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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The criteria required to have incremental credit awarded to primary school teachers are set out in the Department of Education circular 10/2001. On 25th March 2022, this teacher's application for recognition of teaching service at South Padbury Primary School, Western Australia was received by my Department. A refusal letter issued on 2nd June 2022 stating that this teacher was not a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in the area. In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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 purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 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, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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: Irish Language (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Work has commenced on the development of a new policy for Irish-medium education which will contribute to achieving the Programme for Government target of providing a framework for the delivery of high quality Irish-medium education in Irish-medium schools and early learning and care settings outside the Gaeltacht. The new policy will complement the existing Policy on Gaeltacht Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The building project for the school to which the Deputy refers is in the early stages of the tender process. The Design Team are issuing invitations to tender. Subject to no issues arising, it is envisaged works will commence in Quarter 2 of 2023 with a construction timeframe of 22 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Planning Issues (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: In order for my Department to consider such a proposal further details would need to be provided. In considering any such proposal regard has to be had to the needs of the school, staff and students taking into account such matters as child protection and health and safety. Details of any proposals may be provided to my officials for consideration and forwarded to the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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 (14 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 (14 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 Sep 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, 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 the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 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. A letter was issued by the Department to the schools in February 2022 to advise that their respective school had been included in the programme. The NDFA has since been in contact with each school to introduce the team,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 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 Admissions (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. Under the provisions of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, all schools have admission policies, which are published on the schools website. Parents...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 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 NDFA is currently undertaking the process of appointment of multi-disciplinary technical advisors (design teams) for these projects. Thereafter, it will ensure that the project progresses to design stage, obtains the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, there is a planned expansion of the capacity of the patronage of the school referred to in the area from 16 classrooms to 32 classrooms. This is linked to a major school building project for a new school building which will facilitate the expansion of another school in the area from 16 classrooms to 32 classrooms. In total, an additional 32 mainstream primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme, as a joint project with a second school located on the same site. ADAPT is an acronym which stands for the "Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering". The ADAPT Programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: Requests for leave should be made by the teacher to their employer (School Board of Management) in line with the application process detailed in the appropriate leave Circular. If the leave request is approved the absence should be notified by the employer to the Department, not later than 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the leave. This Department has no record of any leave query raised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (14 Sep 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to all recognised schools in the Free Education Scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs including heating, lighting etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. These grants may be regarded as a common grant from which the Board of...