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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that my Department approved funding for the provision of permanent additional accommodation at the school in question under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in 2021. The project is devolved to the school authority for delivery. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, on 29 March I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education where the student is at the centre of their Senior Cycle experience. The three tenets of Senior Cycle reform are to: - Empower students to meet the challenges of the 21st century - Enrich the student experience and build on what’s strong in our current system -...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Palmerstown/Ballyfermot/Chapelizod/Cherry Orchard was one of 43 areas surveyed as part of the patronage divesting process in 2013 and the outcome in this area at that time was that there was sufficient parental demand for a multi-denominational school. As the Deputy will be aware I recently announced that arrangements are being put in place in a number of towns and areas of cities that have...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme which uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction.  It is intended that the project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be included in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 89, 90 and 91 together. I propose to take PQs 26565/22, 26566/22 and 26567/22 together. The NPCPP Leaving Cert Helpline is a national free phone service provided for all post primary final year students and their parents/guardians. This service offers professional and confidential one to one support, advice, and guidance on LC, LCA, LCVP, VTOS, QQI results,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The two main grants paid by my Department to recognised schools are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep, etc. and the Ancillary Services grants to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. The following links are the most recent circulars published on my Department's website which outline...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new SET posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students to be enrolled in new special classes and new special school places and the needs of new and developing schools. This will bring the total number of SET in the mainstream school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The level of Special Education resources provided to schools to support students with special education needs (SEN) is at unprecedented levels. Special Education Teachers (SETs) Budget 2022 provides for an additional 620 new SET posts in special education. This new investment is required to meet the needs of students with special educational needs enrolled in mainstream classes; students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Following an extensive site identification, assessment and negotiation process, agreement in principle, subject to contract, has been reached for the acquisition, by my Department, of a permanent school site at the location referred to by the Deputy. This site will accommodate a new 1,000 pupil school plus 4 classroom special education needs unit as a replacement and expansion of the existing...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that school sites are reserved for the purpose of primary and post primary school requirements. My Department does not have a role in making provision for public swimming pools.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Agreement in principle has been reached to acquire a site for the school referred to by the Deputy. Contracts for sale for the site have been signed, conditional on the landowner providing required infrastructure upgrades to serve the site. My Department has been advised that these upgrades are programmed to be completed by the end of July 2022. The project to provide the permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 May 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 Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Department provides a payroll service to primary, post-primary, non-teaching and retired staff and this service is managed by the Department’s Payroll Division in Athlone. The payroll system is an electronic system and a number of processes are already highly automated. For instance, the submission of claims by schools for payment through the Online Claims System (OLCS). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. For the 2022/23 school year, the staffing schedule for primary schools has been improved by one point and Junior DEIS Band 1 schools such as the one referred to by the Deputy will be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has recently received an application under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school authority in question. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna DEIS (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to ensuring that all schools are treated equally and fairly in the manner in which they have been identified for inclusion in the DEIS programme and all appeals which were submitted to my Department are currently being processed. Circular 0019/2022 – DEIS Identification 2022: Appeals process for schools sets out the appeals process. An appeal has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design. This project is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan (NDP) as part of Project Ireland 2040 framework. The Stage 2(b) report has been reviewed by my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (25 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Framework for Junior Cycle (2015) provides the underpinning for the Junior Cycle. The Framework gives students the opportunity to develop a wide range of knowledge and skills – to equip them for further learning, for work, for responsible and active citizenship, and for healthy living. The Junior Cycle has been developed and implemented over several years, with the final phase of...