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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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: Education Policy (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question on the provision of homework. The Department acknowledges that homework can play an important part in helping students to prepare for forthcoming classwork and in reinforcing work already covered during class time, however, it is a matter for each school, at local level, to arrive at its own homework policy which best serves the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the Department is 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. Over the last 3 years this Government has invested €2.6 billion in school buildings. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has a number of initiatives in place to encourage and facilitate employees and teachers to use active travel to commute to work. Such initiatives include: Cycle to Work scheme: The Cycle to Work scheme is a tax incentive scheme to encourage staff to cycle to work and is in operation in my Department since 2009. Travel pass scheme: The travel pass...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am committed to ensuring that actions to improve educational outcomes for Travellers are advanced in line with relevant Programme for Government commitments, including the commitment to develop a National Traveller Education Strategy. Officials from my Department, together with officials from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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 (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the deputy received approval for a project under the Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide for the following accommodation at the school: 3 x Mainstream Classrooms, 2 x SET rooms, 2Classroom SEN base and Demolition of 1x 25m2 temporary accommodation unit. The project has been devolved to the school authority for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. Please note this data is compiled from the final enrolment data for academic years 2016-2021. The final enrolment data for academic year 2022-2023 will be published in June 2023. You will find all sets of data on our website at the link below; www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/. Roll Number Official School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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 (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval, under the Additional School Accommodation scheme, has issued to the school in question for the provision of two general classrooms, two Special Education Tuition rooms and one Special Education Needs Base. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The voice of parents and that of children and young people is of critical importance to me as Minister and to my Department in all of our work. Children and parents are engaged with regularly, in a variety of ways, in relation to all significant policy being developed by my Department. To assist with ensuring that they have a strong voice, my Department provides funding to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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: Special Educational Needs (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to build a two-classroom SEN Base & 2 Mainstream Classrooms. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. I can confirm that my Department has received a Stage 2B report from the school. This report is currently being reviewed by officials...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Renewable Energy Generation (16 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 (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: In February 2022, following a series of engagements at the WRC, a suite of measures designed to improve the working conditions of school secretaries was proposed, and which Fórsa agreed to recommend to its members. A ballot of the relevant members was undertaken, and the result was 95% agreement in favour of the deal. Since then, in conjunction with Fórsa, work to implement...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 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 Transport (16 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: Renewable Energy Generation (16 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 Transport (16 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: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The major school building project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Louth County Council. I am pleased to advise that approval to issue the Letter of Acceptance to the preferred tenderer was sanctioned by my Department in April 2023. This Stage 4 approval now allows the project to proceed to Construction Stage. It is envisaged that works will begin onsite in the...