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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The Schools Reconfiguration for Diversity process, supporting transfers of schools to multi-denominational patrons in response to the wishes of local families, has been developed in order to accelerate the delivery of multi-denominational schools across the country.  This Reconfiguration process involves the transfer of existing live schools as opposed to the amalgamation and/or closure...

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: School Facilities (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the school in question was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of two 80m2 Mainstream classrooms and 1 Special Education Needs Base. The school was also approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2022 for an external works project. The school authority have submitted their Stage 1 ASA report, and this...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the school in question was approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA) for the provision of two 80m2 Mainstream classrooms and 1 Special Education Needs Base. The school was also approved funding under the Summer Works Scheme (SWS) 2022 for an external works project. The school authority have submitted their Stage 1 ASA report, and this...

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

Norma Foley: This school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of 1 X 80m2 Mainstream Classroom including en-suite washroom. The project has been devolved for delivery to the School Authority. Approval to proceed to planning stage issued by the Department earlier this year. Pending the delivery of the...

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

Norma Foley: The Department is currently assessing options with a view to identifying the optimum solution for the long-term needs of the school referred to by the Deputy.  This includes the consideration of the proposal to relocate to an alternative site/campus and also of other potential solutions, with a view to making the most appropriate provision possible for the school and for its current and...

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

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy has had the following works approved under the Additional  Schools Accommodation (ASA) Scheme: 2 x 80m2 General Classroom incl en suite toilets & 1 x SEN Base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. The School Authority has submitted a Stage 1/2a Report which is currently under review by my  Department's...

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

Norma Foley: Transition Year is a valuable programme for students that offers opportunities for life skills, personal, social and academic development and experience of adult and working life. Transition Year programmes are designed at school level and based on a multi-layered approach. Each school designs its own Transition Year programme, within set guidelines, to suit the needs and interests of its...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is engaging intensely with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places for the next school academic year 2023/2024. The demand for the provision of special class places in the school planning area where the school referred to by the Deputy is...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is engaging intensely with the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places for the next school academic year 2023/2024. The demand for the provision of special class places in the school planning area where the school referred to by the Deputy is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (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: Schools Refurbishment (18 Apr 2023)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender action and award. The design team are currently preparing a tender report which will be submitted to my Department. Upon submission, this report will be reviewed by technical staff in my Department's Planning and Building Unit.

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

Norma Foley: The Department is aware of the report referred to by the Deputy. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority. In accordance with Department Circulars 31/2011 and 44/2019, schools are required to ensure that individuals appointed to teach are registered teachers with qualifications appropriate to the sector and suitable to...

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

Norma Foley: The Irish constitution acknowledges the role of a parent/guardian as the primary educator of the child and has enshrined in law that a parent/guardian may home educate a child or may choose to send their child to a school which is not recognised in accordance with section 10 of the Education Act. While the State cannot oblige parents/guardians to send their children to recognised schools,...

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

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

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the deputy that the Approval to Construction authorisation letter issued to the school from the Department on the 13th April 2023.  This facilitates the commencement of construction of the new accommodation in the near future.

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

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data. For the academic years 2016-2020 inclusive, there were 2,686 pupils, 1,324 female and 1,362 male, in sixth-class with home addresses in the Killester, Raheny and Clontarf school planning area (SPA). For the same period, 1,484 pupils, 989 female and 495 male, remained in the SPA to attend their first year in a post-primary school within the catchment,...

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

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department.  In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a...

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

Norma Foley: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for my Department.  In order to plan for school place needs, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a...

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

Norma Foley: The Large scale capital project referred to by the Deputy was recently approved to progress to tender.  A Tender process generally  takes  8 to 12 months to complete. A new planning application was submitted in March 2023 and will progress in tandem with the tender process.