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

Norma Foley: The Government is committed to the delivery of quality public services and will continue to approach public service pay in a balanced way that is reasonable and fair to both public servants and to the taxpayer. However, the Government acknowledges that the housing issue and the current price pressures in society present particular challenges and are a source of concern for all public service...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the school in question are currently renting a premises known as the Old School Hall from the parish in Tallanstown, Co Louth to accommodate a mainstream class pending completion of a build. The school have applied to the Department for additional funding to pay utility bills associated with the rental premises. Utility bills and other operational costs fall...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education recognises that the introduction of the Primary Curriculum Framework will require time and support for teachers and school leaders to become familiar with the contents of the framework. The need to engage at whole-school level is required in order to develop all teachers’ and school leaders’ understanding of the framework. This will be supported...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. The Education (Admission to Schools) act requires that a school’s Admission Policy must contain certain mandatory features such as an admission...

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

Norma Foley: My Department progressed 8 Design & Build (D&B) projects (Lots 1 & 2) to construction in 2021, with a further 10 projects (Lots 3, 4  & 5) progressed to construction in Summer 2022. A further 10 projects (Lot 6) are due to proceed to tender shortly. All of these projects are tendered to my Department’s current D&B Contractors Framework. It will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is leading an ambitious sustainability agenda and has progressed a wide array of measures to improve the overall sustainability of our school buildings. It is a priority for Government to deliver on Ireland’s ambitious climate agenda and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This includes targets around the decarbonisation of Ireland’s public buildings. It is...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was approved significant capital funding under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme and this project is currently devolved to the school authorities for delivery.  The capital funding was for the provision of 16 x Mainstream classrooms, 4 x SET rooms, a large amount of specialist teaching rooms and 4...

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

Norma Foley: The Large scale capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning Stage 3 – tender action and award.  The project brief includes the Demolition of the existing school and the phased construction of a three storey 1000 pupil Community School with Special Education Needs Unit and PE Hall.  The project is currently on hold...

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

Norma Foley: The recruitment of teachers is a priority area of action for the Department given the importance of ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have available to them qualified, engaged, and supportive teachers to support them in their learning. My Department is undertaking a comprehensive programme to support the supply of teachers. The programme is being...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity.  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...

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

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB).  I am pleased to advise that the Stage 2a meeting took place at the end of November 2022. Officials from my Department met with Cork ETB and the full Design Team where a number of recommendations were made. The design team was requested to address these recommendations and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Forbairt na Gaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tá obair ar siúl faoi láthair i mo Roinnse chun polasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht a fhorbairt. Tógfaidh an polasaí seo ar an méid atá bainte amach ag an bPolasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta, agus beidh sé mar chéim thábhachtach eile i dtreo ghealltanas Chlár an Rialtais maidir le forbairt an...

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

Norma Foley: As part of the 20 Year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030, the Department of Education has committed to creating opportunities for expanding Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht in the context of the announcements since April 2018 on the establishment of 47 new schools from 2019, which affords particular consideration to the establishment of Gaelscoileanna,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (23 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Tacaíonn Creatchuraclam na Bunscoile le forbairt ar churaclam bunscoile a chuireann leis an rathúlacht agus leis na láidreachtaí a bhain leis na curaclaim roimhe seo agus ag an am céanna a aithníonn na dúshláin, na riachtanais agus na tosaíochtaí atá ag athrú agus a fhreagraíonn dóibh. Sa chur chuige sin cuirtear cumhacht...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Mar 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 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a strong track record of delivery of school building projects and this was achieved again in 2022 notwithstanding the wider construction sector environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. Under Project Ireland 2040, we are investing €4.4 billion over the period 2021 to 2025, to add capacity and develop and upgrade school facilities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Mar 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 (23 Mar 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 151,000 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. In addition, school transport scheme services are...

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

Norma Foley: The Government’s objective is to have at least 400 multi-denominational schools in the primary system by 2030 to improve parental choice.  I fully support this commitment and I am working with my Department in this respect.   In recent years there has been progress towards increasing the numbers of multi-denominational primary schools with the vast majority of...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question was approved significant capital funding under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme and this project is currently devolved to the school authorities for delivery.  The capital funding was for the provision of 16 x Mainstream classrooms, 4 x SET rooms, a large amount of specialist teaching rooms and 4...