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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has informed the school patron that the accommodation brief for the building project in question is currently being formulated and that my Department will be in further contact with the patron when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 217 and 220 together. As the Deputy may be aware my Department, in September 2017, introduced a new model to support pupils with special educational needs in our schools. The new model differs significantly from the old Resource Allocation Model, in that Special Education Teacher allocation is now frontloaded into schools to support children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 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 my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that following the Department's communication with the school patron on 3rd October last, the Department has since advised the patron that the project brief is currently being formulated and that the Department will be in further contact with the patron when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The Secretary to Board of Management allowance was introduced in 2007 following an agreement reached at the Teachers Conciliation Council (Agreed Report 3/06). This agreement followed a recommendation of the Teachers Arbitration Board in 2003 that an allowance should be put in place for all Principals who carry out work as Secretary outside of normal working hours. Prior to the 2007 TCC...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The continuation and rates of Covid-19 capitation grants to provide for enhanced cleaning services and the purchase of necessary cleaning supplies in schools will be determined by the prevailing public health advice at the time. My Department will continue to work closely with all of the education partners and public health specialists so that schools will be supported in implementing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: Is oibríocht shuntasach é Iompar Scoile atá á bainistiú ag Bus Éireann thar ceann na Roinne. Sa scoilbhliain deiridh, iompraíodh os cionn 121,400 leanbh, lena n-áirítear os cionn 15,500 leanbh a bhfuil riachtanais speisialta oideachais acu, ar bhonn laethúil go dtí bunscoileanna agus iar-bhunscoileanna ar fud na tíre ar chostas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department utilises a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support its strategic planning for capital investment. Where the geo-spatial assessment of demand and capacity in an area indicates that additional provision is required my Department considers the options of extending the capacity of a school or schools, or of providing a new school or schools. The timing and duration of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for additional school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has informed the school patron that the accommodation brief for the building project in question is currently being formulated and that my Department will be in further contact with the patron when this process has been completed.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together. Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment on the previous 30 September. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. As of end of October, there...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Nov 2022)

Norma Foley: The post primary project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Kildare & Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The Design Team is currently preparing the Stage 2a report (developed design) for submission and the Department understands from KWETB that the report is nearing completion. It is a matter for KWETB, as the client for the project, to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 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. A letter was issued by the Department to the schools in February 2022 to advise that their respective school had been included in the programme. The NDFA has since been in contact with each school to introduce the team,...