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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Inquiries (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools Run by Religious Orders was published on September 3rd 2024. I sought agreement from Government for the publication of the Report and for the establishment of a Commission of Investigation, which is the principal recommendation of the Report. The Government has approved the establishment of a Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 30 September. The staffing arrangements include a provision whereby schools experiencing rapid increases in enrolment can apply for additional permanent mainstream posts. Such applications from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state 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: Departmental Policies (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The patron of the school determines the ethos and characteristic spirit of the school. The patron also appoints the Board of Management to manage the operation of the school. The development and implementation of the curriculum in religious instruction in both primary and post-primary schools is the responsibility of the patron. The Education Act recognises the rights of the different patrons...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is providing a payroll service for school secretaries which are covered under the terms of Circular 36/2022. The provision of a payroll service is part of a package agreed with Fórsa, the trade union representing school secretaries, following a series of engagements at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC). While this agreement includes revised terms and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for Universal Access works in September 2024. The application in question is currently being reviewed by a member of the technical team within the EWS and once the technical recommendation has been received, the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state 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: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Pupil demographics is a key driver for teacher demand and teacher numbers have been increasing year on year with an increase of almost 9,500 teachers in primary and post-primary in the past five years. The number of Post of Responsibility positions in both sectors are calculated in accordance with the number of teaching posts allocated to each school and therefore with the increase in the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Currently there are over 43,000 teaching posts allocated across the primary school system. This represents an increase of over 5,250 teachers when compared with the 2019/20 school year. The future allocation of teaching posts will need to take several factors into account, including demographic changes. My Department’s latest reports "Statistical Bulletin 2023/24", "Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The criteria for the award of incremental credit are set out in the Department of Education’s Circulars 10/2001 for primary teachers, and 29/2007 and 29/2010 for post-primary teachers. The criteria for the award of incremental credit to recognised teachers was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). These circulars provide for the award of incremental...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The deployment of teaching staff in the school, the range of subjects offered are in the first instance a matter for the school management authorities....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Since 2020, my department has invested over €5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 950 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 350 other projects, which includes 37 new school buildings. These 350 projects currently at construction involve a total State investment of over €1.5bn. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Management (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and the principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of a school. The Board has overall responsibility for school policies including a school’s policy in relation to schools trips/outings. Under the Children First Act 2015, all schools in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 364 and 365 together. Since 2020, my department has invested over €5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 950 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 350 other projects, which includes 37 new school buildings. These 350 projects currently at construction involve a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Communications (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I assume the Deputy raises her question in the context of Senior Cycle Redevelopment and specifically the introduction of revised specifications in Chemistry, Physics and Biology from the start of the next school year. The approach to the programme for Senior Cycle Redevelopment has, from its outset, been about collaboration, about engaging with stakeholders and partners in education, and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teagasc na Gaeilge (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Le héifeacht ón mbliain 2017, mar chuid den Chreat don tSraith Shóisearach, tá dhá shonraíocht nua i gceist leis an soláthar Sraithe Sóisearaí do Ghaeilge in iar-bhunscoileanna agus i suíomhanna. Tá sonraíocht T1 (Teanga 1) dírithe ar scoláirí i scoileanna lán-Ghaeilge agus ar scoláirí i scoileanna...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirements for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas (SPA) and uses a Geographical Information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (22 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 369 to 372, inclusive, together. Since 2020, my department has invested over €5 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the completion of over 950 school building projects and with construction currently underway at approximately 350 other projects, which includes 37 new school buildings. These 350 projects currently at construction...