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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 May 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: School Facilities (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 297 and 298 together. I wish to confirm to the Deputy that investment and expenditure on General Purpose (GP) Rooms and PE Halls is an element of the overall School Building Programme. Almost 95% of the post primary schools that made 2020 Annual Schools Returns have indicated to the Department that they either have a PE Hall, access to a nearby PE Hall, or a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 303 and 304 together. The Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process, supporting transfers of schools to multi-denominational patrons in response to the wishes of local communities, has been developed in order to accelerate the delivery of multi-denominational schools across the country. Where a school transfers from the patronage of one patron to another,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 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: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Information in relation to consultancy expenditure by my Department is compiled annually, in respect of the previous year, and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills- expenditure-on-consultancy/

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under the Department's ADAPT Programme.The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction The Tender Competition to appoint the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (30 May 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: School Accommodation (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. The project commenced on site in March 2022. Works are progressing satisfactorily with a contract completion date of Q4 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. Works commenced on site in October 2021 with an estimated completion date of Q1 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) as part of a programme of school building projects. This school is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Boyne’. The Planning Application for this project has been lodged with Kildare County Council and the final grant of planning is anticipated in Q2 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Properties (30 May 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 as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 314, 316, 318 and 319 together. There is currently no categorisation of Irish-medium schools outside of the Gaeltacht (Gaelscoileanna) at primary level. The school authority is responsible for ensuring that teaching and learning is in line with the school’s mission in the way set out in the Deputy’s questions. Under the Policy on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Education Act, 1998 sets out the legal framework for schools, their patrons and the Minister for Education. The act provides that the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the Patron. The act also sets out a requirement on schools to ensure that education provided by a school meets education policy as determined by the Minister. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: A whole-school evaluation was conducted in September 2009 in Gaelscoil de hÍde, Cnoc na Crúibe, Roscommon, Roll No: 20126K. Further formal inspection of the school took place in November 2020 during which a whole-school Initial Child Protection and Safeguarding Inspection (CPSI) was carried out. In May 2021, the Inspectorate carried out a whole-school Final Child Protection and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 320 to 322, inclusive, together. New schools are established by the Department on the basis of identified demographic demand in an area, and only after consideration of the capacity of existing schools to absorb the expected school place demand. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department divides the country...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Tipperary Education and Training Board (TETB). A design team to deliver this project has been appointed by the ETB and this team is in the process of preparing the Stage 1 Report (preliminary design). The Design Team will ensure that the project progresses through the design stages, obtains the necessary statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Records (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that correspondence in relation to the person referenced was issued to the Department of Social Protection on 12th May 2023 with the available primary teaching records requested. This was confirmed by email to the Deputy's office on the same day by an official from the Payroll Division of my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the school Board of Management for delivery, with the assistance of the Joint Managerial Body (JMB). This major building project includes an extension, refurbishment and demolition works. Currently the design team is working through Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. This includes recommendations made by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). Works commenced onsite in December 2021, and providing that nothing unforeseen arises, it is expected to reach substantial completion in Q1 2024. As this project is still ongoing, it is not possible to provide the costs which remain commercially sensitive until the...