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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (26 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 183 to 185, inclusive, together. Certain casual workers employed by ETBs are entitled to be paid increments once they meet the appropriate criteria, which can differ depending on the role and the type of contract on which they are employed. The date upon which the increment is paid differs from person to person and if arrears are due these are paid to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (26 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The number of pupils from Ukraine enrolled in Irish schools is available in the monthly press release from my Department which includes the figures at both Primary and Post Primary level. As of the 2nd October 2023, 17,501 Ukrainian pupils are enrolled in Irish schools. Out of that figure, 10,655 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 6,846 pupils have enrolled in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (26 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary and special schools. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to:Psychological support in the event of a Critical IncidentA Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is fully committed to creating safe, supportive and inclusive environments in schools to support every student to achieve their full potential. Cineáltas, the Department of Education’s Action Plan on Bullying, contains the commitment to update the anti-bullying procedures for primary and post-primary schools to take account of gender identity bullying, cyber...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 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 (25 Oct 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 (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers, was approved funding under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of one general classroom and two SET rooms. I am pleased to advise that the project was recently approved to progress to tender stage. Upon completion of the tender process, the project will then progress to construction in due course....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this school has been granted approval for the provision of two Special Education Needs classrooms and 2 SET rooms under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. I have been advised that from a professional and technical point of view, it will be feasible to install drainage after the modular project is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this school has been granted approval for the provision of two Special Education Needs classrooms and two SET rooms under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. I have been advised that from a professional and technical point of view, it will be feasible to install drainage/future site works after...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: Since January 2021 Tusla Education Support Services (TESS) is under the remit of my Department. TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands namely the Statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services the Home School Community...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for the resurfacing of their playground. This application was rejected as it did not fall within the scope of the EWS. The main purpose of the Emergency Works Grant Scheme is to provide for unforeseen emergencies that impact on school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 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 (25 Oct 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 Accommodation (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy, was approved under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme for a 2 classroom SEN base, which has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is at Stage 1 of the design process. A Stage 1/2A report was submitted by the school’s design team, and my Department’s Professional and Technical team have reviewed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department prioritises its capital funding for the provision of school accommodation to meet school place requirements, including for children with special educational needs. It does not provide funding towards the provision of accommodation for childcare or other non-school related services. As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has historically...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Oct 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 (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for the school referred to by the Deputy is ongoing and a potential property has been identified. An architectural consultant has been appointed to commence an assessment of this potential property. Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. I wish to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers has been granted approval for the provision of 2 x Special Educational Needs classrooms under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This programme provides project management supports to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and helps to ease the administrative workload for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (24 Oct 2023)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. The Council registers teachers under five routes of registration namely, Route 1 - Primary,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (24 Oct 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...