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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 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: Gaeltacht Policy (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 248 and 249 together. The Gaeltacht Education Policy Advisory Committee has played a significant role in supporting the implementation of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education, and it is intended that this role will continue. Committee members have provided very useful input from a wide range of stakeholders on the implementation of the Policy, and in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 to 252, inclusive, together. The war in Ukraine has caused a humanitarian crisis and the Government is committed to welcoming people fleeing war in Ukraine and seeking protection in Ireland. My Department is working with all relevant authorities, education partners and school communities to ensure Ukrainian children of school-going age who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 253 and 254 together. My Department has in place detailed design guidelines for Primary & Post Primary School Accommodation. These guidelines, are available on my Department's web-site at www.gov.ie/en/publication/7e515-technical-guidance-documents . In primary schools, a mainstream classroom of 80m² in area is provided in the design of new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary junior cycle. Relationships and Sexuality Education (or RSE) is required at all levels, from primary through to senior cycle. Topics covered at post-primary include: sexual harassment; healthy and unhealthy relationships; consent; domestic gender-based and sexual violence;...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Access to sexual and health education is an important right for students. Schools have a responsibility to provide for this, in consultation with parents, having regard to the ethos of the school. Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) is a mandatory curriculum subject in all primary schools and in post-primary junior cycle. Relationships and Sexuality Education (or RSE) is required at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 258 and 257 together. The Deputy may be aware that I recently established a Steering Committee for the review of the 2013 Action Plan on Bullying and this Committee who have already met on two occasions. This Steering Committee is chaired externally by Dr. Noel Purdy of Stranmillis University College in Antrim and will ensure that the new Action Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 259 and 260 together. At the outset, I want to acknowledge the key role played by student teachers in supporting our schools throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly in providing substitution cover. This support was vitally important to ensure that our schools remained open for pupils. I am conscious that, at the same time, so many aspects of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ukraine War (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I wish to thank the school for their offer of assistance. My Department is considering in close consultation with other relevant bodies and departments, particularly the Department of Further and Higher Education, Innovation and Science on active measures to support intensive English language learning for post-primary age children who may have very low levels of English proficiency so that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 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: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 263 and 264 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 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: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 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: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 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: Disadvantaged Status (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: On 9th March, 2022 I announced 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: Stádas Scoile (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Foilsítear na critéir a úsáidtear chun múinteoirí a leithdháileadh ar scoileanna gach bliain ar shuíomh gréasáin na Roinne. Is scoileanna Bord Oideachais agus Oiliúna (BOO) iad na scoileanna a bhfuil an Teachta ag tagairt dóibh. Soláthraíonn an Roinn leithdháileadh foirne do gach BOO agus is faoi...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (24 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: Disadvantaged Status (24 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: School Accommodation (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school referred to has been approved for a project under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2022. This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority and will provide for the following accommodation at the school; One Mainstream Classroom and One SET Room. I can advise the Deputy that a proposal to combine this approval...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: It is open to a pension scheme member to consider applying for early retirement on the grounds of ill health where a serious medical condition exists. The granting of retirement on grounds of ill-health is not automatic. An applicant must apply to my Department and separately, in consultation with his/her medical advisers, submit medical evidence on the condition, directly to the...