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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: As Minister for Education, I am acutely aware of the costs faced by families upon the return of their children to school. Apart from a small number of prescribed texts at post-primary level, determined by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), the decisions on which textbooks, programmes and resources to use in primary and post-primary schools are taken at school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I welcome the Budget 2023 announcement of funding from the Climate Action Fund in relation to the provision of Photovoltaic Panels in schools up to 6KW output. This is really positive news for our schools and will assist with their energy needs and costs along with supporting the decarbonisation of our school buildings. My Department Officials are working closely with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 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 (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school authority in question. Officials in my Department have engaged with the school authority and further information is to be submitted by the school authority. Once this is received, the application will be assessed and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question submitted an application under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. This application was assessed by my officials and it was determined that the school had sufficient accommodation to cater for its current cohort of staff and pupils. The school authorities were informed of this decision directly. The purpose of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 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 a new build 24 classroom primary school including a 2 classroom SEN Base. This school is part of ‘Project Nore’, and I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the tender...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Oct 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: School Funding (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 257 and 258 together. Data in relation to the funding of the bodies referred to by the Deputy is currently being compiled by my officials. A response will issue to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (5 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for a range of additional accommodation including a Music room, Textiles room, Art room, Graphics room, 2 Multi Media rooms, a Science Lab, 2 Technical rooms, 3 SEN class bases and various preparation areas. I am also pleased to inform the Deputy that this devolved delivery...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 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, are 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 (5 Oct 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 School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The delivery of high quality internet connectivity for all schools is a key objective of my Department. It is accepted that good connectivity is essential to ensure that schools are facilitated to progress the embedding of digital technologies in teaching and learning and for the implementation of new and revised curriculum. My Department operates the Schools Broadband Programme at an annual...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (5 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: Following the publication of the Blended Working Policy Framework for the Civil Service by my colleague the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, my Department has developed a draft blended working policy based on the overarching framework, tailored to its business requirements. Consultation on this policy is currently underway with staff representatives. Once agreed and rolled out,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (5 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that an Official from my Department has been in direct contact with the Principal of St. Attracta's Junior National School. The issue in relation to the submission of appointment forms for a number of teachers at the school has been resolved and the teachers concerned will be paid together with any arrears due at the next available pay date.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 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: School Transport (5 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, are 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 Staff (5 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2022/23 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and schools will be provided with class teachers on the basis of 1 teacher for every 24...