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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under the Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable it to build 2 SET Rooms.  A Stage 2B submission was received in my Department in October 2021. A query was issued to the school requesting compliance with DAC and Building Control Regulations. No response or updated Stage 2B report has been submitted since. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department does not promote or endorse any particular product, programme or resource to be used by schools, this decision is taken at school level. Aside from a number of prescribed texts at post-primary level, schools have significant autonomy to identify the books which best suits their needs. The only requirement of schools from my Department in this regard, is that the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: In response to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive, the Government has adopted a whole of government approach to supporting the people who arrive here. The Department of Education is working with the whole education sector, including aegis bodies and education partners to advance planning in regard to access to education for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: Yes, in accordance with Department circulars an applicant for the post of Principal in a school must be fully registered for the sector with the Teaching Council to meet the eligibility criteria for the post. In accordance with Department recruitment circulars, which are available on the Department’s website under www.gov.ie/education, schools are required to employ appropriately...

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

Norma Foley: For school planning purposes, the Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System (GIS) to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit Data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project Ireland 2040...