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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 450, 451, 452 and 453 together. Currently there are 151 Supply Panel clusters at primary level, with 610 posts allocated to the scheme, providing substitute cover in 2,843 schools.  Details on clusters operating in Co. Kildare, and across the country are attached. Supply Panel Cluster Location No. of Supply Panel Posts ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: A major building project for the school in question has been devolved for delivery to Louth County Council. I am pleased to inform the deputy that the Department recently authorised Louth County Council to issue the Letter of Intent to the preferred tenderer. If all is in order with the Supplementary Tender Report that has follwed, a Letter of Acceptance will then issue. This will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme to enable the school in question to build a 2 Classroom SEN Base.  In April 2022 the School Authority submitted a Stage 1/2a report which was reviewed by the Department's Professional & Technical Team and combined comments requesting additional information were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

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 these universal supports, the DEIS programme provides a targeted and equitable way to address concentrated educational disadvantage that promotes equity across the primary and post-primary sector....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

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 2 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA). I am pleased to inform you that the project was recently approved by the Department to proceed to Stage 2b of the architectural planning process; the next step for the Design Team will be to obtain the statutory planning approvals. While at this early stage it is not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The Project Manager has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The major construction project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in October 2021. Works are progressing satisfactorily on site and it is anticipated that the school will be ready for occupation in quarter 1 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 Jan 2023)

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 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award.  A tender process can take between 8-12 months to complete, subject to no issues arising. My Department has a large pipeline of projects for delivery under the school building programme, including the project referred to by the Deputy.  The main elements of this pipeline...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department approved a change of status request for the school in question, to go to a 2 stream school from a 1 stream school. This approval is to take effect from when the school in question has full possession of the Greenhills building. The school in question are currently sharing accommodation with a special school, which is awaiting new accommodation...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: As per our recently published preliminary enrolments figures for 2022-2023, there are 558,133 pupils enrolled in primary schools and 406,457 pupils in post-primary schools. The preliminary 2022-2023 enrolments will be replaced by the final enrolments in June 2023. www.gov.ie/en/collection/63363b-data-on-individual-schools/ Please find attached requested data for the number of teaching posts...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. The NEPS service provides access for all schools to: - Psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident - A Casework Service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently in interim accommodation at the location referred to since September 2021. This building was refurbished to provide accommodation comprising at present 11 classrooms, Home Economics room, Art room, Science Lab and Prep Area, Technology Room, Construction Studies room and Prep Area, Admin, PE hall and SEN accommodation. To meet additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (31 Jan 2023)

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: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: More than €317 million of additional Covid-19 Capitation grant funding was made available to recognised primary and post primary schools to provide for the implementation of infection prevention and control measures to reduce the risk of the spread of COVID -19 for the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years. A further €45 million has been provided to cater for ongoing enhanced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 Jan 2023)

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 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. In addition, school transport scheme services are being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (31 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: Schools must ensure that each person proposed for appointment to a teaching post which is funded by the Oireachtas is registered with the Teaching Council, has qualifications appropriate to the sector, and is suitable to the post for which he/she is to be employed.  All appointments must be subject to compliance with the National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Acts 2012...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy for bringing this matter to my attention. As the Deputy is aware, my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to recognised primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (26 Jan 2023)

Norma Foley: As I have previously stated, it is not appropriate to use resources or materials produced or funded by the alcohol industry for education and awareness on alcohol in schools, or for teachers to attend, in their professional capacity, associated training which may be offered by organisations funded by the alcohol industry. This is reflected in Departmental Circular 13/2016, Promotion of...