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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 902 and 915 together. Following the implementation of calculated grades in 2020 and the dual approach of examinations and accredited grades in 2021, two types of intervention have been implemented in recent years: adjustments to examination and assessments arrangements, and a post-marking adjustment to outcomes. This post-marking adjustment has ensured...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Ireland’s 2nd National Strategy on Education for Sustainable Development – ESD to 2030 – aims to ensure that all learners have the knowledge and skills required to promote Sustainable Development (SDG 4.7). The strategy has five priority areas for action in line with the UNESCO Roadmap for ESD for 2030: Advancing Policy; Transforming Learning Environments; Capacity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 Programme Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the design stages of architectural planning to Tender and Construction. The brief for this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: TIMSS Advanced is an extension of the main TIMSS study that has been carried out at an international level periodically but less regularly than the main TIMSS study. TIMSS has taken place every four years since 1995 (so the upcoming 2027 cycle will be the 9th iteration), whereas TIMSS Advanced has taken place three times to date (1995, 2008, and 2015). TIMSS assesses the mathematics and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: There are two routes recognised by the Teaching Council to become a teacher in Ireland:A four-year undergraduate Bachelor of Education (B. Ed.) programme andA two-year postgraduate Professional Master of Education (PME) programme. The undergraduate/B. Ed. model offers students who are beginning their tertiary education and wish to pursue a career in teaching an opportunity to acquire a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education is committed to supporting the emotional wellbeing of our children. I am delighted to update you on the Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot 2023-2025. The Counselling in Primary Schools Pilot has two strands and works to support children’s wellbeing and mental health in schools. Strand 1 sees direct counselling supports being provided to primary schools for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 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 Building Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Tipperary Education and Training Board. The project is currently at Stage 2a of the architectural planning design process (detailed design). The Stage 2a report has recently been submitted to the Department. Once reviewed and approved, the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the necessary statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Apr 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: Departmental Policies (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Cineáltas flags were sent to all primary and post-primary schools during Anti-Bullying Week in November 2023. The purpose of the flag is to acknowledge the good work that schools are already doing and will do to prevent and address bullying and to promote kindness, respect, inclusion, diversity and wellbeing. Cineáltas flags will also serve as a visible national symbol of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Apr 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 (29 Apr 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 (29 Apr 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: Freedom of Information (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Schedule 1 of the Freedom of Information Act 2014 lists a board of management established under section 14 of the Education Act 1998 (other than a board of management of a school established or maintained by an education and training board) as an exempt agency. Therefore, such schools are exempt from the terms of the Freedom of Information Act. Schools are subject to the GDPR and Data...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Apr 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 over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: Following discussions between the Department and patron and principal of Belmayne Educate Together Secondary School (ETSS), it has been agreed that Belmayne Community Special School will operate within the special education needs unit in the ETSS supplemented by some modular accommodation to be retained on the site. This combined accommodation will assist in future proofing special school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project referred to by the Deputy has just recently completed an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b), which includes the application for statutory approvals and the preparation of tender documents. A scope change to increase the number of classrooms and proposals from the Local Authority to alter the road and access layouts at the school site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Apr 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: State Examinations (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 928, 971 and 974 together. Following the implementation of calculated grades in 2020 and the dual approach of examinations and accredited grades in 2021, two types of intervention have been implemented in recent years: adjustments to examination and assessments arrangements, and a post-marking adjustment to outcomes. This post-marking adjustment has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (29 Apr 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that my department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. The purpose of my department's additional schools accommodation (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...