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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has undertaken a significant level of work in developing projections for teacher demand and supply in our schools. The statistical projections on annual teacher demand and teacher supply at primary and post-primary level are set out in the Developing a Teacher Demand and Supply Model for Ireland 2021-2038 - A Technical Report:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government, there is a commitment to reduce the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools and I am delighted that significant progress has been made. In Budget 2023, I ensured major investment in our schools and I have succeeded in bringing the teacher allocation ratio to an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils in all primary schools for the 2023/24...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government sets out this Government’s intention to continue to develop our educational system to meet the needs of all students and to tackle disadvantage from an early age. Progressing this ambition, while responding to the particular challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in the Ukraine, has been a key priority for my Department since 2020. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (13 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: School Transport (13 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 at a cost of over €289m in 2021. The purpose of the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: I fully recognise the important role of Education and Training Boards (ETBs) in the education sector. The 16 ETBs were established in July 2013 under the provisions of the Education and Training Boards Act, 2013.ETBs carry out their duties in relation to the provision of education in accordance with the ETB Act 2013 and under the legislation that established SOLAS in relation to further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department has reached an agreement in principle for the acquisition of a 3.31 acre site in Donabate to permanently accommodate Gaelscoil na Mara. The acquisition process is at an advanced stage. Heads of Terms have been agreed and draft contracts have been exchanged. The acquisition of this site is conditional on the development of a large residential development which is awaiting final...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to the number of granted and declined incremental credit applications for teachers is not readily available in my Department but this information will be collated for the years 2014 to 2021 and will issue directly to the Deputy. The information requested in relation to the value of incremental applications approved and the geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (13 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Teaching Council has confirmed that this person was removed from the Register under Section 34 of the Teaching Council Acts 2001 -2015 on 14 March 2022. Under Section 34, teachers are removed from the Register if they fail to apply for renewal of their registration. In line with the legislation, where a teacher is removed from the Register, they must make a full application for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Dec 2022)

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: Education and Training Boards (13 Dec 2022)

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: Departmental Legal Cases (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the 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 matters...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department.  In the last school year over 121,400 children, including over 15,500 children with special educational needs, are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 251 and 252 together. Tá sé beartaithe agam ceisteanna parlaiminte 61529/22 agus 61530/22 a thógáil le chéile. Creidim go bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt don chlár fochéime dá ngairtear Baitsiléir Oideachais (B.Ed. Sruth Ginearálta) agus don chlár iarchéime dhá bhliain dá ngairtear Máistir...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Tríú Leibhéal (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. Is éard a mholfainn ná plé le PQanna 61531/22 agus 61532/22 le chéile. I gcomhréir le ciorclán 0044/2019, ní mór do mhúinteoirí i mbunscoileanna a bheith cáilithe chun an réimse d’ábhair bhunscoile a mhúineadh do pháistí idir 4 agus 12 bhliain...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department is currently assessing options with a view to identifying the optimum solution for the long-term needs of the school referred to by the Deputy.  This includes the consideration of the proposal to relocate to an alternative site/campus and also of other potential solutions, with a view to making the most appropriate provision possible for the school and for its current and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Policy for Gaeltacht Education aims to strengthen the provision of education through the medium of Irish in Gaeltacht language planning areas. As part of this Policy, the Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme was established to provide additional targeted supports to schools in Gaeltacht language planning areas to fulfil language-based criteria so as to achieve recognition as a Gaeltacht...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The project for Wexford Educate Together National School is part of a campus project for two schools in Wexford, the other school being Selskar College. The project is devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). The Department received the final Stage 1 Report following a meeting with WWETB and its Design Team and understands that WWETB also...