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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...

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 to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The brief for this project is to provide an extension and refurbishment to the existing school building to accommodate a long term projected enrolment of 1,000 pupils. The project will also provide a 2 classroom Special...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single or mixed gender, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of my Department. New schools are established by my Department to meet demographic need and, generally, such new school provision (primary and post-primary) is mixed gender in nature....

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: School Accommodation (29 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I would like to advise the Deputy that the school in question has not requested funding under the Emergency Works or Summer Works Schemes for repairs to fencing. The main purpose of the Emergency Works Grant Scheme is to provide for unforeseen emergencies that impact on the school. If the school authority considers that it has an unforeseen emergency situation that it is unable to...

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...

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 school to which the deputy refers was granted funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for the provision of a PE Hall. The Stage 1 report was received by my Department and is currently under review by the Department's Professional & Technical team. Upon completion of this review, my officials will be in communication with the school authority in terms of...

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. As you are aware my Department...