary was contacted by my office on the 28th December in relation to the schools unsuccessful application for the STEM grant and separately on the broadband connection within the school. Follow-up correspondence was received from the principal which will be replied to in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy, is assigned to my Department’s Design and Build programme. The Invitation to Tender for Greystones CC issued in April 2023, as part of a bundle of projects issued to the Department's Framework of Design & Build Contractors. Given the scale of works involving new purpose built accommodation for 10 schools, some of which are on campus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy, has been approved a project under my Departments Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. This includes for the provision of 1 general classroom, 1 music room, 1 textiles room, 1 art room, 1 graphics room, 1 multimedia room, 1 science lab, 1 science prep area, 2 technology and shared prep area, and a 3 classroom SEN base. A Stage 1 report was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, 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’. The project is currently at Stage 2b (planning) of the architectural process. A planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, while there can be enrolment pressures and demand for additional school places in some areas, it is important to note sometimes this may not be as a result of lack of accommodation, but may be driven by the following factors: Duplication of applications; School of choice; Single sex schools; and External draw. Notwithstanding the above, in some areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: School caretakers are valued members of our school communities and the Department is fully aware of the vitally important role played by such individuals in the running of our schools. In 2022, a suite of measures designed to improve the working conditions of school secretaries was agreed and since then comprehensive work has been undertaken by the Department to move secretaries who have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the number of applications received by the closing date of 5pm on the 30thof November 2023 was 2727 and those applications that were received after the deadline totalled 126. The breakdown by county of primary and post primary schools that applied for the grants are as follows. Primary by county Number of primary schools ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the breakdown by county of primary and post-primary schools that applied for the STEM grants are as follows. Primary schools awarded grants by County Post Primary schools awarded grants by County Carlow 6 Cavan 2 Cavan 7 Clare ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 Jan 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: Education Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the awards per county were as follows; Primary schools awarded grants by County Post-primary schools awarded grants by County Carlow 6 Cavan 2 Cavan 7 Clare 1 Clare 10 Cork 15 Cork ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: As Minister for Education, I believe it is crucially important that children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. This Government recognises that the cost of preparing children for school each September can be a cause of financial difficulty and worry for many Irish families. As part of Budget 2023, I announced a major investment of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: NEPS currently has 236 psychologists. This includes a Director, 9 Regional Directors, 45 seniors and 181 maingrade psychologists. The cost of engaging an additional main grade psychologist is €78,435.00. This cost includes pay and non-pay costs. The cost of increasing the number of educational psychologists by 40% (95 additional psychologists) is €7,451,325.