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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Private Partnerships (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I refer to the Deputy's question above. Please see below a list of the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects under the remit of the Department of Education and Youth which have been delivered since 2010. PPPs under Remit of DoEY with a start/end date since 2010 Name Construction Capital Cost €m...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Teaching Council is the professional standards body for the teaching profession, which promotes and regulates professional standards in teaching. The Teaching Council registers teachers under the and in line with the . There are five routes of registration, the minimum registration requirements for each route are set out in the Schedule of the Regulations. Under the Teaching Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: Teachers taking up their first contract in a viable teaching post in September 2025, will become eligible for a permanent contract in September 2026. This eligibility is contingent upon successful re-appointment following a competitive recruitment process. I hope that being able to gain a permanent contract a year earlier will help teachers in applying for mortgages and placing their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred by the Deputy has been approved to enter the Department's pipeline for school building projects to provide for 2 Science labs and prep area, 1 Home Economics room, 1 Textiles room, 1 Music Room, a 2 Classroom SEN base and ancillary. The Stage 1 Report was received by my Department in April 2025 and is currently being reviewed from both a technical and cost perspective in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Departments pipeline of school buildings projects to provide the following accommodation: 8 General Classrooms, 4 Special Education Tuition rooms, 1 Music Room, 1 Textiles Room, 1 Art Room, 1 Project Store, 1 Multimedia Room, 2 Science Laboratories and Preparation Area, 1 Library and a General Purpose / Dining Hall. The project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the deputy, was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide one classroom SEN base and one SET under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA). This project was devolved to the school authority for delivery. In June 2024 my department granted approval for this project to proceed to Stage 3 Tender stage....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: My department recognises the importance of the Minor Works Grant to primary schools. The Minor Works Grant is provided to all primary and special schools, to enable them undertake small-scale minor maintenance and improvement works on a devolved basis. Schools have the autonomy to use this funding for maintenance and small-scale improvements to school buildings and grounds. Given that each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I will arrange for the requested information to be forwarded to the Deputy once compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced €35 million in funding to support digital learning in schools. €35 million in grant funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has now issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This ICT funding is being provided to schools to enable the continued embedding of digital technologies in their teaching,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: Funded by the Department of Education and Youth since 2018 under the cross departmental Creative Youth Plan, Creative Clusters is administered by the National Arts in Education office, Tralee Education Support Centre, in partnership with Education Support Centres Ireland. Due to Education Support Centres Ireland boundaries, it is not possible to provide information by county. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: On the 7th of February 2025, together with Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan, I invited primary, post primary and special schools to apply to take part in Creative Connections, a pilot creative partnership programme. Part of the Shared Island initiative on tackling educational disadvantage, Creative Connections aims to promote collaboration, encourage creativity and enhance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Foreign Language Assistant (FLA) scheme comes under 'Languages Connect', Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education, which primarily aims to increase and diversify the uptake of Foreign Languages in the Irish Education System. The FLA scheme has its origins in cultural agreements between Ireland and the countries of France, Germany, Spain, Austria and Italy. Graduates,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I will arrange for the requested information to be forwarded to the Deputy once compiled.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: School secretaries are at the heart of the school and are the key interface between students, parents, school leaders and other staff. Without them, our schools would be unsustainable. In supporting these vital school staff members, we also support the school community as a whole. Since September 2023 my department has been providing a payroll service for former grant funded school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department has not procured any services from this company. The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with his query. Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide 3 General Classrooms, Science and Preparation area, Construction Room and Preparation area, Home Economic Room, Graphic Design Laboratory, Music Room, Project Store, 2 SET Rooms & Ancillary Rooms and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that the property in question is required for future educational accommodation requirements. My Department is examining additional education opportunities that could be facilitated within the property and ultimately its long-term use.

Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (16 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I welcome the opportunity to introduce this motion to the House. I acknowledge the survivors whose courage and commitment have brought us to this point. I sincerely thank every single survivor for their bravery, whether they were in a position to come forward or not. In particular, I thank the late Mark Ryan and his brother David, who joined us yesterday in the Houses. I acknowledge the...

Seanad: Draft Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (16 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank colleagues for their contributions and constructive input. I think we are all of the same view here. We all want to ensure the commission is set up as quickly as possible. We all want to ensure that survivors get the answers they so rightly deserve. We all want to ensure this happens as quickly as possible and in a way that is survivor centred and trauma informed. That is at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further and Higher Education (16 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together. The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) is the psychological service of the Department of Education and Youth and provides critical services to the almost 1 million children and young people and almost 100,000 staff who work in our primary, post-primary and special schools daily. The vital and broad-ranging services...