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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides each ETB with an administration and maintenance staffing allocation to support ETB schools, colleges and head office. In providing these supports, it is the responsibility of each ETB to recruit and manage staffing levels within this allocation, which would include where to assign such staffing. From a staffing flexibility point of view, while an individual may be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that I have recently received correspondence from the organisation referred to by the Deputy and a response will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The Public Service Agreement 2010-2014 or "Croke Park Agreement" was reached with ICTU as well as Gardaí and Defence Force Associations and applied across the public service. The agreement introduced measures and reforms which applied to all public service bodies and staff. In addition, it contained a specific chapter on measures in the education sector. In terms of teachers, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 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 (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The staffing arrangements for primary and post primary schools for the 2022/23 school year are set out in Circular 0025/2022 (primary) and Circulars 0022/2022, 0023/2022 and 0024/2022 (post primary), and are available on the Department website. The Special Education Teaching allocation, as outlined in Circular 0020/2022, (primary schools) and 0021/2022 (post primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 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 Transport (6 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 Transport (6 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 Transport (6 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 Transport (6 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 Transport (6 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 Textbooks (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: As part of Budget 2023, I announced over €50 million to provide free books to primary school pupils within the free education scheme from September 2023. This measure will eliminate the cost to these families for all school books at primary school, including workbooks. It delivers on the Programme for Government commitment to extend the free school book pilot, currently in 102 DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 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 purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent school project for the post-primary school referred to by the Deputy is scheduled to be completed in Q4 2023. My Department has been liaising with the school's patron body, Cork Education and Training Board, with regard to the requirements for short-term interim accommodation at the school's current location pending the move to the permanent school building in Q4 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: With regard to funding provision, my Department provides a number of policies and programmes which are supportive of afterschool clubs or activities for students at risk of educational disadvantage.   DEIS – Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools is the main policy initiative of the Department of Education to address educational disadvantage at school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (6 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: I have recently written to the Spiritan Order to remind the congregation of the importance of ensuring that all records relating to allegations of child sexual abuse are retained by the congregation. Consideration of any further steps which may be required is ongoing.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 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: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: Having assessed the school's current accommodation and future needs, it is proposed that the optimum solution for the school in Lisdoonvarna referred to by the Deputy, is the provision of a new school building at a new site. The Department is in discussions with the patron in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (1 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: It is the responsibility of my Department to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area. Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted.It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to draft, publish and implement a school admission policy...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (1 Dec 2022)

Norma Foley: The major construction project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2020. Works are progressing satisfactorily on site and it is anticipated that the school will be ready for occupation in quarter 1 2023.