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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 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. The total cost of the scheme in 2022 was €338.9m. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department. In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical...

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

Norma Foley: My Department has received correspondence from some of the groups the Deputy refers to in relation to the teaching of SPHE/RSE. However, neither I nor my officials are aware of any petitions such as those referred to by the Deputy. Access to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is an important right for students. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which states that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The Information requested is an operational matter for each body. My officials have requested the relevant bodies to reply directly to the Deputy with the information requested in respect of their organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 576 and 577 together. Seoladh Creatchuraclam na Bunscoile ar an 9 Márta 2023. Leagtar amach ann an fhís; na prionsabail; na príomhinniúlachtaí; an struchtúr; na cuir chuige i leith foghlama, teagaisc agus measúnaithe; agus leithdháiltí ama do churaclam athfhorbartha. Chomh maith leis sin, soláthraíonn an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Bunaíodh COGG faoi théarmaí an Achta Oideachais (1998) agus tá feidhmeanna reachtúla aici maidir le comhairle a chur ar an Aire Oideachais agus ar an CNCM maidir le cúrsaí a bhaineann leis an nGaeloideachas agus le múineadh na Gaeilge i ngach scoil. Tá feidhmeanna reachtúla ag COGG ar chomhordú a dhéanamh ar sholáthar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Comhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Beidh an Teachta ar an eolas gur fhógair mé i mí an Mhárta 2022 clár oibre uaillmhianach do Shraith Shinsearach oideachais athshamhlaithe ina bhfuil an scoláire mar chroílár eispéireas a S(h)raithe Sinsearaí. I m’fhógra, leag mé amach fís shoiléir don tSraith Shinsearach. Tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oiliúint Múinteoirí (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá an Ghaeilge mar dhlúthchuid de churaclam na bunscoile agus ní mór do mhúinteoirí a bheith inniúil maidir le dul i ngleic leis an ngné sin den churaclam, atá bunaithe ar chur chuig cumarsáideach agus ina gcuirtear béim ar leith ar fhorbairt a dhéanamh ar scileanna éisteachta agus labhartha na leanaí. Sonraíonn mo...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. 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...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. 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...

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

Norma Foley: The site identification and assessment exercise for Wicklow Town ETSS 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 assure the Deputy that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy was recently approved to progress to Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning - Detailed Design - where the Design Team make their applications for statutory approvals and prepare the suite of tender documents. The Design Team have been requested to forward a Brief Change Request, in respect of additional classrooms for pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme, from the school in question. This application is currently being assessed, including identified technical complexities that are being considered as part of the assessment of the school’s accommodation needs. My officials will be in touch with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, my Department is currently planning the delivery of a major building project for the school in question. The accommodation brief for the project is being finalised and my Department will be in further contact with the patron as part of this process. In the meantime, my Department understands that the school intends submitting an application for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that there have been no staff seconded to my Department from the company referred to by her in the past ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has had two contracts with the company listed during the past ten years. The costs were in respect of a software licence, renewed on an annual basis from 2015 to 2017 and a separate once off contract for training and development in 2016. The costs inclusive of all taxes are set out in the table below. YEAR COST 2017 10,036.80 ...

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

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the group the Deputy refers to through correspondence received in relation to the redevelopment and teaching of SPHE/RSE. Access to Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) is an important right for students. This is reflected in the Programme for Government, which states that this Government will develop inclusive and age appropriate curricula for RSE and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The Emergency Works applications to which the Deputy refers have been received by my Department and are under active consideration. Officials in my Department's Professional and Technical team are currently examining the applications from a technical perspective and once a recommendation has been made by the Professional and Technical team an update will issue to the school. My Department is...