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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The provisions of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies from 25th May 2018, and requires consultation under Article 36(4) of Regulation to take place prior to the proposal stage of the Bill.  The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has published a guide on the legislative consultation requirement: The Legislative Consultation Process.pdf (dataprotection.ie).  The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table. Please note that details of current civil service salary scales are available at www.gov.ie/en/circular/ef515-application-of-1st-february-202 2-pay-adjustments/.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Mar chuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge 2010-2030, tá gealltanas tugtha ag mo Roinn go gcruthóidh sí deiseanna chun oideachas trí mheán Gaeilge a leathnú lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht i gcomhthéacs na bhfógraí ó mhí Aibreáin 2018 maidir le 47 scoil nua a bhunú ó 2019 i leith, lena dtugtar aird ar leith ar bhunú...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Meetings (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of correspondence from the school in question concerning a possible amalgamation with another school. The decision making authority for any amalgamation is the Patron of the schools concerned and this is subject to the approval of my Department. My Department has advised the patron of this position and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on 15th February 2022 to the preferred tenderer.  This allows the preferred bidder to put in place the Bond, Insurances and confirmations of all legal arrangements required under the Contract.   Following receipt of all the necessary documentation, my Department will shortly be in a position to issue the Letter of Acceptance (LOA), which will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm to the Deputy that major capital funding was approved for CBS National School in Ennis, County Clare to cater for a school comprised of a Principal and 24 mainstream teachers and a 2 Classroom Special Educational Unit.  The project was completed in 2019. The Deputy may be aware of the very significant school building programme that is currently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The position is as advised in my response to the Deputy’s question number 26568 on 25thMay last. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school. All children who are eligible and who complete the application and payment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Gross expenditure on the order of €121 million was incurred by my Department on salaries for teachers and special needs assistants (including employer’s PRSI) in fee-charging schools in the 2020/2021 school year. Capital supports (building-related and ICT grants) are also available to such schools totalling over €1.6 million in 2021. In addition, specific...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The Drumcondra tests scoring system used by schools allows them to input pupils’ test results and to generate reports and record scores from the Drumcondra tests. This software is used only by teachers as a way of managing test data by the school and not by pupils during testing.  The Drumcondra Online Test System for pupil testing includes a zoom feature that students can use...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The e-tender process for appointment of Quantity Surveyors as part of a Design Team for school construction projects is carried out in accordance with the Office of Government Procurement (OGP) public procurement guidelines. A full suite of the appropriate tender forms are available on my Departments webpage, as part of the Government of Ireland website, at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (31 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: Departmental Expenditure (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 413 and 414 together. Teacher allocations to all second level schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts (including Guidance Counselling) are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website. My...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that the additional cost of one Guidance Counsellor in the first year of appointment is approximately €16,800 assuming the post commenced at the start of the new school year in September. The full year cost is approximately €50,300. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority referred to by the Deputy.  Officials from my Department have recently corresponded with the school Patron and on receipt of their response the application will be progressed and the decision will issue to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: The decisions made, and which I announced in February, regarding the assessment arrangements and overall grade outcomes for Leaving Certificate 2022 reflect the disruption to their learning that has been experienced by this year’s Leaving Certificate students over the past two years, including periods of school closures whilst those students were in the Senior Cycle, as a result of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: As set out in the recently updated Department of Public Expenditure and Reform document, ‘Guidance and FAQs for Public Service Employers during COVID-19’, from 1 July 2022 Special Leave with Pay (SLWP) will change for all cases. SLWP will apply for the duration of the stated self-isolation period only (whatever duration is in place at the time of the absence, currently 7...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Costs (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to recognised Primary and Post-Primary 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 such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary/School Services Support Fund (SSSF) to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to seek to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools.  At primary level, the annual staffing schedule determines the allocation of teachers to schools. The current allocation is on an average ratio of 1 classroom teacher for every 25 pupils.  The staffing schedule has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (31 May 2022)

Norma Foley: Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to school managements annually and are available on the Department website.  Teachers are currently allocated to post primary schools at a ratio of 19:1 in the free...