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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I want to assure the Deputy that my Department is working extremely hard to ensure that schools are built as quickly as possible so that children and young people have access to a physical environment where they can receive a high standard of education and feel safe, valued and nurtured. My Department has a strong track record of delivery with over 180 projects delivered last year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The project for the school to which the deputy refers is devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Educational Training Board (KWETB). The Brief for this project is to provide an extension to the existing school, the demolition of a section of the building and the refurbishment of some of the existing building. The building project was recently approved by the Department to proceed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (19 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to recognised Primary 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 such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools are permitted to regard the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Island Communities (19 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. In the current school year, over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the school referred to by the Deputy  issued to the preferred tenderer on the 19thof May 2022 commencing the school building contract. The project is due for completion in Q3 2023. My Department will continue to keep the school updated.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Child Abuse (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, on 7 March 2023 the Government approved the establishment of a scoping inquiry to inform the government response to revelations of historical sexual abuse in day and boarding schools run by religious orders. The scoping inquiry was established in response to recent revelations of historical sexual abuse in a number of day and boarding schools run by religious...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that on 5 April an agreement was secured to guarantee and support the rollout and continuation of my Department’s ambitious school building programme. My Department has a proven track record of delivery, with over 180 projects completed last year within a challenging environment of high inflation, labour shortages and supply chain issues. This year...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy, that the Board of Management of schools are the direct employer of teachers.  My Department acts as paymaster on behalf of primary schools, voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive schools. The information requested is available on my Department's website at the link below and is extracted at the end of June each year....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The table below shows the total number of teachers for the years 2018 – 2021, this includes primary and post-primary. 2018 2019 2020 2021 Total number of Teachers 65,815 66,932 69,221 72,496 Data is reported on an academic year basis, i.e., 2021 means September 2021. Teacher numbers are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Apr 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 (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school in question.  My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. Key priorities for the Department's work programme include continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: Private primary schools are not recognised schools under the Education Act, 1998 and therefore do not fall within the remit of the Minister for Education. The Department has no responsibility regarding funding or any other matter relating to private primary schools that are not recognised by the Minister as such schools are privately owned and managed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: Where a student is facing difficulties in a school, support services from the Educational Welfare Officer, the National Educational Physiological Services and the local Special Educational Needs Organiser as appropriate are available to the family by contacting the school in question.  Where a board of management make a decision to refuse admission to a school, the parent/guardian...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is a framework designed for second language adult learners and its use has implications beyond curriculum, including for example, Initial Teacher Education and Continuing Professional Development, external assessments such as state examinations and the development of standardised tests.   In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Mental Health Services (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The provision of child and adolescent mental health services in Ireland lies specifically within the remit of the Department of Health and the HSE. Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) is a service that provides assessment and treatment for young people who are experiencing mental health difficulties.  However, The Department of Education plays an important role in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department acknowledges that a library of books, audio books and other material to increase the literacy (in English, Irish or other languages) and numeracy resources in a school, can play an important part in a school’s teaching and learning. In 2022 my Department made once-off funding of €20 million available to all recognised primary and post-primary schools in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: A response to the correspondence referred to by the Deputy issued on 17 April. The Deputy may wish to note that the Programme for Government commits to the development of inclusive and age appropriate curricula for RSE and SPHE across primary and post-primary schools. Work to implement this commitment is ongoing, building on a major review of RSE in schools, completed in 2019 by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school in question.  My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. Key priorities for the Department's work programme include continuing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that I did not  meet with the Governor of Pennsylvania during my recent visit to Philadelphia for St. Patrick's Day events.  

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has been involved for a number of years in providing a comprehensive integrated road safety education programme in pre-school, primary, post-primary, third level and in the community. This has been done in partnership with many organisations including the Department of Education, An Garda Síochána, the Health & Safety Authority and the Higher...