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

Norma Foley: The provision of modular accommodation is funded through my Departments capital allocation. This Accommodation has the potential to reduce, replace or add to the scope of projects which have been identified as necessary for schools with immediate and future accommodation needs.  Modular Accommodation are for long-term use pending delivery of a permanent accommodation solution...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (26 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: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: Mar chuid den Straitéis 20 Bliain don Ghaeilge, 2010-2030, tá mo Roinn tiomanta do dheiseanna a chur ar fáil chun cur le hoideachas trí mheán na Gaeilge lasmuigh den Ghaeltacht i gcomhthéacs na bhfógraí ó mhí Aibreáin 2018 maidir le 47 scoil nua a bhunú ó 2019, a tharraingíonn aird ar leith ar bhunú Gaelscoileanna,...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my officials are examining the long term accommodation needs of Cornamaddy National School. My officials will be in touch with the school authorities directly when a decision has been reached.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 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 my...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the deputy that the decision making authority for a school closure is the Patron of the school, and this is subject to the agreement of the Department.  Any proposal to close a school must involve consultation with all of the relevant stakeholders, parents, teachers, students and local communities and follow decisions taken at local level. Following a...

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

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. It acts in the interests of the public good while upholding and enhancing standards in the teaching profession.  The Teaching Council registers teachers...

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

Norma Foley: The schools to which the Deputy refers were granted approval for a joint project to construct a 4 Classroom SEN Base under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2021 and notification of this approval was issued to the school authorities in June 2021. Confirmation of the appointment of the project's Design Team was returned to the Department in October 2021. Currently the project...

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

Norma Foley: My Department received this application for Additional School Accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy on 20 April 2022.  My Department is are aware that in particular this area is accommodating a significant number of Ukrainians which has put pressure on surrounding schools to accommodate pupils. Utilisation of each school’s existing capacity in the most...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 834 and 930 together. 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 30th September. The staffing arrangements also include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 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...

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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that, under the terms of the Scheme, a Career Break is for a period of not less than 1 school year and may be extended on an annual basis provided the total period of the Career Break does not exceed 5 years at any one time, subject to a maximum of 10 years absence in he course of the teacher's career. A subsequent career break may not be taken...

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

Norma Foley: There is one employee of my Department, at Principal Officer (PO) level, paid by my Department, who is seconded to Caranua (Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board), an aegis body of the Department of Education. This officer is employed as a temporary resource to facilitate the orderly winding down of Caranua. There are no other Department of Education officials on secondment to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (26 Apr 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is not currently involved in running apprenticeship programmes or in the training of apprentices, but is represented on the recently formed Public Service Apprenticeship Recruitment Working Group which is exploring potential apprenticeship routes for employment into the civil and public service. My Department participated in a pilot ICT apprenticeship programme...

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

Norma Foley: An hourly rate of €12.30, based on a 37 hour standard net working week, equates to an annual salary of €23,747.  There is one member of cleaning staff in my Department currently earning just below this annual salary amount.  This person is on a salary scale that provides for them to progress to a higher point on the salary...

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

Norma Foley: The Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on the 15th of 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, the Department will be in a position to issue the Letter of Acceptance (LOA), which...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises 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. My Department...

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

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with the statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. It acts in the interests of the public good while upholding and enhancing standards in the teaching profession.  The Teaching Council registers teachers in...

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

Norma Foley: Individuals employed as teachers in a full-time capacity in recognised schools must be registered with the Teaching Council under Section 30 of the Teaching Council Act 2001 to have payment from monies provided by the Oireachtas. The onus is on all teachers to ensure that they have the necessary Teaching Council registration. The individual teacher referred to by the Deputy was not...