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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: School secretaries and caretakers are valued members of our school communities and my Department is fully aware of the vitally important role played by them in the running of our schools.  The majority of primary and voluntary secondary schools receive assistance to provide for these staff under grant schemes. Where a school employs a staff member to support those functions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 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,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: In the 2020-21 academic year, 13% of second-level schools offered computer science as a subject in the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Vocational programmes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The attached table shows the number of pupils taking Computer Science as a subject as part of the Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Vocational programmes for academic years 2019 & 2020, the last year we have available final enrolment figures. We expect to publish final enrolments for 2021-22 in June of this year. - Count...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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.  As the Deputy is aware,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on 15th 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 will allow the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The Letter of Intent (LOI) issued on 15th 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 will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Under the Capital Works Management Framework (CWMF) once a tenderer submits a tender it is not allowed to be adjusted for inflation. However in line with CWMF procurement rules and recent new guidance and changes to Public Work Contracts (PWC), issued by the OGP, the following scenarios are being implemented by the Department of Education: 1. Where tenders are submitted and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at advanced stage of Architectural Planning. The Board of Management and it's Design Team were authorised to commence Stage (2b) - Detailed Design on the 26th August 2021. Stage 2(b) includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Safety Certification, Disability Access Certification and when these have been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (8 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 question to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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. Under the terms of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the deputy has been devolved for delivery to Cavan and Monaghan Education and Training Board (CMETB). I am pleased to inform you that the project was approved by the Department to proceed to Stage 2a of the architectural planning process in December 2021. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department is in receipt of an application for major capital funding under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme in respect of the school 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 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. As the Deputy is aware, my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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. Under the terms of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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. Under the terms of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Circular 0063/2021 which issued in December 2021 notified teachers of a revised closing date of the 30th April 2022 to apply for outstanding qualification allowances. My Department has received an application from the teacher in question. Applications received will be processed in due course, notification will issue to teachers when their application has been processed and where a teacher is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The major building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, which includes the applications for Planning Permission, Fire Cert and Disability Access Cert and the preparation of tender documents. All statutory approvals have been secured. The Design Team has just this week submitted the Stage 2(b)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: Where the rental of land and buildings for school accommodation is deemed necessary by my Department, the contract for this is usually between the school authority and the relevant owner of the property in question. The Department then provides grant aid to the school in respect of the rental costs. I wish to advise the Deputy that the details of amounts paid to all parties including...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (8 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: The second phase of a consultation process with survivors commenced in 2020. The survivor-led consultative forum has met on a regular basis and is comprised of survivors resident in Ireland and the UK. It is facilitated by experienced professionally qualified facilitators. It serves as a forum to identify specific barriers and difficulties encountered by survivors in accessing...