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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Meeting the educational needs of children and young people from Ukraine is a priority for the Government, and my Department is determined to support the efforts of school communities across the country, who have shown huge commitment and generosity. Regional Education and Language Teams (REALTs) have been established to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 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: Departmental Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. Architect WTE 2021 2022 2023 13* 15* 15* *Includes one Architect on long term leave

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Section 29F(1) (c) of the Education Act 1998, as inserted by section 7 of the Education (Admissions to school) Act 2018, states : 29F.(1) An appeals committee shall refuse to hear or determine, or refuse to continue to hear or determine, an appeal under section 29 where— (c) an appeal has not been made within the period specified in procedures under section 29B The procedures for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at an early stage of Architectural Planning – Stage 2(a) – Developed Design, where the design is developed to a stage where it can be fully cost planned and prepared to lodge for statutory approvals. The Stage 2(a) Stakeholders Meeting was held on December 2nd2022, and in order to address comments...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) was established under Section 39 of the Education Act (1998) to advise the Minister on matters relating to:- (a) the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and (b) the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects which are part of the curriculum. The funding allocation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education plays an important role in supporting the wellbeing and mental health of our young people. The Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for practice has given recognition to the importance of promoting wellbeing in education. The approach set out in the Wellbeing Policy is a whole school and preventative approach which has multiple components that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The vision of my Department’s Strategy Statement is to ensure an education system where every student is welcome, valued and actively supported to reach their full potential. The curriculum at all levels is considered to be for all learners regardless of race, religion, socioeconomic background, gender or orientation. The Programme for Government commits that ‘this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The current status of all projects, including those in Mayo, are listed on a county by county basis at www.gov.ie/en/service/c5b56b-major-projects/ and is updated on a regular basis to reflect their progress through the various stages of capital appraisal, site acquisition, design, tender and construction. The description of architectural planning Stages 1-5 of Large Scale Projects and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently compiling the information that is available in response to the Deputy's request and this will be furnished separately to him as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Attendance (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 394 and 396 together. Since January 2021 Tusla Education Support Services (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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2023/24 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (7 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. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently exploring the provision of additional accommodation at the school in question to facilitate the school offering additional school places for September 2023. In tandem with this and with regard to the provision of the new school building at the site in Kildare town that will accommodate 1000 pupils as well as provide accommodation for pupils with special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school to which she refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme for two categories of works (Roof and Structural) on the same application form. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, each category of an emergency must be applied for separately. The school had proposed a full roof replacement on their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (7 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: State Examinations (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: In July 2015, the Minister for Education and Skills published the Framework for Junior Cycle 2015. This framework was developed following extensive consultation by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), which included a symposium on the future of junior cycle, online questionnaires, focus groups and written submissions. This consultation included the vocational education...