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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is currently examining the accommodation options for the school in question and my officials will be in further contact with the school patron as soon as these are finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Feb 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. This application is under assessment by my officials and a decision will issue directly to the school authorities when the application process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Officials have been engaging with colleagues in the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, which has policy responsibility for the further education sector, and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform in relation to this matter and discussions are ongoing. There has been previous engagement with Unions regarding these staff and while...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Feb 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: Departmental Data (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for his question on literacy test scores. Since 2012 primary schools have been administering standardised testing on an annual basis to all pupils in 2nd, 4th and 6th classes. The data requested is not available as the results of standardised tests are confidential to each individual school and therefore are not published. Primary principals and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. All schools have access to a service from NEPS which includes: - Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident - A school staff Support and Development Service, to build school capability to provide a...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for additional school accommodation from the school in question. 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. There were...

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

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: - Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident - A casework service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Feb 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: Teacher Training (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 379, 396 and 397 together. In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead on 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...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 380, 388 and 398 together. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed upon under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). My Department does not currently collate data on vacant home economics posts in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that my Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications established a jointly funded pathfinder programme, which is administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Planning and Building Unit in the Department of Education with delivery support from Limerick Clare ETB. This pathfinder is a great example...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capital Expenditure Programme (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will build on...

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

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage3 – Tender Action and Award. A tender process can take between 8-12 months to complete, subject to no issues arising. My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project referred to by the Deputy. The main elements of this pipeline currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 401 together. In 2018, my Department established a Steering Group on Teacher Supply to facilitate multi-agency engagement and to lead on 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (21 Feb 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: Special Educational Needs (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: It is the policy of the Department of Education, in accordance with the principles of inclusive education, that pupils with additional learning needs are supported in mainstream classes along with their peers, with additional supports provided as necessary. Primary and post-primary schools make provision for pupils’ special educational needs (SEN) through a continuum of interventions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Feb 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: School Admissions (21 Feb 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...