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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 392 and 396 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 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: Capital Expenditure Programme (4 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested is not readily available. It is currently being collated and will be supplied directly to the Deputy shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 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 (4 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 (4 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 Transport (4 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: Physical Education (4 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I am advised that 285 schools provided Leaving Certificate Physical Education (LCPE) as an examinable subject in the 2021/22 school year. Since the first examinations took place in 2020, over 7,500 students have completed the LCPE examination. Based on available information, the number of people teaching physical education in post-primary schools in 2021/2022 was over 2,860. I can...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (4 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 (4 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 (4 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: At the time of Parliamentary Question No 1012, the building project referred to by the Deputy was at an advanced stage of the tender process with a recommended bidder identified. That bidder subsequently assessed their tender in light of the increase in inflation and advised they could not commit. At the time of answering Parliamentary Question No 1012, the Department had not been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (4 Oct 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 405 and 406 together. 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...

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. The National Council for Special...

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...