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

Norma Foley: It is my Department’s main responsibility 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. The Capital Programme details the school projects that...

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: National Educational Psychological Service (21 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, individual casework, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students. NEPS, in common with many other...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The tender process to appoint the...

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

Norma Foley: A major building project for the school in question has been devolved for delivery to Louth County Council. Following submission of the Tender Report, the Department recently authorised Louth County Council to issue the Letter of Intent to the preferred tenderer. The Supplementary Tender Report was subsequently submitted to the Department in recent weeks and is currently under review....

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

Norma Foley: There are four state-funded higher education institutions (HEIs) providing primary initial teacher education (ITE) and one independent private provider of primary ITE. The current requirements for Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of 2 x 2 week placements, which are outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim:...

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

Norma Foley: Our schools have done great work in welcoming Ukrainian children and young people into their communities since 25 February 2022. As of 31 January 2023, 14,482 students have formally enrolled in schools across all 26 counties. My Department continues to support our school in their immediate response to children and young people from Ukraine, especially through Regional Education and Language...

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

Norma Foley: Officials in my Department are currently working to collate the information requested and will send it to the Deputy directly.

Co-ordination of International Protection Services: Statements (16 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I thank the House for the opportunity to discuss the very positive response on the part of the education system and school communities to those seeking refuge in Ireland. The very best and most insightful aspect of my job as Minister for Education is the opportunity I am afforded to visit schools across the country. In nearly every school I visit there are students who have recently...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to have the opportunity to address the Seanad on the issues of teacher supply and places in post-primary schools. Both topics are equally and extremely important. The delivery of high-quality teaching and learning is a key priority for the Department of Education and for all who work in the education sector. Equally important is that children and their families can expect to...

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: My departmental colleague will take over from now. We will revert on the points the Senators’ raised.

Seanad: Teacher Supply and School Places: Statements (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: Yes. I am very sorry about this.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Adult Education Provision (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education retains regulatory responsibility for the ETB sector, including further education services. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Feb 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: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, my Department has reached agreement in principle, subject to contract, for the acquisition of a site at Fassaroe, Bray, Co. Wicklow as a permanent location for the school in question. The conveyancing stage of the acquisition process has commenced and Head of Terms have been agreed with the Vendor. It is not possible at this early stage to provide a timeline for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Period Poverty (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government (PFG) includes the commitment to ‘provide a range of free, adequate, safe, and suitable period products in all educational publicly-funded settings (including schools, colleges and HEIs), to ensure that no students are disadvantaged in their education by period poverty.’ The Government has taken the decision to support the Private Members’...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Feb 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 109 and 111 together. The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in my Department’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These...