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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted approval under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of 1 x 80 square metre modular classroom and 1 x 15 square metre modular Special Education Tuition room (SET). The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. I can confirm that the school authority has recently submitted tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the school referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 31st May 2022 commencing the school building contract. Works are progressing well on site and the school buildings are due for completion in Q4 2023. My Department has been liaising with the patron bodies of the school referred to by the Deputy in relation to interim accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 275, 276 and 277 together. I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not collate or collect the requested information regarding license agreements held by pre-schools for the use of space within primary schools buildings. In some instances, school authorities have facilitated a pre-school service on school property which involves the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 May 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: School Accommodation (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2022 to enable the school in question to build 2 Mainstream Classrooms, 1 Graphics Room, 1 Art Room, 1 Textiles Room, 1 Science Lab, 1 Science Prep Area, 1 Engineering Room, 1 Engineering Prep Room, 2 Class SEN Base, 1 X Assisted User WC & Conversion of 2 existing classrooms to 2 SET...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000 all schools are required to have in place a code of behaviour that accords with Developing a Code of Behaviour: Guidelines for Schools as published by the National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB), now referred to as the Educational Welfare Service (EWS). Each school is required to have an anti-bullying policy within its overall code of behaviour. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Wildlife Conservation (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: While the Department does not have a policy in place to install such artificial structures, my Department is committed to implementing green public procurement (GPP) policies in all appropriate tenders including landscaping tenders. The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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 147,900 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. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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. There has been an increase of 21% tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 May 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: School Funding (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware from previous correspondence, officials in my Department have been in correspondence with the school in respect of this issue and this correspondence is ongoing. My Department will continue to liaise with the school authorities and will keep them appraised of the situation as appropriate.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity and has benefits for students. I am very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 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. There has been an increase of 21% tickets issued to eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the school to which he refers has recently been approved to proceed to Construction Stage for a two classroom SEN Base under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project is expected to proceed to site shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the school referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 31st May 2022 commencing the school building contract. Works are progressing well on site and the school building is due for completion in Q4 2023. My Department has been liaising with the patron body of the school referred to by the Deputy in relation to interim accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for each individual school authority as the employer. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities. Post primary schools employ teachers with the appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Through Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities across the country for the almost one million students and over 100,000 staff that learn and work in our schools every day. My Department has a proven track record of delivery. During the period 2018 to 2022, nearly 900 school building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity and has benefits for students. I am very...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (23 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...