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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under my Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of 1 x General Classroom and 1 x SET Room. I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of a Stage 2B Report submission from the school . On reviewing the Stage 2B Report , the Department's Professional & Technical team raised some queries...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to enable the school in question to build 1 General Classroom, 1 SET Room, 2 Classroom SEN Base and Ancillary Accommodation. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and is currently at the Design stage. It is now a matter for the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was issued a provisional letter of offer following their application for capital funding, under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme. In order to meet these needs my Department has broadened its delivery streams and is utilising Modern Methods of Construction, including Modular Accommodation, as well as traditional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The main focus of resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on provision of additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics particularly at post-primary level and for special education needs provision. The Deputy will appreciate that the immediate priority of my Department is continued strong delivery to support the operation of the school system with particular...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide a 1-Classroom SEN Base, a Central Activities Space and a Daily Living Space. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and is currently at the Design stage. It is now a matter for the Board of Management to advance this project in that context.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently planning to install modular accommodation for the school on the site to which the Deputy refers. There are also contingency measures being looked into should the interim accommodation not be ready for the upcoming academic year. One contingency option is that the school may be split over two locations, which if happens should be only for a short term solution and my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in my Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 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). As post-primary private service outside the EU is not provided for in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Jun 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. My officials have been in touch with the school authorities in relation to this application and it is in the final stages of the assessment process. My officials will be in contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to supporting a quality and inclusive school system that provides an equal opportunity at success for all children, including those at risk of educational disadvantage. In line with the Programme for Government, the Government is continuing to examine how the model of intervention in the north-east inner city (NEIC) could be extended to other comparative areas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The new primary school book scheme will provide free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks, in recognised primary schools and special schools. More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from this measure. The total investment, of over €50 million, significantly increases the funding for school books which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Bodies (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The details sought by the Deputy, in regard to public bodies under the aegis of my Department, are available in the attached table. /ie/oireachtas/debates/questions/supportingDocumentation/202 3-06-01_pq196-01-06-23_en.docx">Contacts

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: With effect from the beginning of the 2013/14 school year, participation in the Supervision and Substitution scheme is compulsory for all post-primary teachers, save for those who had availed of the opt-out arrangements prior to this date. Circular 0047/2017 also subsequently set out the arrangements whereby teachers who previously opted out from compulsory participation in the Supervision...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in addition to membership of the NCCA Council, composition of all the NCCA's active structures (development groups and boards) is published on the NCCA website - see With the exception of Junior Cycle PE, no other junior cycle subject development groups are in place at present.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The current number of live studies, reviews and research projects in progress, undertaken or commissioned by my Department is set out in the table below. Title of current study/ review / research undertaken or commissioned End Date OECD Review of Calculated Grades and Accredited Grades Q2 2023 Thematic evaluation on provision and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reviews (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together. The Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) has underpinned teaching, learning, assessment and reporting in post-primary schools for a number of years. A research study examining schools’ experiences of working with the framework is now taking place. Following a competitive tender process, a research team from the School of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The issue of alcohol misuse is addressed throughout the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) programme, which has a specific module on the use and misuse of a range of substances. As students progress through the SPHE programme from primary to post-primary, they encounter a wide range of issues, including substance misuse. Schools have a role to play in supporting their students to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Childcare Services (1 Jun 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for early years education and provision and school-age childcare outside of the formal education system. However, my Department has a key role in supporting quality within the sector and works closely with the DCEDIY. My Department has historically funded a very small number of preschool...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, Budget 2023 included the announcement for the provision of fully funded solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with an output of 6kW for all schools. This funding will be made available from the Climate Action Fund at the discretion of the Minister for the Environment. This significant solar PV programme, will assist schools with their energy needs and costs along with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). As the Department of Education is not the employer of tutors in non-ETB private colleges the contractual situation for these tutors does not fall under...