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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 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: School Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers has been granted capital funding under the Department’s SEN Reconfiguration & Modular Accommodation Programme for the provision of 2 x Special Educational Needs classrooms with 100m2 soft-play area and 2 x Special Education tuition rooms. This programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. This project is part of the bundle referred to as ‘Project Liffey’. This campus project will include the school referred to by the Deputy. A letter was issued by the Department to the schools to advise that their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The 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 Accommodation (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Additional School Accommodation scheme issued to the school in question for the provision of a 1 x 100m2 SEN classroom. Although this project is devolved for delivery to the school authority, the Department arranged a project manager under its procurement framework to assist the school authority in the delivery of its building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 515 to 517, inclusive, together. De bharr cinneadh an Rialtais i 2012, chuir mo Roinn toradh an tAthbhreithniú um Sheirbhís Leathan ar na Liúntais agus ar na Préimh-Íocaíochtaí Poiblí a rinne an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe a bhí ann ag an am i bhfeidhm. Ag teacht as seo ní...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá ag éirí le scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge laistigh agus lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht fáilte a chur roimh scoláirí ón Úcráin agus iad a chlárú. In go leor cásanna, ní labhróidh na scoláirí ach Úcráinis agus/nó Rúisis agus seans go mbeidh tuiscint éigin acu ar an mBéarla. Beidh go leor de...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Oileáin (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá roinnt beart déanta ag mo Roinn thar na blianta chun tacú le scoileanna oileánda agus leis na pobail ar a bhfreastalaíonn siad. Tá leithdháiltí breise múinteoirí agus maoiniú deontais imfhálaithe curtha ar fáil gach bliain do gach ceann de na cúig iar-bhunscoil oileánda ó 2018 i leith. Tá tiomantas mo...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá múnlaí éagsúla maoinithe ag mo Roinn chun freastal ar riachtanais na gcineálacha éagsúla iar-bhunscoile. San earnáil BOO (ETB), déantar leithdháiltí airgeadais ar BOOanna mar chuid de bhlocdheontas. Tugtar ardleibhéal neamhspleáchais do na BOOanna maidir le bainistiú agus leithreasú an deontais seo agus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Clár Tógála Scoileanna (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Deimhním don Teachta nach bhfuil iarratas faighte ag mo Roinnse ó Ghairmscoil Mhic Dhiarmada, Uimh. Rolla 71244F, i ndáil le seomra aclaíochta/ilchuspóra. Cheadaigh mo Roinnse cóiríocht bhreise sa scoil le deireanas d’fhonn 1 sheomra gnáthranga amháin, 1 Sheomra Ealaíne amháin agus leithris a chur ar fáil faoin Scéim...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (7 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 Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing at least €5 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. The School referred to by the Deputy received capital investment of over €68,000 in 2021. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: New schools are established by my Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area, and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (7 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: School Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published last year and is underpinned by an investment of €200m to support its implementation, committed to under Ireland’s National Development Plan (NDP). The first tranche of €50m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in late 2021. The previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 saw overall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers, was approved a project under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of 2 SEN base classrooms. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and a Stage 1 design submission has yet to be submitted to the Department for review. As per Department protocol, a Stage 1 report must be submitted, reviewed and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The redeployment arrangements is the mechanism used to fill teaching posts. Each Main Redeployment Panel is created for surplus permanent/CID holding teachers in order to ensure that vacancies are offered in the first instance to these teachers. Schools that are allocated posts on the basis of projected enrolment are advised that these posts may only be filled on a provisional basis,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: The Large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy, to provide accommodation for a 1,000 Pupil School, is at an advanced stage of the Tender process. In July clarifications were received from the Design Team in relation to the Reserved Specialist Tender Report, however further information was subsequently requested. Planning and Building unit officials are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Nov 2023)

Norma Foley: New schools are established by my Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area, and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. 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...