Results 8,261-8,280 of 19,968 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 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. Negotiations are currently underway in respect of a potential acquisition of land for the school. The Deputy will appreciate that negotiations in respect of site acquisitions are, by their nature, sensitive and for that reason I...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 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. During 2022, there was circa. 180 school building projects delivered and a further 273 school building projects remained under construction at the start of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (8 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. During 2022, there was circa. 180 school building projects delivered and a further 273 school building projects remained under construction at the start of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers to was granted funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme 2020 for the provision of 7 x General Classrooms, En-suite Toilet & 1 x Assisted Toilet, 2 x SEN Base & Purchase of Modular Accommodation of 1 x 100m2General Classroom. The project is devolved for delivery to the school authority. My Department issued a letter...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (8 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: School Textbooks (8 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: Thank you for your query to the Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD in relation to the free schoolbooks scheme for primary schools. As you are aware additional funding has been allocated to provide free books to primary school pupils in primary schools from September 2023. The measure will eliminate the cost to families for all school books, including workbooks, in primary schools. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The project for school mentioned by the Deputy is in early architectural planning which involves site surveys, school design stages and the preparation of statutory applications. It is anticipated that the planning application for the permanent school referred to by the Deputy will be lodged in Q2 2023. My Department must then await a decision on planning from the local authority. A...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The total costs spent to date for the provision of temporary accommodation for the school to which the deputy refers is circa €11.7 million incl Vat. These costs include all temporary accommodation costs including the purchase of modular accommodation, site works, delivery, installation and school fit out costs for the school since it opened at its current site.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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: Schools Building Projects (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued for the refurbishment of 4 existing Modular Classroom units and for the provision of 2 additional Modular Classroom units at the school referred, to cater for increased enrolments. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme which provides the...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 356 and 357 together. I wish to advise the Deputy, that in order for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that investment and expenditure on PE Halls is an element of the overall School Building Programme. Almost 95% of the post primary schools that made 2020 Annual Schools Returns have indicated to the Department that they either have a PE Hall, access to a nearby PE Hall, or a project in train that will deliver a new PE Hall which can be used as a sports...

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

Norma Foley: My Department has an ongoing policy of updating and improving its suite of School Design Guides (SDGs) for schools with a view to offering better guidance to school authorities and Design Teams. The update of design guidance documents is based on evidence based research, collaboration, codes of practice and international best practice. SDG-02-06, which is only one document of a suite of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 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: School Transport (7 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: 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: Parental Leave (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: The Parental Leave Scheme for teachers is regulated by the Parental Leave Act 1998, as amended. The terms and conditions of the Parental Leave Scheme for primary and post primary teachers are contained in my Department's Circular Letter 0054/2019 (Chapter 5). Parental Leave is a period of statutory unpaid leave available to a teacher for the specific purpose of caring for their child....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (7 Mar 2023)

Norma Foley: 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 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in that area. Parents have...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where...