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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: At Junior Cycle, the provides multiple opportunities for the development of digital skills. A set of 24 Statements of Learning are central to the student experience in Junior Cycle and Statement 24 focuses explicitly on the development of digital skills setting out the expectation that the student uses technology and digital media tools to learn, communicate, work and think collaboratively...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide the following accommodation: 6 General Classrooms (5 Prefab replacement) 1 x WC for assisted Users, 2 Science Labs + shared Prep area, 1 computer Lab, 1 Technology room & prep area, 1 Home Economics room, toilets, lockers, circulation, stairs and 2 class SEN...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be 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 tender process to appoint the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The linguistic, social and cultural importance of Irish is recognised in the constitution and both English and Irish are included as core subjects in the national curricula for recognised primary and post-primary schools and centres for education in Ireland. This has been the case since the foundation of the State and the importance of the teaching of both languages in this way has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The requested data is set out in the table. Data was compiled from the final primary enrolment data for academic year 2017-2018 which can be found at the link below: www.gov.ie/en/collection/primary-schools/ Academic year County School Type Schools Girls Boys Total 2017 Laois Mainstream Primary 63 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 295 to 297, inclusive, together. The requested data is set out in the table. Please note this data is compiled from the final enrolment data for academic year 2017-2018 and from the preliminary enrolment data for 2022-2023. The preliminary data for 2022-2023 will be replaced by the 2022-2023 final enrolment data in June 2023. You will find both sets of data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question to facilitate the opening of a Special Class. My officials are currently liaising with the school authorities regarding accommodation required at the school. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: Information is currently being compiled in respect of this matter and will be provided to the Deputy in due course.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The current position on the lease to which the Deputy refers is that the work is ongoing and approaching conclusion. The Chief State Solicitors Office, on behalf of my Department, has been engaging with the property owners’ legal representative on the draft lease for some time and the vast majority of the clauses in the draft lease are agreed. My Department is working with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) carried out an extensive review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in 2018 and 2019 and a key recommendation arising from that review was the need for an updated Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) curriculum spanning both primary and post-primary education. Following extensive work and public consultation, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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: Public Sector Pay (9 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 304 to 308, inclusive, together. As referenced, payslips are now being made available to serving and retired staff, paid through the Department’s schools employee payroll service, in two formats. Firstly the paper payslip is still available as an option, and secondly an e-payslip can now be delivered electronically to a recipient’s Digital...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The process of reviewing the 2017 Guidelines for the Use of School Buildings outside of School Hours is now underway by my Department. My Department supports and encourage the use of school buildings for community and recreational purposes , where feasible, and this will remain a core feature of the new Guidelines. Part of the review includes a school survey to inform the updating of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued for the provision of additional classroom accommodation at the school referred, to cater for enrolments. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This approach supports accelerated delivery of the accommodation and maximises assistance to the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 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: Energy Prices (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school authority in question. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Parents Council Primary was formally requested to extend its remit and support to post primary parents in written correspondence dated 02 December 2022. Prior to this, the Department engaged directly with the National Parents Council Post Primary rather than with the individual constituent or former constituent bodies of the NPCpp.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was approved funding under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme. The project is devolved for delivery to the school authority and will provide a 2 Classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base, 6 x Mainstream Classrooms with en-suite and assisted user WC. I can confirm that my Department has received a Stage 1 design report from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (4 May 2023)

Norma Foley: There are a number of programmes and supports within schools to assist students in considering and accessing the widest range of options possible including training in trades. All schools are expected to have a Whole School Guidance plan detailing a range of activities exposing students to a wide range of options, including but not limited to training programmes, apprenticeships, further...