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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has reached agreement in principle with the relevant landowner for the acquisition of the site for the school referred to by the Deputy. It is intended that this site will faciliate the construction of three schools, including the school in question, as part of a campus development. In tandem with the site acquisition, my Department is finalising the accommodation briefs for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Under Project Ireland 2040, my Department continues to make progress to increase the infrastructural capacity in the schools sector, in order to meet demographic and other demands. In addition to the large-scale projects being delivered under Project Ireland 2040, the Capital Programme also provides for devolved funding for additional classrooms, including accommodation for pupils with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Education (Admission to schools) act 2018, provides an over-arching framework for greater transparency and consistency in school enrolment generally, provides that schools must accept all applications unless oversubscribed, and gives greater confidence to parents that the admission criteria laid down by schools and the procedures used by them are legitimate, reasonable and fair. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Projects (23 Nov 2021)

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: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) is responsible for early years education outside the formal education system. However, my Department has a key role in supporting quality within the sector and works closely with DCEDIY. My Department's main intervention in the provision of early years education is the Early Start programme and the Rutland...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Teachers are employed directly by the managerial authorities of schools and my Department acts as paymaster for the teachers employed by the schools. The number of teachers including substitute teachers employed in primary schools and paid by my Department on the 11th of November 2021 was 47,175. The overall number of teaching posts is determined by an allocation process. The criteria...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Priorities (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to seek to make further progress in reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools. Teacher allocations to all schools are approved annually by my Department in accordance with established rules based on recognised pupil enrolment on the previous 30 September. The criteria for the allocation of posts are communicated to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews. The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Nov 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: School Transport (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2020/21 school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of the School...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: There are 5 Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) providing primary Initial Teaching Education (ITE) in Ireland, four State-funded and one private provider.   Each of the State-funded providers has both concurrent (undergraduate) and consecutive (postgraduate) programmes:   - DCU Institute of Education.  - Marino Institute of Education.  - Maynooth University (Froebel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 254, 251, 252 and 253 together. The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. Clarification is being sought from the Deputy on the detail required. The information will then be compiled and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Environmental Schemes (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I understand that the proposal in question relates to Coillte lands and would therefore suggest that the students might direct their proposal to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the first instance.  My Department would be happy to discuss with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine what support we might be able to offer in terms of connecting with schools,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Tá mo Roinn tiomanta do chur chun cinn an oideachais trí mheán na Gaeilge sa chóras oideachais trí forbairt a dhéanamh ar pholasaí nua don oideachas lán-Ghaeilge lasmuigh de cheantair Ghaeltachta, mar aon le cur i bhfeidhm leanúnach rathúil an Pholasaí don Oideachas Gaeltachta. Beidh forbairt an pholasaí nua don oideachas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Nov 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 (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has plans to develop additional resources to support the changes made to the Leaving Certificate Politics and Society curriculum. The time for the  development of these resources, which were planned to be published in the second quarter of this year, has been impacted by the requirement to assign a number of NCCA staff to the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (18 Nov 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: School Funding (18 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the school in question submitted an application for funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme which combined both of the projects mentioned above, this was approved on the 12th of October. The school can access the approval letter and appendices under the Devolved Projects tab of their Esinet portal.

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2021: Leave to Introduce (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I move: That leave be given by the Dáil to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on the 31st day of December, 2021:— Vote 20 — Garda Síochána (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 22 — Courts Service(Supplementary Estimate). Vote 24 — Justice (Supplementary Estimate). Vote 26 — Education...

Supplementary Estimates for Public Services 2021: Referral to Select Committee (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I move: That, subject to leave being given to introduce the following Supplementary Estimates for the service of the year ending on 31st December, 2021, the Supplementary Estimates be referred to the following Select Committees, as appropriate, pursuant to Standing Orders 95(3)(b) and 215(3), which shall report back to the Dáil by no later than 7th December, 2021:— Vote 20...