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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide for the following accommodation at the school: 2x 15m2 SET room I can advise the Deputy that a Stage 1/2a Report was submitted to my Department in September 2022. The stage report was reviewed by my officials and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide for the following accommodation at the school: 2x 15m2 SET room I can advise the Deputy that a Stage 1/2a Report was submitted to my Department in September 2022. The stage report was reviewed by my officials and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 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, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 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, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build programme. This programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. The Grant of Planning decision was received in April 2022. It is intended that the project will be included in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 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: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has no input to the DARE scheme or its workings. The Deputy's question is more relevant for the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (DFHERIS).

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: School caretakers are valued members of our schools and I am fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools. The majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions those staff are employees of individual schools and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that an application for funding for roof works under the Emergency Works Scheme has been received from the school in question and is currently under review by a member of the Department's technical team. Once a recommendation has been made by the technical team a decision will be made and the school will be notified of same.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 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 (29 Nov 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 Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following: The information requested is not held by the Department of Education. The provision of HSE services is a matter for Health Service Executive. Questions in relation to the provision of HSE services should be directed to that body or to the Department of Health.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 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, Government announced...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 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: Departmental Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department aims to ensure that the needs of all of its customers, including people with disabilities, are met and that rights to equal treatment are upheld in service delivery. In line with the statutory obligation set out in the Disability Act 2005 my Department is committed to making its public buildings, services and information accessible to people with disabilities. Three Access...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). This Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Department of Education. The Council is chaired by an official of the Workplace Relations Commission. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the application for incremental credit for the teacher referred to has been processed by officials in my Department. Payment including arrears due will issue on the next available pay date on 8th December 2022. An official from my Department has been in direct contact with the teacher to advise him accordingly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Nov 2022)

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 approval, a process which has already commenced. At...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 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, Government...