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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: It is the role of the NCCA to advise the Minister for Education in matters relating to the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools and the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects that are part of the curriculum. It participates in international networks, engages in research, prepares discussion papers and consultation papers,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2020. This project has been devolved for delivery to Cork Educational Training Board and will provide for the following accommodation at the school; A Two Classroom SEN base, Seven General Classrooms, Two Science Labs with One Prep area, One Home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education Inspectorate employs a range of inspection models to ensure effective quality assurance and coverage of the school system. These include short, unannounced inspections and medium-scale evaluations which cover specific aspects of the work of schools, such as, the quality of learning and teaching in subjects and curriculum areas, the leadership of curriculum and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current 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.  The purpose of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cycling Policy (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Planning permission for the Secondary School to which the Deputy refers has been granted and phase 1 of the building is currently under construction. It is anticipated that the school will occupy the building in late August. There is no building project underway or planned for the primary school to which the Deputy refers. My Department will shortly be applying for a further planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current 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.  The purpose of my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Welfare Service (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) comprises the School Completion Programme, Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) and the Educational Welfare Service (EWS).  The EWS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, which emphasizes the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. The EWS deal with children and families who have difficulties in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the main focus of resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on provision of additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics particularly at post-primary level and for special education needs provision in order to ensure every pupil has a school place each September. However, under Project Ireland 2040, there will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Priorities (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Over recent budgets, additional resources have been made available to our schools, including through the delivery of thousands of extra teaching and Special Needs Assistant posts, increased capitation in schools, enhanced supports for school leadership and an improved staffing schedule in primary schools. My aim for Budget 2023 is to continue to deliver on the priorities...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department operates a scheme of grant-aid to primary and post-primary schools towards the cost of purchasing essential assistive technology equipment, which has been recommended by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) as being essential for students with physical and/or sensory or communicative disabilities in accordance with the criteria set out in Circular 0010/2013 which is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (23 Jun 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.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 358 and 359 together. It is vitally important that the education system is one in which every child and young person feels equally supported. All migrant children, including children of international protection applicants, refugees, migrant workers and unaccompanied minors, can access pre-school, primary and post-primary education in a manner similar to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: The staffing arrangements for primary and post primary schools for the 2022/23 school year are set out in Circular 0025/2022 (primary) and Circulars 0022/2022, 0023/2022 and 0024/2022 (post primary),  and are available on the Department website. The Special Education Teaching allocation, as outlined in Circular 0020/2022, (primary schools) and 0021/2022 (post primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (23 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, it is intended that the permanent accommodation needs of the school to which she refers will be met in a former school building which is in the ownership of the school patron.  In order to ensure that optimal use is made of this property, and in support of the achievement of Value for Money, the patron of the school appointed a consultant to undertake an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2020. This project has been devolved for delivery to Cork Educational Training Board and will provide for the following accommodation at the school; A Two Classroom SEN base, Seven General Classrooms, Two Science Labs with One Prep area, One Home...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equality Issues (22 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is responsible for the day to day running of a school. While schools have the autonomy to participate and support initiatives such as this, I would support and encourage all schools to implement measures that support the full inclusion of all students in all schools including LGBTI+ students and to put in place measures...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Jun 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 125 and 133 together. The core function of the redeployment arrangements is to facilitate the redeployment of all surplus permanent teachers to other schools that have vacancies. Thereafter, schools are required under the panel arrangements to fill permanent vacancies from supplementary panels comprised of eligible fixed-term (temporary/substitute) and...