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

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that my Department is responding to any concerns raised by individual schools. Under the STEM Education Policy Statement 2017-2026 my Department continues to provide support for STEM including STEM related curricular reform, ongoing provision of STEM professional development by the Department of Education support services, development and publication of guidelines...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 605 and 608 together. I propose to take PQs 1182/24 and 1277/24 together. I can advise the Deputy that the promotion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and digital learning within our education system is a key priority for the Department of Education, and is reflected in multiple strategy documents, such as the STEM Education Policy...

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: School Accommodation (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers, was approved a project under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) scheme for the provision of 3 mainstream classrooms and 3 SET rooms. A Stage 3 Tender Report was received in December 2023 and is being reviewed by officials in my Department. Once this review is complete, the school authority will be contacted and...

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

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant was to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as with other STEM initiatives in the past such as the STEM clusters...

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

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant was to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as with other STEM initiatives in the past such as the STEM clusters...

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

Norma Foley: Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory part of the primary curriculum, which provide vital opportunities for the development of children’s wellbeing in the physical, social, emotional and intellectual domains. Initiatives such as the Incredible Years Programmes and the FRIENDS Programmes which complement the curriculum are also available to schools. These...

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

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant was to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as with other STEM initiatives in the past such as the STEM clusters...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 613, 614, 615, 616 and 617 together. I can advise the Deputy that the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) grant scheme was an action in the new STEM Education Implementation Plan published in 2023. The grant was to support schools in carrying out projects to stimulate an increased interest in STEM and included an application process as...

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 for delivery to the school authority. The brief for this project includes an extension to the existing school buildings, as defined in the schedules of accommodation, decanting if required, necessary to satisfactorily develop the post primary school on its existing site. The Stage 2B report has been received and is currently under...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 619 and 620 together. I wish to confirm to the Deputy that the majority of schools have a general purpose room / Physical Education hall and practically all schools have outdoor play areas. In addition, many schools, use adjacent local facilities, including community halls, public parks, playing fields and swimming pools. Investment and expenditure on...

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

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that in total there were 530 schools that were awarded grants and of those 146 were DEIS schools and these were broken down as follows; DEIS school Primary Post-primary Urban 44 9 Rural 78 15 The STEM grant scheme was for all primary, post-primary and special schools...

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

Norma Foley: The property referred to by the Deputy is not in the ownership of the Minister for Education. Any enquiries in relation to the renovation or future plans for this property should be directed to the property owner in the first instance.

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

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools PV Programme was launched on 23rd November 2023. It will provide eligible schools with a 6 kilowatts peak of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. There has been a strong uptake from schools in Co Wicklow to date, with 69 schools out of 108 submitting expressions of interest in the first phase of the scheme since the scheme...

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

Norma Foley: The Department concluded its investigation into the disclosure made a number of years ago, and corresponded with the discloser at that time to inform them of the outcome. The Department corresponded in writing with the discloser’s solicitor on 25 May 2021, and directly with the discloser on 29 September 2021 advising of the outcome of the investigation. The correspondence also...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 626 and 629 together. 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...

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 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 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 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 Transport (17 Jan 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 630, 631, 632 and 633 together. 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...

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 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...