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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy, that the project referred to has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) 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 of the architectural design process. Once all of the requisite statutory planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the payment of incremental credit awarded to the teacher will be paid on the 7th December 2023.This payment will include any arrears due.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 1,000 pupil post-primary school and accommodation, including 4 classrooms, for children with special educational needs. The project is in early architectural planning which involves site surveys, school design stages and the preparation of statutory applications. It is anticipated that the planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: 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 accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, last June Government approved proposals for the delivery of a package of ongoing supports and services for survivors of abuse in residential institutions, relating to health, education, advocacy and trauma-informed practice. This package of supports was developed following consideration of the final report of the survivor-led Consultative Forum, along with other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department works together with the Department of Health and other agencies to support students in the area of health. The aim is to equip students with the skills and knowledge to enable them to make the right choices for healthy lifestyles throughout their lives. Schools have a role to play in supporting their students to develop the key skills and knowledge to enable them to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department works together with the Department of Health and other agencies to support students in the area of health. The aim is to equip students with the skills and knowledge to enable them to make the right choices for healthy lifestyles throughout their lives. Schools have a role to play in supporting their students to develop the key skills and knowledge to enable them to make...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Dear Deputy, It is great to see the school to which you refer has such interest in climate action. Budget 2023 provided for the provision of funding from the Climate Action Fund (CAF), which is under the remit of the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, in relation to the provision of Photovoltaic Panels in schools up to 6KW output. This is really positive news for our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: 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, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department regularly runs cybersecurity awareness campaigns for all staff to raise awareness of the threats posed by cybercrime. All of the staff in my Department have access to cyber security awareness training on the civil service wide OneLearning, Learning Management System. In addition, ICT personnel also undertake relevant cyber security training periodically. My Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take PQs 50812, 50830 and 50848 together. My Department's cyber security defences are supported by the work of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the national computer security incident response team, CSIRT, which provides early warnings, alerts, announcements and dissemination of information about risks and incidents to my Department. The NCSC which is located...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take PQs 50812, 50830 and 50848 together. My Department's cyber security defences are supported by the work of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the national computer security incident response team, CSIRT, which provides early warnings, alerts, announcements and dissemination of information about risks and incidents to my Department. The NCSC, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cybersecurity Policy (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take PQs 50812, 50830 and 50848 together. My Department's cyber security defences are supported by the work of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the national computer security incident response team, CSIRT, which provides early warnings, alerts, announcements and dissemination of information about risks and incidents to my Department. The NCSC, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services were provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The Government is aware of the impacts of rising prices but these are a source of concern for society in general, of course, not just teachers or other staff in the education sector. As the current cost pressures are not unique to any one sector, a measure such as that referred to by the Deputy could not fairly be explored for any one group of workers. Any allowance like that proposed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2022/2023 school year, over 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: There are no contracts in place for the time period listed - Nil return

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: As you may be aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works which, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The SWS operates on a multi-annual basis and was last opened for applications in 2019. The Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong record with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both national and international level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in design and specification. My Department’s approach to the decarbonisation of the school sector is predicated on establishing a credible phased pathway to zero...