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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: School caretakers are valued members of our schools and I am fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions those staff are employees of individual schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 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 Textbooks (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As part of Budget 2023, I announced over €50 million to provide schoolbooks for all children and young people in primary schools, including special schools within the free education scheme from September 2023. This measure will eliminate the cost to these families for all school books and workbooks. It delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the free school book...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 620 and 760 together. The current primary SPHE curriculum dates from 1999. It does not make specific reference to transgender or LGBT identities. It does value diversity, it is founded on principles of inclusion and it promotes the use of inclusive and respectful language. Teaching of SPHE and RSE is an important aspect of the curriculum for all students. In...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The current primary SPHE curriculum dates from 1999. It does not make specific reference to transgender or LGBT identities. It does value diversity, it is founded on principles of inclusion and it promotes the use of inclusive and respectful language. Teaching of SPHE and RSE is an important aspect of the curriculum for all students. In that context, many sensitive issues may arise and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued for the refurbishment of 4 existing Modular Classroom units and for the provision of 2 additional Modular Classroom units at the school referred, to cater for increased enrolments. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme which provides the services...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question. This application is under assessment by my officials and a decision will issue to the school authorities directly when the assessment process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Undefined (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and in line with the Teaching Council Registration Regulations, 2016. As set out in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The permanent building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme which uses a professional external Project Manager to progress projects through the stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. As part of the conditions of sale of the permanent site for the school at Glenheron, Greystones, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (21 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 across...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance for the school referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 18thMay 2022 commencing the school building contract. The construction programme is some 84 weeks and due to complexities on the site will be handed over in three phases.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Acceptance (LOA) for the schools referred to by the Deputy issued to the preferred tenderer on the 31st May 2022 commencing the school building contract. The campus is due to be completed in Q4 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 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. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 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 (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is a campus project under my Department's Design and Build programme which will deliver a 1,000 pupil post primary school and accommodation, including four classrooms, for children with special educational needs and a 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including two classrooms, for children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy than an application for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme for toilet works was received from the school in question on the 6th of March 2023. The application will be assessed in line with the terms of the Emergency Works Scheme and a decision will issue directly to the school as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school in question However, officials in my Department have been in contact with the school authority to complete an ASA for assessment. When the application is received and assessment process is completed, a decision will be conveyed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 635, 636, 637, 638 and 639 together. The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has a project approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. This project is currently at Stage 1 of the architectural planning process. The Patron body LWETB issued the Stage 1 report to the Department on the 22/12/2022. This report is currently under review by the Professional & Technical Team in the Department and a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has a project approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. This project is currently at Stage 1 of the architectural planning process. The Patron body LWETB issued the Stage 1 report to the Department on the 22/12/2022. This report is currently under review by the Professional & Technical Team in the Department and a...