Results 941-960 of 15,047 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide four mainstream classrooms, eight SET rooms and a four classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. As a result of a Stage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for Primary teachers, and 29/2007 and 29/2010 for Post-Primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day-to-day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance and general up-keep, and the ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department’s voted estimate for capital and current expenditure for 2025 stands at €11.9 Billion. This represents an increase of over €3.2 Billion or 36% since 2020 and includes €7.6 billion for pay related expenditure. Budget 2025 provides an increase of €712 million in core current funding to my Department's Vote, as well as over €360 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: 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 172,500 children, are transported daily in approximately 7,900 vehicles across 10,300 routes daily to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. These daily trips cover over 100 million kilometres. This figure includes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Further analysis was conducted on the necessity for the establishment of the planned new post primary school in Dublin2_Dublin4. This analysis includes data on the population profile from Census 2022, and current enrolment data in existing schools. It concluded that while enrolments are on an upward trend there is capacity in existing schools including Sandymount Park ETSS, the new post...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 4 - Construction. The project brief is for the construction of a new predominantly 3 storey 1,000 pupil Post Primary School building. The development will include the demolition of 6 existing buildings on the site (non-protected structures); 5 of which are currently in use by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 91 and 92 together. My Department in partnership with Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science published an ambitious ICT/Digital Strategy for 2024-2025. This sets out the strategic approach to continue the progress made in embedding digital technology across both departments. This shared and collaborative approach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department’s website, www.education.ie, forms part of the gov.ie platform, the portal for government services and information. My Department has not incurred any expenditure on this website in the last five years as the portal is managed by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department’s website, www.education.ie, forms part of the gov.ie platform, the portal for government services and information. My Department has not incurred any expenditure on this website in the last five years as the portal is managed by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO). The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers and other school staff available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. The Irish school system is fortunate in the quality of their workforce and that teaching remains an attractive profession. Like many sectors, recruitment challenges...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority for the Department of Education. At a national level, Ireland has been experiencing growth in overall post primary enrolments and this is projected to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Each year, on the publication of the Department’s annual appropriation Accounts, extensive information is included in relation to project costs for large-scale projects in construction (over €10m), providing overall costs, expenditure to date and detailed notes in relation to where additional costs arose in those years in excess of €500,000. This is available on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Energy Conservation (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My department is leading an ambitious sustainability agenda and has progressed a wide array of measures to improve the overall sustainability of our school buildings as part of our work towards 2030 and 2050 climate targets. This performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in design, specification and delivery. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works. The EWS operates on the basis of a minimal scope of works and the school was advised to submit a revised scope of works with an accompanying itemised cost breakdown. Once this is received the EWS team will review the revised application and will engage further with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Flexible Work Practices (19 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Whilst there are currently no plans to make any changes to blended working arrangements in my department, my department is planning to carry out an evaluation this year, in line with other Departments. The focus of the evaluation is to assess how well we are working as individuals, teams and as a department, now we have been using a blended working model for a number of years. In the event...

Provision of Special Education: Motion [Private Members] (18 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "Dáil Éireann" and substitute the following: "notes that: - a child's right to education is enshrined in the Constitution and, under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, must be accessible on an equal basis with others in the community in which they live; and - the Government is committed...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Investigations (18 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Government has accepted the recommendation to establish a Commission of Investigation which is the principal recommendation of the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders. The Report of the Scoping Inquiry made a number of further recommendations, including that consideration be given by Government to establishing a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (18 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: There are 21 DEIS Primary schools in County Sligo. School Name County St Edwards N S Ballytivnan Sligo Sligo Project School Abbey Quarter Sligo SCOIL EOIN NAOFA Temple Street Sligo OUR LADY OF MERCY N S Pearse Road ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project referred to by the Deputy is a large scale building project comprising of a 25 class primary school with 8 classrooms for children with special educational needs. Works will be carried out on a phased basis. The project is at Architectural planning Stage 4 - Construction. Works are due to complete in Q2 2027.