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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Changes to the duration and content of all initial teacher education (ITE) programmes were made in response to recommendations in the National Strategy to Improve Literacy and Numeracy among children and Young People 2011-2020 and were incorporated into the Teaching Council’s Policy Paper on the Continuum of Teacher Education and Criteria and Guidelines for Programme Providers. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Funding was approved under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide the following accommodation for the school referred to by the deputy: 8 x 58m2 General Classrooms, 4 x SET rooms, 1 x Music room, 1 x Textiles room, 1 x Art Room, 1 x Project store, 1 x Multimedia room, 2 x Science lab/1 x Prep area,1 x Library, 1 x GP/Dining Room. I am pleased to inform that the Stage 1...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Educational Welfare Service operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. Educational Welfare Services (EWS) deal with children and families who have difficulties in relation to school attendance, participation, retention. This is a statutory service and its primary role is to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Managing ventilation is one of a suite of public health measures in place to keep our schools safe. Updated guidance for schools on Practical Steps for the Deployment of Good Ventilation Practices in Schools was provided in 2021 following the work of an expert group that carefully considered the role of ventilation in managing COVID-19. The updated guidance for schools is also fully in line...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. The cost in 2021 was over €289m. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (15 Dec 2022)

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: Departmental Communications (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: As I have previously stated, it is not appropriate that resources or materials produced or funded by the alcohol industry, for education and awareness on alcohol, are in use in our schools. This is reflected in Departmental Circular 13/2016, Promotion of Healthy Lifestyles in Primary Schools, which states that schools should avoid using resources developed by the alcohol industry. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: During my time as Minister for Education I have shown a strong commitment to addressing educational disadvantage. My Department’s Statement of Strategy, sets out the vision and mission of the Department for an educational system where every child and young person feels valued and is actively supported and nurtured to reach their full potential. It sets as a goal to ensure equity of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: In March I announced a major expansion of the DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools programme. This announcement meant that, for the first time since 2017, the programme is being significantly expanded and eligible schools will now gain access to targeted supports to address educational disadvantage. This will add an additional €32million to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (15 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €289m in 2021. In July 2022, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: EU Data (14 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: There have been no EU fines paid by the Department of Education since the start of the 33rd Dáil term to the European Commission relating to cases for infringements of European Union law or failure to transpose EU law.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers has been approved funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to provide 1 x 149m2 Engineering Room, 1 x 59m2 Engineering Prep Room, 1 x 80m2 Construction Prep/Store area & 1 x 119m2 Home Economics Room. The design team has been appointed and a Stage 1 Report has been submitted to my Department, which is currently under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides PE halls with the construction of all new post primary schools. These facilities may also be provided where a major building or refurbishment project is being delivered for an existing school. As the Deputy will be aware, my Department continues to implement the capital programme under the National Development Plan. Investment and expenditure on PE halls is an...