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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: Teaching Qualifications (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of the Teaching Council study and the survey referred to by the Deputy. 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 at post-primary level. Arising from the work of this Group and its various substructures, the Teacher...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

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

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for each individual school authority as the employer. The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered and ultimately the quality of teaching and learning are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities. Post primary schools employ teachers with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware capital funding was approved in 2019 for the school in question, to provide 4 mainstream classrooms and one Special Education Teaching Room. This project is currently devolved to the school authority for delivery. For school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to...

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

Norma Foley: My Department has commenced the tender process for the appointment of the Project Manager for the delivery programme which includes the school referred to by the Deputy. The appointment of the project manager is a two-stage restricted process. An Expressions of Interest notice was published on the E-tenders Portal on 14thNovember. It is expected that the successful project manager will be...

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

Norma Foley: My Department can confirm that the school will remain on their current site for 2023/2024 school year. My Department will continue to address the interim accommodation requirements for the school and will continue to keep the school, through its Patron Body updated in relation to same. My Department will not be releasing the rental costs associated for this schools accommodation as they are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 Feb 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: Schools Building Projects (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. During 2022, 180 school building projects were delivered and a further 300 continued in construction at the start of 2023 - most of which will be completed...

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 Stage 3 – 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: Schools Building Projects (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. There were circa. 180 school building projects delivered during 2022 and a further 273 school building projects continued in construction at the start of 2023 -...

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

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question applied for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme to carry out repairs to the roof on the 14th of February 2023. The emergency works project for the repairs to the roof of the school was approved on the 15th of February 2023. As this is a devolved project the responsibility for progressing the project lies with the School Authority.

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 the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme from the school in question. This application is in the final stages of the assessment process by my officials. They will be in touch with the school authorities in due course.

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the purpose of the Summer Works Scheme is to devolve funding to individual school authorities to undertake small-scale building works which, ideally, can be carried out during the summer months or at other times that avoid disrupting the operation of the school. The Summer Works Scheme plays an important role in the maintenance and upgrade of the condition of our...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: To date in 2023, I have met the CEO of the State Examinations Commission (SEC), including other SEC senior staff, on two occasions. It may be useful for the Deputy to be aware that the Department also has ongoing contact at official level with the SEC CEO and SEC officials in relation to issues such as finance, governance and curricular reform as well as the operation of the State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pension Provisions (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) employ Tutors to deliver various Adult, Community and Further Education programmes. While the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has been established with policy responsibility for further education and training, my Department retains regulatory responsibility for the ETB Sector. Significant progress has...

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

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the deputy that my Department granted the school in question approval for funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of - 2 Classroom SEN Base & rental one 100m2 temporary unit from September 2021 to June 2022. This project is currently at the Design Stage. Additional information was requested from the school which was...

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

Norma Foley: The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) of my Department provides a school-based psychological service to all recognised primary and post-primary schools through the application of psychological theory and practice to support the wellbeing, and the academic, social and emotional development of all learners. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: - Psychological...