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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to the school authority. The project is to provide an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing buildings. In April 2023, my Department approved a submission from the school authority to increase the original brief in the context of a significant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (26 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved for the provision of 6 mainstream classrooms under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme and devolved for delivery to the School Authority. This programme provides...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: My officials have been in contact with the agencies under the remit of my Department in regard to the Deputy’s query. I am advised that no CEO received benefits from taxable benefits being paid on their behalf.

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

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of a current application from the school in question, for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is...

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

Norma Foley: My Department has provided significant capital funding to provide refurbished accommodation to a former school building to cater for the recently established school referred to by the Deputy. The refurbishment works was provided in two phases and provided high quality facilities comprising a total of 8 classrooms and ancillary provision including Quiet Spaces, a multi-purpose sensory room...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron. My Department provides a number of policies and programmes which are supportive of homework clubs for students at risk of educational disadvantage. DEIS is the main policy initiative of the Department of Education to tackle...

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

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts, using projected enrolment....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fire Safety (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that while the relevant school authorities are responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of each school, significant capital expenditure is made available by the Department via the Summer Works Scheme and Emergency Works Scheme to safeguard the future of schools by undertaking essential improvement works and addressing issues which have the potential to impact on...

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

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 149,000 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. There was an increase of 21% in tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Sep 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. There was an increase of 21% in tickets issued to eligible...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that, as an exceptional matter, and due to the fact that a genuine error was made by the school when completing the Secretaries Survey, arrangements will now be put in place for the school secretary involved to onboard to payroll in line with the provisions contained in Circular 0036/2022 - Revision of Salaries & Annual Leave Arrangements for School...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: The Schools Completion Programme, SCP, is a central element of Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) programme, a key policy initiative of my Department to address educational disadvantage at school level. The programme is funded by my Department via Tusla Education Support Service, TESS, who have overall operational responsibility for the programme. At present, management...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Earlier this year, I announced a landmark new scheme which saw the government investing over €50 million in providing free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks for pupils. More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from the new scheme this year. The Department currently provides a book grant to all...

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

Norma Foley: In circumstances where an alleged financial, enrolment irregularity or fraud is identified or suspected in a school it must be reported promptly to the Department. The Department’s standard policy is to ensure that an investigation is undertaken and that the matter is referred to An Garda Síochána where appropriate. Where a case is reported to An Garda Síochána it...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school including the charging of fees for any additional supplies provided by the school. In response to the National Payments Plan, the Department took steps from 2014 onwards to address the issue of payments in schools. In late 2017 a central arrangement for...