Results 861-880 of 19,404 for speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school on behalf of the patron and the principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school. Individual school authorities are responsible for drawing up and implementing school policies including policies in relation to toilet access. My department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested over €5.7 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 1,150 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 300 other projects, which includes new school buildings some of which are being delivered in phases. These 300 projects currently at construction involve a total State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of a request for grant aid for a proposed land acquisition under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme from the school in question. I am pleased to confirm that approval was given under the Department's Modular Framework, for 2x Special education classroom & 6x Mainstream classroom and this project was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: My department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department can confirm that the school referred to by the Deputy was granted approval for the provision of two mainstream classrooms under the Department's Devolved Special Education Needs (SEN) Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This project is to replace two existing classrooms at the school. This Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme involves the use of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state 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: Educational Disadvantage (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: My department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Jan 2025)

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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Since 2011, arrangements have been in place for the establishment of new schools involving the forecasting of demand for school places based on demographic exercises carried out by my Department. New schools are only established in areas of demographic growth, as the resources available for school infrastructure have to be prioritised to ensure that every child has a school place. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the Department of Education divides the country into 314 school planning areas. The department uses a geographical information system, using data from a range of sources, including CSO Census data, child benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Matters in relation to taxation come within the remit of the Revenue Commissioners and it is therefore best placed to provide information on companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland. Successful tenderers for public works contracts and works related services contracts are required to comply with tax clearance requirements as part of public procurement arrangements. This operates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: Over the last 10 years, the Department has not awarded contracts to the company in question.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Housing Provision (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: The Government is committed to the delivery of quality public services and acknowledges that the housing issue presents particular challenges which are a source of concern for all public service workers, including those in the education sector. The Government is conscious of the need for greater availability of affordable accommodation for our young people, including teachers. Housing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: My Department supports and encourages the use of school buildings for community and recreational where feasible. As the Deputy may be aware, the 'Procedures on the use of school property and school sports facilities outside of school hours' were published in June of 2024. The Procedures replaced the ‘Guidelines on the use of School Buildings outside of School Hours’ which had...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the departments pipeline of school buildings projects to provide the following accommodation: 8 General Classrooms, 4 Special Education Tuition rooms, 1 Music room, 1 Textiles room, 1 Art Room, 1 Project store, 1 Multimedia room, 2 Science laboratories and a Preparation area, 1 Library and a General Purpose / Dining Hall. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of projects under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme for the provision of 11 General Classrooms, 3 SET rooms, 1 Multimedia room, 1 Textiles room, 1 Science lab/Prep area, 2 Classroom SEN base and the removal of 3 Prefabs. An additional SEN Base was added to the project a few months after the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jan 2025)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered as part of my Department's ADAPT Programme. The Design Team lodged the application for planning permission for the preferred design option with the Local Authority in October 2023. The Design Team subsequently received a substantial Request for Further Information (RFI) from the Local Authority in respect...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Properties (7 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that the Department of Education is in discussions with a developer on a potential disposal of the lands to the rear of the St. Finian's National School for the development of a public park and housing. I want to assure the Newcastle Secondary School Committee that some lands will be retained for the benefit of St. Finian's National School. The sustainable development plan of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school for the provision of a new 600 pupil school and ancillary accommodation is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 – Tender Action and Award. A new grant of planning was received in December 2023, with a number of conditions attached. The Design Team are examining the implications of these conditions along with reviewing technical design...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (7 Nov 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...