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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached tabular statement. Minister/Minister of State Special Advisor Cessation Date Norma Foley T.D., Minister for Education Eoin Murphy Current Aine Doyle Current *Christy Mannion 27/10/2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to voluntary secondary schools by way of per capita grants. Under current per capita funding arrangements an Irish and Bilingual Grant is paid each year to those voluntary secondary schools where all subjects are taught through Irish or those where a maximum of 4 subjects are taught through Irish. My Department provides funding to Community and Comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Environmental Schemes (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: As I have already advised the Deputy, the general principles and approach to school selection include schools meeting Energy Monitoring and Reporting requirements and demonstrating a strong and holistic commitment to energy management practices through participation in the Energy in Education Programme. The programme selection also seeks to enable various cross sections of school types and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers recently submitted a request for the final drawdown of funding for the project approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. Department officials authorised this request on the 10th of October 2022. The funds should be in the school's account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 468 and 481 together. The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides a much valued service to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. NEPS provides a broad service and encompasses a model that seeks to strengthen the overall capacity of the system to support the wellbeing, participation and inclusion of all children and young people...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current 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: Budget 2023 (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my 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 funding for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 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. The cost of the scheme in 2021 was €289m. The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scrúduithe Stáit (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Tá an fhreagracht reachtúil ar Choimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit as cúrsaí oibríochta a bhaineann leis na scrúduithe stáit. Mar gheall air seo, tá d'fhiosrú curtha ar aghaidh agam chuig Coimisiún na Scrúduithe Stáit le freagra díreach a chur chugat.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 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 (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise that the school referred to by the Deputy will relocate to an existing building currently occupied on an interim basis by another school while awaiting the construction of a building project for that school. In this regard, the building project for that school is advancing through the tender process. Subject to no issues arising, it is currently envisaged that works could...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current 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 School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 and 479 together. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, all schools are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 480 (18 Oct 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 Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department offers an Employee Assistance Service (EAS) for all school staff in recognised primary and post primary schools. This free service includes a wide range of supports including a confidential 24/7 helpline, short-term counselling, a wellbeing portal and webinars. It also provides advice and support to managers to help them deal with health and wellbeing issues in the workplace....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that at the end of the 2021/22 school year there were 3,395 persons in receipt of a Principals Allowance, in respect of 3,240 primary schools (including special schools and special settings). There were 484 persons in receipt of a Principals Allowance in respect of 479 voluntary and community and comprehensive post primary schools (excluding ETB schools). These...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in my Department. My officials have commenced compiling the data and will forward directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (18 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. The 18 religious congregations involved in the management of most of the residential institutions in which child abuse took place have made contributions towards the costs incurred by the State in responding to that abuse under two rounds: the legally binding 2002 Indemnity Agreement and the voluntary offers made in 2009 in the aftermath...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at all times guided by public health advice as to the appropriate infection and prevention control measures to be implemented in schools to both prevent the introduction of COVID-19 into school settings and to minimise its impact if COVID-19 occurs. At the beginning of the 2022/2023 school year, the Department of Health and the office of the Chief Medical Officer advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Judicial Reviews (13 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Officials in my Department are currently working to collate the information requested and will send it to the Deputy directly.