Results 861-880 of 19,412 for speaker:Norma Foley

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

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The project is currently at Stage 2b, with a full grant of planning permission received for the school. The NDFA’s Design Team is working to conclude the pre-tender stage in conjunction with the Department. When...

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

Norma Foley: The Junior Cycle Framework (2015) incorporates a modernised curriculum across all subjects and a balanced range of assessment modes that provides a learner experience appropriate to the needs of the 21st century. It provides students with learning opportunities that strike a better balance between learning knowledge and developing a wide range of skills and thinking abilities. The Junior...

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

Norma Foley: I attach the Schedule of Foreign Travel costs for Ministerial and accompanying officials and advisors in 2023 and 2024. Year Dates (GMT) Schedule Total Travel Costs (Flights, Hotel, Transfers and other Miscellaneous costs) 2023 10-16th March Dublin -Philadelphia and New York €8,191.27 2023 ...

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 for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide five mainstream classrooms, one SET room and a two classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery. The project remains under careful review...

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

Norma Foley: See attached number of primary and post primary teaching posts in Kerry over the time period requested. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for individual school authorities, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24 of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In that regard there are more than 3,700 individual...

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

Norma Foley: Please find attached requested data, for academic years 2019 to 2023, with 2023 being the latest year we have final enrolment data for. The data was collated from the relevant primary and post-primary school lists which can be found at the link below. We expect to publish final enrolment data for academic year 2024-25 in June 2025. www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/...

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

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project 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 and reviewing technical design information in relation...

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

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project 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 and reviewing technical design information in relation...

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.