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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Health and Safety (24 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Managing ventilation is just one of a suite of public health measures in place to keep our schools safe. The Department’s approach on good ventilation in schools, as part of a layered strategy of protective measures to control the spread of the virus, remains fully consistent with the Expert Group recommendations on good practices, the use of portable CO2 monitors and the targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (24 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate 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: State Examinations (24 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate 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: Business Supports (24 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The funding allocated to my Department, as set down in the annual Estimates, is used to meet costs associated with the provision of educational services in our schools and various related functions. The allocation is used primarily to fund the salaries of teaching and non-teaching school staff, the development of school infrastructure, capitation funding for the ongoing running costs of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (24 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Section 14 (1) of the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, requires Tusla to maintain a register of children being educated in a place other than a recognised school. Parents of such children must complete a registration and assessment process for inclusion on the register. This legal requirement exists to support parents in their constitutional right as the primary educator of their child. To...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The recruitment of teachers is a priority area of action for the Department given the importance of ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have available to them qualified, engaged and supportive teachers to support them in their learning. My Department is undertaking a comprehensive programme to support the supply of teachers. Officials engage closely with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate 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: State Examinations (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate 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 (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently completing stage 2B and tender documentation was received by my Department. This was examined and a small number of fundamental issues with the tender documents were pointed out to the Design Team on 19th December 2022. That communication was also copied to the school authorities. The Design team have been requested to review these issues...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (19 Jan 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: School Transport (19 Jan 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 Curriculum (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The curriculum at primary and post-primary is for all learners, from all backgrounds – regardless of gender, socio-economic background, race or creed. It aims to foster inclusivity, equality and diversity. Currently, Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary junior cycle. Relationships and Sexuality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Tugadh curaclam reatha Gaeilge na hArdteistiméireachta (bunaithe) isteach i scoileanna i 1995. Bunaithe ar thaighde agus ag tógáil ar an tsamhail soláthair atá i bhfeidhm cheana féin ag leibhéil na bunscoile agus na sraithe sóisearaí, bhunaigh an Chomhairle Náisiúnta Curaclaim agus Measúnachta (CNCM) grúpa forbartha...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I ndiaidh comhairliúchán forleathan, tugadh isteach sonraíochtaí Gaeilge T1 (Teanga 1) agus T2 (Teanga 2) i scoileanna in 2017 mar chuid de chéim 3 de chur i bhfeidhm an Chreata don tSraith Shóisearach (2015). Ba é sin an chéad uair a rinneadh soláthar curaclaim scoite don Ghaeilge, mar fhreagairt d’aiseolas ó pháirtithe leasmhara,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project for the school to which the Deputy refers. The main elements of this pipeline currently involve in excess of 1,300 school building projects for delivery under my Department’s Large Scale and Additional Accommodation Scheme. These projects are currently in progress...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Investment and expenditure on PE Halls is an element of the overall expenditure and investment in the School Building Programme. The provision of GP rooms/PE Halls, at primary and post primary level respectively, and outdoor hard play areas form part of the accommodation brief for all new school buildings or where a major building or refurbishment project is being delivered for an existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the deputy that capital funding was approved under the Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme in 2022 which included the replacement of prefabs and special education needs classrooms. The school also requested funding for PE hall in this application and was refused. The school authority has been notified of the decision. Funding for PE halls does not fall under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department recognises the importance of the Minor Works Grant to primary schools. The funding provides good flexibility at local level to assist schools to manage and undertake works that support the operation of the school. I can confirm to the Deputy that the Minor Works Grant for primary schools for the current school year (2022-2023) was paid in December 2021 - in order to give...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: More than €317 million of additional Covid-19 Capitation grant funding was made available to recognised primary and post primary schools to provide for the implementation of infection prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID -19 for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years. A further €45 million has been provided to cater for ongoing enhanced...