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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cyberbullying Issues (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The Action Plan on Bullying, which was published in January 2013, sets out my Department's approach to tackling bullying and promoting an anti-bullying culture in schools. The Action Plan contains 12 actions that focus on the provision of support for schools, teacher training, research and awareness raising and aims to ensure that all forms of bullying are addressed.  A number of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The National Strategy: Literacy & Numeracy for Learning and life 2011-2020 and Interim Review 2017 set out a clear vision for raising standards of teaching and learning of literacy and numeracy for all learners including those with additional needs in our early years, primary and post-primary schools. The strategy has resulted in reforms in initial teacher education, dedicated support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Information in relation to consultancy expenditure in my Department is compiled annually in respect of the previous year and published online at www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education-and-skills- expenditure-on-consultancy/. The data in respect of 2021 is being compiled at present and will be published online as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has previously identified State-owned lands as a possible site for a new permanent building for the school referred to by the Deputy following an unsuccessful site identification process a number of years ago for this school. Given the passage of time since the original site identification process, the Department considered it prudent to carry out a further site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, the education sector will receive a total of approximately €4.4 billion capital investment over the period 2021-2025. This significant investment allows us to move forward with certainty on our ambitious plans and deliver high quality building projects, with a real focus on sustainability, for school communities across Ireland. This investment will also...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (10 Mar 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.  My Department’s Technical Guidance Documents set the benchmark for sustainable design in school buildings with a clear focus...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced yesterday 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 add a €32million increase in my Department's expenditure on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letters of Intent (LOI) issued on 15th February 2022 to the preferred tenderers.  This allows the preferred bidders 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 will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Mar 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 Transport (10 Mar 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: Teaching Council of Ireland (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department's payroll records indicate the person referenced is not registered with Teaching Council. In accordance with Circular 0044/2019; "an unregistered person so appointed will be paid a single rate of pay for unregistered persons who are engaged under the regulations and that rate of pay will be lower that that payable to registered teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school in question.  My Department's capital investment programme provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms for existing schools where an immediate enrolment need has been identified. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is in early architectural planning.  The permanent project when complete will deliver a 1,000 pupil school with a 4 classroom SEN, 6 Ballcourts plus ancillary accommodation. The planning applicat`ion for the next phase of interim accommodation for the school was submitted to the Local Authority on 15thDecember, 2022.  Included as part of this...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (10 Mar 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 staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building project for the school to which he refers has been devolved for delivery to Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB).  The Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been issued to GRETB. The next step is for the ETB to procure a Design Team for the project to design the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Irish Language (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can advise the Deputy that my Department has undertaken a range of measures to support the teaching of the Irish language in Gaelscoileanna.My Department is currently developing a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of Gaeltacht areas to complement the work done under the Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017 - 2022. In order to promote the education of primary pupils through the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (10 Mar 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: Schools Building Projects (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that in order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeltachta (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 294, 295 and 296 together. (Please see below for English Version of Reply) Aithníonn mo Roinn an ról fíor-thábhachtach atá ag scoileanna beaga agus ag scoileanna oileánda maidir le pobail agus cultúr na n-oileán a chothabháil, agus tá sí tiomanta go láidir mar sin do chothabháil na scoileanna ar...