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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 444 and 445 together. The Teaching Council, as the professional regulatory body for teaching, has statutory responsibility for the accreditation of initial teacher education programmes and for the registration of post-primary teachers. Revised standards for the accreditation of programmes of initial teacher education, Céim – Standards for Initial...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the decision-making authority in respect of the status of existing schools, including whether they are single sex or co-educational, belongs to the Patron, subject to the agreement of the Department. Procedures in place since 2011 dictate that new schools are established to serve areas of significant demographic growth. This allows the Department to direct...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Equal Opportunities Employment (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As an equal opportunities employer, my Department is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to staff with disabilities. The Department is also committed to addressing the health and safety needs of all employees, including employees with disabilities. For this purpose, staff may be asked to indicate if they have any needs for reasonable accommodation or health and safety supports...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As the deputy may be aware, my Department has commenced a review of the 2013 Action Plan on Bullying and the 2013 Anti-bullying Procedures for Primary and Post-primary Schools. This review is taking account of developments and relevant research since the action plan and procedures were published in 2013 and is specifically considering areas such as sexual harassment and identity...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation. While my Department has already approved funding for the provision of permanent additional accommodation at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: In March this year I announced that from next September the DEIS programme will be extended to an additional 310 schools. 37 schools will also benefit from additional supports following reclassification. This means that overall, 347 schools will benefit. As a result of this announcement from September 2022, this will increase the number of schools supported in the DEIS programme to 1,194...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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 Admissions (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) programme is one of three Leaving Certificate options made available by my Department for senior cycle students that schools can choose from. It is the responsibility of individual schools to decide which Leaving Certificate programmes to provide. Schools are encouraged to provide maximum access to these Leaving Certificate options and to have clear...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to thank the Deputy for her question. My Department is currently working to support education provision for arriving children with immediate education needs. Utilisation of each school’s existing capacity in the most flexible way possible will be key to supporting Ukrainian children who are being enrolled in our schools. Information available to my Department,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 455 and 456 together. My Department is currently working to support education provision for children from Ukraine with immediate education needs. Utilisation of each school’s existing capacity in the most flexible way possible will be key to supporting Ukrainian children who are being enrolled in our schools. All schools must implement their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: An application per Circular 139/2006 for incremental credit relating to prior relevant service has been received in my Department from this individual mentioned. The application is currently being processed and an outcome will issue to this SNA shortly. Further information will be provided directly to the individual involved.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Websites (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: It is the aim of my Department that every child has access to equitable education and that each learner irrespective of background feels safe and happy in the school environment, at every stage. I acknowledge that much of the language in the document published in 1965 is outdated and does not reflect this ambition. However, many aspects of the Rules for National Schools have been superseded...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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. Under the terms of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (17 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. Bus Eireann have advised the pupil...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 469 and 470 together. As of 13 May, 5,843 Ukrainian pupils have been enrolled in schools across Ireland. Out of that figure 3,968 of these pupils have been accommodated in primary schools while 1,875 pupils have enrolled in post-primary schools. I am sure the Deputy can appreciate that I cannot provide statistics on school planning area, electoral area or by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: School secretaries are valued members of our school communities and my Department is fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools. On the 24th February, following a series of engagements at the WRC, a package to settle a claim on terms and conditions for grant-funded school secretaries was proposed, which Fórsa agreed to recommend to its...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Palmerstown/Ballyfermot/Chapelizod/Cherry Orchard was one of 43 areas surveyed as part of the patronage divesting process in 2013. The outcome was that there was sufficient parental demand for a multi-denominational school in this area. I recently announced that arrangements are being put in place in a number of towns and areas of cities that have no multi-denominational primary schools to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB). The ETB is currently in the process of procuring a Design Team for this project. Thereafter, it will ensure that the project progresses to Design Stage, obtains the necessary statutory planning permissions, and moves onward to Tender and Construction Stage in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is not being delivered by the NDFA. The project 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...