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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Waterford and Wexford Education and Training Board (WWETB).  My Department understands that the design team is preparing the Stage 1 report (preliminary design) and it is nearing completion. While at this early stage it is not possible to provide a timeline for completion of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 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: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: I am very much aware of the disruption experienced by students who are due to take their Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022.  It is welcomed, that schools have reopened at the normal time after the Christmas holidays and that students are now back in school. The State Examinations Commission (SEC), working with my Department, has put in place a number of measures to seek...

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

Norma Foley: More than €158 million of additional capitation funding has been made available to primary and post primary schools to provide for Cleaning, PPE and hand hygiene, Enhanced Supervision and employment of an Aide for the school year 2020/21. My Department has committed to ensuring that the full range of measures necessary to allow schools operate safely in the Covid-19 environment will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: The Advisory Group on planning for State Examinations last met on 20thDecember 2021, it is due to meet again later this week to further discuss state examinations 2022. There has also been separate engagement with individual members of this group. The group includes representatives of students, parents, teachers and school leaders, as well as representatives from the State Examinations...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: During the process to refine the DEIS identification model, and as is general practice in the Department, my Department has consulted with education partners (school management and national parent representative bodies and unions) on the technical aspects of the refinement of the DEIS identification model. In advance of the implementation of the refined DEIS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: Budget 2022 has provided for an allocation of €18million for 2022 and €32million for 2023 to extend the DEIS programme to further schools with the highest levels of disadvantage. This represents an increase of over 20% in funding for the DEIS programme and will enable an expansion in 2022 to additional schools. This package follows an extensive body of work which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: I am very aware of the disruption experienced by students who are due to take their Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022.  Engagement on these issues by my Department has included contacts with the Irish Second Level Students' Union. Adjustments to the assessment arrangements for the 2022 state examinations that were announced in August 2021 were designed to take...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 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: Departmental Reports (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, between 2016 and 2020 the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) undertook an extensive review of senior cycle programmes and vocational pathways. The NCCA’s Advisory Report on the Senior Cycle has been submitted to my Department for consideration. The Advisory Report maps out, in broad terms, an ambitious programme of work, which would...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: I am very much aware of the disruption experienced by students who are due to take their Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022. The State Examinations Commission (SEC), working with my Department, has put in place a number of measures to seek to take account of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.    My Department will continue to engage with all partners in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (19 Jan 2022)

Norma Foley: I am very aware of the disruption experienced by students who are due to take their Junior Cycle and Leaving Certificate examinations in 2022. My Department will continue to engage with all partners in education on all matters relating to Leaving Certificate 2022 examinations. A meeting of the Advisory Group on State Examinations is planned for later this week. The group includes...

Covid-19: Statements (16 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to be here today with the Minister, Deputy Donnelly, the Minister of State, Deputy Butler, and the Minister of State, Deputy Madigan, to provide the House with an update on the important measures that we have taken to address the continuing the impact of Covid-19 on the educational experience of our children and young people. The operation of schools has been and continues to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Dec 2021)

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: State Examinations (16 Dec 2021)

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: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: The school building project to which the Deputy refers has been approved funding under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable the school to construct a purpose-built two-classroom SEN Base facility. Approval to progress this project to Tender Stage issued in June 2021. The project has been devolved for delivery to Dublin and Dún Laoghaire...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (16 Dec 2021)

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: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy has been assigned to my Department’s Design & Build delivery programme.  This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Manager to progress the project through the relevant stages of architectural planning, tender and construction. The final grant of planning permission for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: The permanent school building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design & Build programme. A planning application for interim accommodation for the school on its permanent site was lodged on the 26thMay 2021. A third party appeal of grant of planning permission was subsequently submitted to An Bord Pleanála...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 Dec 2021)

Norma Foley: Remaining works for the school to which the Deputy refers need to be re-tendered.  The Design Team is currently in the process of preparing a scope of works package, for these works, which upon completion will be submitted to my Department for review and approval. Upon approval the project will then be authorisied to commence a pre-qualification process to select a...