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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department is working to identify and prepare arrangements to address the needs of the primary and post-primary school-aged children arriving from Ukraine. This includes supporting the wellbeing and social and emotional needs of these young people. In line with research on best practice, guidance from the National Educational Psychology Service (NEPS), the HSE and the Psychological...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department has recently announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education support personnel working closely together to ensure good...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I announced on the 9th 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 425 together. My Department has recently announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: A number of additional measures have been put in place to enhance substitute cover. At primary level additional posts have been allocated to primary substitute teacher supply panels in areas where significant challenges in sourcing substitution continue, bringing the total to 680 posts on 142 panels, covering approximately 2,700 schools. The supply panels work alongside the existing methods...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The number of subjects that a student selects for Leaving Certificate is typically seven, including Irish, English and Mathematics but there is no rule to this effect. The range of subjects offered in an individual school is a matter for the school and will vary in accordance with the teaching resources in the school and the needs and interests of the students. Typically the minimum...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme from the school authority referred to by the Deputy. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 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 the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 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 the Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 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. Bus Éireann has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Mar 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 query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 419, 424 and 435 together. My Department has recently announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The vacant floors above the ground floor in the subject property in Citywest are being repurposed to meet the accommodation needs of the three schools currently occupying the buildings. My Department, with the consent of Dublin Dun Laoghaire ETB who are the property owners, will be carrying out extensive works to those floors over the remainder of this year to provide the necessary classroom...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: My Department makes payments to a range of suppliers and service providers as part its normal day to day work. Payments are generally made on foot of agreed contractual arrangements and in accordance with the guidelines pertaining to expenditure by Government departments. Contractual arrangements may dictate that an up-front or once-off payment be made at the commencement of a contract. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Planning work is under way in my Department in relation to the development of a new policy for Irish-medium Education outside of Gaeltacht areas. An intradepartmental working group was established within my Department in 2021 to progress this work. This working group has met on a monthly basis since its establishment. The working group has focused on developing a consultation process to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Reform (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: In order to inform the development by my Department of a new policy for Irish-medium education outside of Gaeltacht areas, it is intended to carry out a review of national and international literature. A competitive tender process will be carried out to procure research services to carry out this review. Work is currently being completed on tender documentation and a Request for Tenders is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 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 build on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department recently approved additional accommodation for the school in question, under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA). The school authorities have been notified directly of this approval. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department is aware of increasing local pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas, including within Mayo. However, it is important to note that where enrolment pressures arise, it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: Duplication of applications –...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (29 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that plans for the establishment of 47 new schools (primary and post-primary) since 2018, have been announced in areas of population growth. 36 of these new schools have been established up to 2021 academic year, 21 Primary schools and 15 Post-primary schools. The timing and need for the remaining schools was being kept under review. Following such a review...