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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (5 Apr 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 the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on 9 March, 2022 the expansion of the DEIS programme benefitting 347 schools. These schools were identified as having the highest levels of educational disadvantage. In the 2022/23 academic year there will be 1,194 schools in the DEIS Programme - 960 Primary and 234 Post Primary. This will also mean a €32million increase in my Department's expenditure on DEIS programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, the 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 Admissions (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 453 and 454 together. Families from Ukraine arriving in Ireland are provided with information on point of entry on children’s right to education and how to find a school place. Information is being kept up to date on www.gov.ie/Ukraine in English, Ukrainian and Russian. Children aged between 4 and 18 will be supported to access public primary or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at the forefront of design with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in Design and Specification. New renewable technologies and approaches are tested to ensure compatibility with school design and operational requirements under the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, this project has been devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB). I can confirm that the Design Team to deliver this project was appointed by WWETB in April 2021. The Design Team is now preparing the Stage 1 report (preliminary design), which the Department expects to be submitted in Q2 2022. While at this early stage it is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: There are no staff at my Department or the bodies under the aegis of my Department absent from work on full pay due to suspension or workplace disputes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that I have received the correspondence referred to. My officials have recently responded directly to the school in question, thanking them for their efforts to assist those affected by the war in Ukraine, and advising on the appropriate steps to take in relation to their request.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is at the forefront of design with respect to sustainable energy in school buildings and this performance has been recognised at both National and International level with sustainable energy awards for excellence in Design and Specification. Schools that are designed and built in accordance with the Departments Schools technical guidance documents must achieve an A3 Building...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your question to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that the main focus of resources over the last decade and for the coming period is on provision of additional capacity to cater for increasing demographics particularly at post-primary level and for special education needs provision. The Deputy will appreciate that the immediate priority of my Department is providing new and replacement school places each year, to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate examinations. In view of this I have forwarded your question to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: The question of enrolment in individual schools is the responsibility of the managerial authority of those schools. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of schools to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. The enrolment policy of individual schools takes account of the school's own assessment...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Inspections (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: A total of 536 incidental inspections were conducted by the Inspectorate of the Department of Education in schools from January to 28 March 2022, as follows: - Primary and Special Schools: January -7 inspections; February -137 inspections; March to date -175 inspections - Post-primary schools: January - 4 inspections; February - 96 inspections; March to date - 117 inspections.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: NEPS recognises the importance of whole-school, compassionate and trauma-informed approaches in building safe and connected schools and trauma informed practice is part of the normal day to day work of the educational psychologists. Trauma informed approaches may form part of case work or part of the support and development work and NEPS psychologists work to build teacher capacity in this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: The major new school construction project for the school referred to by the Deputy commenced on site in November 2021. Works are progressing satisfactorily with a contract duration of approximately 26 months. The contract amount is in excess of €12.4m and expenditure to date is in accordance with the conditions of the contract.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department provided €12,000 in 2020 and €20,000 in 2021 towards the running of the Leaving Certificate Helpline.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: The school to which the deputy refers received approval for a School Development Phase 2 in May 2020 under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2020. This approval allows for the construction of 10 Mainstream Classrooms (prefab replacement), 3 SET Rooms, 2 Classroom SEN Base, 1 AU WC, 1 Staff Toilet plus ancillary accommodation. The school authorities submitted a pre-stage 1 report in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 473 and 474 together. As the deputy is aware, on March 29th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (5 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 475 and 476 together. As the deputy is aware, on March 29thI 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...