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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the school in question is co-located with another primary school on the same site. Following engagement with the patrons of both schools in 2019, it was decided to expand the capacity of the patronage of the school referred to on the existing site from 16-classrooms to 32-classrooms. This is linked to a major school building project for a new school building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise 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. Supplementary information has been requested from the school authority and once this is received, and the assessment completed a decision will be conveyed directly to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Sep 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 Sep 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 Sep 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: Site Acquisitions (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department's building section has been in contact with the landowner of the site for the school to which the Deputy refers. My Department will continue to keep the school authority and the Patron updated in relation to the schools further accommodation requirements for 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: There were 3,104 mainstream primary schools in the 2021/2022 academic year. In total, 40,351 full-time equivalent posts were allocated to these schools in the same year. Teachers at primary level provide the primary curriculum which is comprised of a number of subjects, only one of which is physical education. It is therefore not possible to count the number of physical education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: There were 728 post-primary schools in the 2021/2022 academic year. The number of physical education teachers by school for the same academic year is attached. The source of the information is the Deployment of Teaching Resources (DTR) 2021/2022 file, which is timetable data collected annually by the Inspectorate. 36 schools did not submit DTR returns in 2021/2022 and are therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Defective Building Materials (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has a comprehensive programme of wellbeing supports in place for all schools. The Department’s Wellbeing Policy and Framework for practice has given recognition to the importance of promoting wellbeing in education.  The approach set out in the Wellbeing Policy is a whole school and preventative approach which has multiple components that include providing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Sep 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 Textbooks (29 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Back-to-school costs have always been a burden for families and free books for primary children will be a huge step in helping families. From September 2023 new funding of €47 million will bring total investment in free school books for primary schools to over €50 million. My Department will be engaging with the education partners on how best to roll out this funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Sep 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: State Examinations (29 Sep 2022)

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

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak on budget 2023 and how it pertains to education. I am joined by my colleague, the Minister of State with responsibility for special education, Deputy Madigan. Budget 2023 provides for an increase of more than €440 million in core funding for the Department of Education. This is a very significant increase and one that furthers the...