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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Legislative Programme (5 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to confirm that my Department does not have any EU legislation required to be transposed into Irish law awaiting referral to an Oireachtas committee.

Oideachas trí Mheán na Gaeilge: Tairiscint [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Is mian liom mo chuid ama a roinnt le mo chomhghleacaí, an Teachta Ward. Gabhaim buíochas leis na Teachtaí as an rún atá curtha chun cinn acu agus tá áthas orm an deis a fháil labhairt leis an Teach faoin ábhar tábhachtach seo. It is timely, with Seachtain na Gaeilge in full swing, to remind the House that we should all endeavour to use the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: I understand that the Deputy is referring to capital funding of €500,000 which the Department of Education has, for a number of years, ring-fenced for the purpose of establishing a national memorial for children who were victims of abuse in residential institutions, which was one of the recommendations contained in the Final Report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Since 2020, my department has invested over €5.7 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 1,150 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes new school buildings some of which are being delivered in phases. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Education and Training Boards Act 2013 provides at Section 34(1)(b) that a person may not be a member of a board of an education and training board if she or he is elected as a member of either House of the Oireachtas or of the European Parliament. There is no provision in the legislation that precludes a member of Dáil Éireann from being a member of a committee of an ETB...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The design team to deliver the project was appointed by KWETB in May 2024 and they are now preparing the Stage 1 (preliminary design) to design the buildings, obtain the necessary statutory planning permissions, and move the project onward to tender and construction...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department is not in a position to provide the information requested by the Deputy as the nature of the post held is not required to administer the pension benefits of teachers. A person who is qualified as a primary or post-primary teacher may work in various educational settings throughout their career. These settings include mainstream schools, special schools, special classes and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Limerick Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB). It is currently at Stage 2a (detailed design) of the architectural process. When finalised, the Stage 2a report will be submitted to the Department for review and comment. Once this is received, reviewed and approved, the project will then move to Stage 2b which...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The provision of sports halls and outdoor hard play areas is part of the overall School Building Programme and form part of the accommodation brief for all new school buildings. 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/Sports gym, access to a nearby PE Hall/Sports Gym, or a project in train...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The position is that the statement of service which was required in order to process the increment payment was received in NTS Payroll on the 10th February 2025. On examining the statement of service it was discovered that it did not explicitly state that the previous employment in at ETB, had been in relation to work as an SNA. This meant that staff working in the NTS Payroll of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for a windows project. The purpose of the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) is to provide funding specifically for unforeseen emergencies. It does so by ensuring the availability of funding for urgent works to those schools that are in need of resources as a result of an emergency...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Firstly, let me say that Caretakers are valued members of our school communities who carry out work vital to the operations of our schools. At present, the majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under ancillary grant funding. Under the February 2022 agreement the implementation of revised salary and annual leave entitlements for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education has been providing a payroll service for former grant funded school secretaries with effect from 1st September 2023. The provision of this payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in 2022. The secretaries had previously...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide 5 general classrooms, 3 tuition rooms, a 4 classroom SEN base, 1 art room, 1 project store, 1 graphics room, 1 music room, 2 technology preparation areas, 1 science laboratory and prep area. The project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide a 2 classroom SEN base, a music room and 5 general classrooms. The project has been devolved to the Tipperary Education and Training Board (TETB) for delivery. A Stage 2B (pre-tender) report was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education has been providing a payroll service for former grant funded school secretaries with effect from 1st September 2023. The provision of this payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in 2022. The secretaries had previously...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under the Additional Accommodation Scheme to provide 2 mainstream classrooms and 2 SET rooms. This project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. The project is currently at Stage 3 of the architectural design process. All funding requests submitted by the school have been assessed by Department officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB). This project is currently at Stage 2a (detailed design) of the architectural process. The Stage 2a report has been submitted to the Department for review and a Stage 2a meeting is scheduled to take place in March 2025. Once this is reviewed and approved, the project will then...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: This Government is fully committed to ensuring that every child has a positive school experience, with access to qualified and engaged teachers who are dedicated to supporting their learning. My Department regularly consults with key stakeholders to address critical issues like teacher supply. Further measures to strengthen the teaching workforce are being considered. As with other...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (4 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in the Schedule of the Regulations, the Council registers teachers under five routes of registration: Route 1 - Primary, Route 2 - Post-primary, Route 3 - Further Education, Route 4 - Other and Route 5 - Student Teacher. The minimum...