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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scéimeanna Tacaíochta Gaeilge (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Baineann an t-eolas atá á lorg ag an Teachta le deontas nach bhfuil íoctha ag an Roinn Oideachais ó 2008 ar aghaidh agus mar thoradh níl an t-eolas cuí ar fáil go héasca. Seolfar tuilleadh eolais díreach chuig an Teachta chomh luath agus is féidir. As the information requested by the Deputy relates to a grant which has not been paid by the...

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

Norma Foley: Following the discovery of suspected financial irregularities in Donegal Education Support Centre in 2015 the Management Committee tendered and contracted for an external accountant to carry out an audit investigating the matter. KOSI were the successful tenderers and submitted a final report on this issue in December 2016. This report was commissioned by Donegal Education Support Centre and...

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: Schools Building Projects (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently developing the accommodation brief for a new school building for the school referred to by the Deputy which will provide capacity for 1,000 mainstream pupils as well as accommodation for pupils with special education needs on the current school site. I wish to advise the Deputy that there are standard procedures to be followed in relation to the progression of a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. 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...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 302 and 303 together. I propose to take PQs 24571/23 and 24572/23 together. Creative Schools is a flagship initiative of the Creative Youth Plan, supporting schools to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives. It is one of a number of programmes within Creative Youth, which also includes other flagship...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 and 308 together. The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing process contains an appeals mechanism for schools to submit a staffing appeal under certain criteria to an independent...

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

Norma Foley: The Special Education Teaching allocation provides a single unified allocation for special educational support teaching needs to each school, based on each school’s educational profile and also encompasses the Language Support (EAL) allocation that schools were allocated in previous years. All schools are advised in the first instance to review whether the needs of newly enrolled...

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

Norma Foley: In Ireland, all migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors, can access pre-school, first and second-level education in a manner similar to Irish nationals, until they have reached the age of 18 years. Tusla Education Support service has a dedicated team working in collaboration with the International...

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

Norma Foley: Funding to cater for ancillary services is made available by my Department under two separate schemes. One is the 1978/79 scheme under which school secretaries and caretakers are paid directly through the payroll operated by my Department. This scheme is being phased out as posts become vacant and no new posts are being created. The second is the capitation grant scheme towards the...

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

Norma Foley: The Digital Strategy for Schools to 2027 was published in April 2022 and builds on the achievements of the previous Digital Strategy for Schools 2015-2020. It aims to further support the school system so that all students across our schools have the opportunity to gain the knowledge and the skills they need to navigate an ever-evolving digital world successfully. The strategy was developed...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that my Department received an application for capital funding for a new sports hall from the school referred to by the Deputy. 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 at primary and post-primary level and for Special Education needs provision. The immediate...

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 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: 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: 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 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: School Accommodation (23 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The application to which the Deputy refers has been processed by the Emergency Works team within my Department and payment has been approved and has issued in respect of this application.

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my 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 project is currently at an...