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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...

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 Funding (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department recognises the importance of the Minor Works Grant to primary schools. The funding provides good flexibility at local level to assist schools to manage and undertake works that support the operation of the school.  The Minor Works Grant for primary schools for the current school year 2023/2024 was paid in April 2023.  This funding provides schools with a good lead in...

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

Norma Foley: In March 2022, I announced ambitious plans for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education for post-primary students – Equity and Excellence for All: where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience.  The redeveloped Senior Cycle will enable students to follow a broad curriculum, develop their interests and skills and participate in a final assessment process...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy in relation to enrolment generally, it is my Department's responsibility to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all...

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

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

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

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

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

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for each individual school authority as the employer. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities. Post primary schools employ teachers with the...

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

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard, there are more than 3,700 individual employers (boards of management of primary schools and post-primary schools, as well as ETBs). ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (21 Nov 2023)

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 Council...

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

Norma Foley: My Department does not collate ownership related information, at the level of detail requested in regard to contractors and contracts awarded. I can, therefore, confirm to the Deputy that the information in response to his question is not available at this time.

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

Norma Foley: My Department does not collate ownership related information at the level of detail requested in regard to exercise, operation, training or research. I can, therefore, confirm to the Deputy that the information in response to his question is not available at this time. We have requested all Department of Education aegis bodies to respond directly to the deputy.

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) to carry out Special needs facilities /Universal access works. I wish to inform the Deputy that these works have been approved and the school has been notified.

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not provide funding for upgrade of traffic management or access to school sites outside of any works required as part of a wider school building project. Individual school authorities are responsible, in the first instance, for ensuring the safety and welfare of children and others in their care, including traffic management measures. The...

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

Norma Foley: I am fully supportive of measures to improve educational outcomes for Travellers, which includes ensuring that the school setting is a more welcoming environment. Developing knowledge and understanding of Traveller culture and history in schools will help build a recognition of the important value of Traveller culture and history to this country and help to improve a sense of belonging for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2024 (21 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, budget negotiations are confidential.  However, as announced on Budget Day, I can confirm that I negotiated a substantial increase in funding for the education sector in 2024, in line with the parameters agreed by Government in the Medium Term Expenditure Strategy.  This includes a significant increase in funding to ensure that the existing level of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (16 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 Transport (16 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: Education Policy (16 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The teacher representative unions have been involved in the Ukraine Education Stakeholder meetings with my Department since the beginning of the response to the Ukraine Crisis. The purpose of these meetings is to update the group on the wider Education work programme on the response to the Ukraine crisis and allow for feedback and Q&A session with stakeholders. No submissions have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (16 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...