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

Norma Foley: Budget 2023 has allocated additional funding to provide free schoolbooks to primary school pupils enrolled in recognised primary schools, including special schools, from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks and where possible some related classroom resources, in recognised primary schools and special schools. My...

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

Norma Foley: Budget 2023 has allocated additional funding to provide free schoolbooks to primary school pupils enrolled in recognised primary schools, including special schools, from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks and where possible some related classroom resources, in recognised primary schools and special schools. My...

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

Norma Foley: Budget 2023 has allocated additional funding to provide free schoolbooks to primary school pupils enrolled in recognised primary schools, including special schools, from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks and where possible some related classroom resources, in recognised primary schools and special schools. My...

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

Norma Foley: Budget 2023 has allocated additional funding to provide free schoolbooks to pupils enrolled in recognised primary schools, including special schools, from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks and where possible some related classroom resources, in recognised primary schools and special schools. My Department has engaged...

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

Norma Foley: Budget 2023 has allocated additional funding to provide free schoolbooks to primary school pupils enrolled in recognised primary schools, including special schools, from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks and where possible some related classroom resources, in recognised primary schools and special schools. My...

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

Norma Foley: The Department of Education is fully committed to creating safe and supportive environments in schools, that are welcoming and inclusive for every student including neuro-diverse students. A core value of the curriculum, across all levels of schooling in Ireland, is inclusivity and diversity. The curriculum at primary and post-primary is for all learners, from all backgrounds –...

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

Norma Foley: As part of the budget for my Department I secured a €5 million investment for 2023 in order to pilot a programme of counselling supports for primary school students. This will serve to support the very positive work which already takes place in the area of wellbeing in our schools. My officials are currently finalising details of this programme which I hope to be in a position to...

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

Norma Foley: The funding arrangements made by my Department for post primary schools reflect the sectoral division of our second-level system. At the core of all arrangements is reliance upon capitation as the principal determinant of funding. With regard to the ETB sector, responsibility for the day to day management of an ETB school rests with the relevant ETB/school management team. A financial and...

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

Norma Foley: In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead a coordinated programme of actions to support the supply of teachers. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher Supply Action Plan was published in November 2018. The Action Plan called for the development of upskilling programmes in...

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

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

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

Norma Foley: The planned establishment of new primary schools in 2021 to serve the Bray/Woodbrook Shanganagh, Clondalkin_D22, Naas, Gurranbraher_Cork City, and Kilkenny/City Western Environs school planning areas were announced in 2018 as a result of a countrywide demographic exercise. Further analysis has since been conducted on the necessity for the establishment of planned new schools taking into...

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

Norma Foley: The planned establishment of new post-primary schools in 2021 to serve the Dublin2_Dublin4, Donaghmede_Howth_D13/Baldoyle/Stapolin, and Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR/Cherrywood school planning areas were announced in 2018 as a result of a countrywide demographic exercise. Further analysis has since been conducted on the necessity for the establishment of planned new schools taking into account a...

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

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. As part of the management of the risks there is an onus on Boards of Management and the Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in respect of schools operated by them to ensure, as appropriate, that they have put in place comprehensive insurance cover for schools. ...

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

Norma Foley: The permanent school building projects for the schools referred to by the Deputy are both part of campus developments to deliver a 1,000 pupil post-primary school and a 16 classroom primary school, plus ancillary accommodation including accommodation for children with special educational needs, on each campus school site. The campus projects are being delivered under my Department's Design...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 762, 764, 765, 766, 767, 768 and 770 together. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Mar 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. The Deputy may be aware that the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for early years...

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

Norma Foley: The project the Deputy refers to has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of bundled school building programmes. The shared education campus at Celbridge is in the bundle referred to as ‘Project Liffey’. A letter was issued by the Department to the schools in 2022 to advise that their respective school had been included in the...

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: Departmental Schemes (21 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has considered the alternative delivery method referenced by the Deputy. However, it was not considered a viable option to deliver on the objectives of the scheme. My officials met and engaged with the various stakeholders around the roll out of the new scheme. This included the Irish Education Publishers Association, Bookselling Ireland and IBEC. The scheme is being planned on...

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...