Results 741-760 of 15,342 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Applications relating to the provision of funding for issues relating to an existing school building can fall under a number of different delivery mechanisms including, most frequently, the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) and the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS). The purpose of the EWS is to provide funding specifically for unforeseen emergencies. It does so by ensuring the availability of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for a roof works 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The amount of funding provided to Ardscoil La Salle, Dublin 5 by my Department for the years in question was: Period 2025 to date 2024 2023 Amount €132,696.84 €553,127.37 €313,762.08

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) is under the remit of my Department. TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands, namely the statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services; the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural planning Stage 4 – Construction. It is estimated that the extension/refurbishment works will be complete in quarter 2, 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). The brief for this project comprises of the development of a new purpose-built, 25 classroom school for pupils with special educational needs. The project is currently at Stage 3 (tender stage) of the architectural design process. The Design Team are currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) is under the remit of my Department. TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands, namely the statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services; the Home School Community Liaison (HSCL)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: There are 37 DEIS Primary Schools in Co Kerry: School Name County MUIRE GAN SMAL Old Chapel Lane Castleisland Kerry St Johns Parochial School Ashe Street Tralee Kerry S N Mhuire na mBraithre Clounalour Tralee Kerry HOLY FAMILY ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Early School Leavers (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The School Completion Programme (SCP) is funded by my department via Tulsa Education Support Service (TESS) and is a central element of the DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) programme, a key policy initiative of my department to address concentrated educational disadvantage at school level, in a targeted and equitable way, across the primary and post-primary sector. TESS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: Please find the requested data at the link below. The most recent demographic projections for junior infants for 2025 and 2026 in school planning areas in and partially located in County Kilkenny. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information system, using...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The amount of funding provided to St Paul's Special School, Dublin 9 by my Department for the years in question was: Period 2025 to date 2024 2023 Total Amount Paid €37,270.80 €296,926.58 €332,636.50

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Government has accepted the recommendation to establish a Commission of Investigation which is the principal recommendation of the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders. The Report of the Scoping Inquiry made a number of further recommendations and a high level Inter-Departmental Group (IDG) has been convened to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department takes child protection very seriously and considers that the protection and welfare of children is a fundamental responsibility of all involved in the care and education of children. Since the introduction of a revised primary school curriculum in 1970 and the total prohibition of use of corporal punishment from 1 February 1982 child protection requirements and procedures in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, €9 million has been allocated in Budget 2025 to support post-primary schools to implement a restriction on the use of mobile phones during the school day, through the purchase of pouches or other secure storage solutions. This initiative is intended to support the wellbeing of school students and improve learning outcomes. It is part of a suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, €9 million has been allocated in Budget 2025 to support post-primary schools to implement a restriction on the use of mobile phones during the school day, through the purchase of pouches or other secure storage solutions. This initiative is intended to support the wellbeing of school students and improve learning outcomes. It is part of a suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted capital funding for the provision of two Special Educational Needs Classrooms (SEN), under the Department’s SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. The programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Mar 2025)

Helen McEntee: The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to qualified Special Needs Assistants (SNA) is set out in Circular 0139/2006 and was agreed with the unions representing the Special Needs Assistants, School Management Representatives, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, and the Department of Education. Circular 139/2006 provides for the recognition of prior relevant...