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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Jun 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 Staff (15 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to post primary teachers are set out in my Department’s Circulars, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). Circular 29/2007...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Jun 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. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government, there is a commitment to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools and supporting small schools and I am delighted that significant progress has been made. In Budget 2023, I ensured major investment in our schools and I have succeeded in bringing the teacher allocation ratio to an average of 1 classroom teacher for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Digital Strategy for Schools 2015 to 2020 overall investment of €210m issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in annual grant funding. This funding was to support schools to invest in appropriate digital infrastructure to embed the use of digital technology in teaching, learning and assessment. The new Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Is an Gaeltacht education policy 2017-22 atá i gceist ag an Teachta, an ea?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Chun é sin a chur i gcrích, tá roinnt rudaí déanta againne. Ar an gcéad dul síos, the Gaeltacht education unit has been established in the Department. There is also the Gaeltacht recognition scheme. Ms Nic Dhoinnléibhe may well come in on this. At present there are in and around 103 primary schools, to my understanding, and 29 post-primary schools...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Faoi mar is eol don Teachta bhí comhairliúchán poiblí ann. A public consultation was launched in October 2022 and the public consultation aspect of it concluded at the end of January 2023. It is amazing to think that the online questionnaire listed more than 10,000 responses. It was an absolutely phenomenal uptake and show of interest, and I think, solidarity and...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Is ea.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Is é sin an aidhm atá againn.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Aontaím leis an Teachta. Is maith an rud é go bhfuil daoine ag lorg Gaelscoileanna agus Gaelcholáistí. Aontaím léi ó thaobh an phointe sin. I agree absolutely that it is our aspiration that there would be greater access, opportunity, and greater prevalence of availability in terms of the Gaelscoileanna and the Gaelcholáistí. In terms of...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: An féidir liom teacht isteach air sin?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Aontaím leis an Teachta go bhfuil suíomh speisialta ag an nGaelainn sa Stát seo agus is maith an rud é sin. Táim féin agus an Roinn sásta gach iarracht a dhéanamh chun an suíomh sin a chaomhnú. Tá an-dul chun cinn déanta againn in áiteanna áirithe. Tá a fhios agam go bhfuil níos mó ag teastáil. We...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I appreciate that there are mixed and different views in this regard but we must recognise that there are demands being placed on the curriculum and that we have to expand it. It would be erroneous to think that the only experience of Irish is in the allocated hours. We have seen many other initiatives, for example, the content and language integrated learning, CLIL, programme through which...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Ó thaobh na múinteoirí de, from the point of view of the teachers and the need to support them and get as many of them as possible confident in the teaching of Irish, very significant work is going on in this area. Specifically, the Deputy referred to teachers in the Gaeltacht and the need for them to have a particular caighdeán or standard. For example, 10% of places in...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Ó thaobh an 10%, tá an ceart ag an Teachta. Tá an scéim sin ann le tamall, gan dabht. However, there are other things. That is just one. I just gave that as an example. The bachelor of education through Irish is a significant investment by the Department and we have doubled the places there. Equally, there is the provision for the masters through Irish. This would be...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Bhain an dara ceist leis an straitéis atá againn. There are a number of aspects to that. It is práinneach. It is urgent agus táimid ag déanamh gach iarrachta chun é sin a chur chun cinn go tapa ach tá sé casta. For example, the Gaeltacht education policy has been completed. The next one we are working on is the Irish-medium policy outside the...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: About páipéar 1.

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: An tÉileamh don Ghaeloideachas: an Roinn Oideachais (14 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tuigim an méid atá á rá ag an Teachta. We are also moving ahead with senior cycle reform at the same time. However, I hear what he is saying in terms of an overall strategy. We have two wings of the overall strategy well under way at this time. It will take us time to get the overall picture but we are a good way towards it. We have committed to giving further...