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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 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 (20 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Fixed term replacement teacher posts must be filled according to the current rules for teacher recruitment. These include that the recruited teacher shall be offered a fixed term contract. There is also a requirement that a person employed in a teaching position is registered with the Teaching Council in order to be paid by the public purse. This is provided for under legislation and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Changes to the duration and content of all initial teacher education (ITE) programmes were made in response to recommendations in the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among children and Young People 2011-2020 and were incorporated into the Teaching Council’s Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education and Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (20 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Section 29 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for an appeal through an independent appeals board by a parent or guardian, where a Board of Management of a school, or a person acting on behalf of the Board, refuses to enrol a student in a school. Further information on the Section 29 appeals process is available on the Department's website at the following link:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 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 provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (20 Sep 2023)

Norma Foley: Earlier this year, I announced a landmark new scheme seeing the government investing over €53 million in providing free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks for pupils. The investment in this scheme significantly increases the funding for school books provided to date to all recognised primary schools in the country. The primary school book grant funding for the 2023/24 academic...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm 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 ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and where the need cannot be met by the school’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 362 and 363 together. Tá tionscadal tógála don scoil dá bhfuil tagairt déanta ag an Teachta mar thosaíocht ag mo Roinn agus tá sé ar intinn againn an treoir chóiríochta don tionscadal seo a chur chun cinn a luaithe is féidir. Idir an dá linn, tá mo Roinn ag obair le pátrún na scoile...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jul 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 has been an increase of 21% in tickets issued to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: Please find requested data at the link. All new schools established since 2011 to meet demographic demand are required to prioritise the enrolment of children from within the designated school planning areas which the school is being established to serve. However, it is important to note that this does not preclude schools from enrolling pupils from outside of the designated school planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is currently being collated by officials within my Department and will be forwarded to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy i.e. individual maps of the 314 school planning areas, is not readily available and would represent a significant administrative burden to compile. However, if the Deputy wishes to nominate a number of school planning areas, I would be happy to provide individual maps of these areas directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The filling of board posts for bodies under the aegis of my Department is informed by guidance issued by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (DPENDR) which codifies the processes for the filling of vacancies. In line with DPENDR's guidance, my Department uses the Public Appointments Service (PAS) which has responsibility for managing an accessible and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disability Services (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The Furniture & Equipment Scheme is a devolved project and, as such, the responsibility for the management of the equipment, once purchased, is a matter for the relevant school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that officials from the Pension Unit of my Department are currently in contact with the person referred to in your correspondence in relation to her pensionable status and pensionable service. Officials in Pension Unit expect to bring these matters to a satisfactory conclusion in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that Guidance Counsellors are allocated on a Pupil Teacher Ratio (PTR) based on the number of students enrolled in the school. As set out in the staffing circular staffing circular www.gov.ie/en/circular/84e36-staffing-arrangements-in-volunt ary-secondary-schools-for-the-202324-school-year/. “Each school receives an allocation in respect of Guidance Provision....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 372 and 373 together. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the development, operation and delivery of the State examinations, which may be sat by Irish students or students of other nationalities who fulfil the entry criteria. Arrangements for the delivery of final year examinations in Northern Ireland is necessarily a matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) of the Department of Education does not operate waiting lists. In common with many other psychological services and best international practice NEPS delivers a consultative model of service. NEPS Psychologists work with schools using a problem solving model to help schools identify need and interventions to support those needs. Under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (13 Jul 2023)

Norma Foley: The importance of history is reflected across the curricula at both primary and post-primary level. At primary level, history is taught to all learners and is included in the Social, Environmental and Scientific Education Curriculum which recognises that a broad and balanced understanding of history is essential if a child is to become a confident, informed, critical and responsible adult...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jul 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 has been an increase of 21% in tickets issued to...