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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (11 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, My Department have Agreement in Principle with a landowner in respect of the acquisition of a suitable site for the project to which you refer at Donaghcumper, Celbridge. While a site acquisition process is underway, given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time. Please rest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (11 Nov 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Department Circulars 0044/2019 and 31/2011 set out the sequence of recruitment for substitute appointments, which include contacting a person on the substitute list established by the employer, or by using a national substitute service such as SubSeeker, or advertising. As a measure of last resort, and in the context of the uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 related absences, schools were...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Advertising (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department’s spending on advertising for the period in question is outlined below. The Department has recently engaged in a number of advertising campaigns including the Teaching Transforms campaign which has been ongoing since late 2018 to promote the teaching profession and encourage post primary and third level students to apply for programmes of initial teacher education. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise. With this information, the Department carries out nationwide demographic exercises to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. On June 14th 2021, this project was included in a bundle of projects which were tendered to a newly established Design & Build Contractors Framework. The tenders were returned on October 27th 2021 and are currently being assessed by my Department's Project...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that a tender report has not been received from the school in question in regards to the Window Project approved under the Emergency Works Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity, to identify where additional school accommodation is needed at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department provides capitation funding to all recognised primary schools and post primary schools within the free education scheme. The two main grants are the capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary grants to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff.  I understand the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Minister for Education has ensured that centrally negotiated rates are available to schools for electricity and bulk heating fuels. These rates are available through existing frameworks sourced by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP). OGP has run competitions specifically for Schools and Education and Training Boards (ETB) at a national level and the Schools Procurement Unit,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department has not undertaken a cost-benefit analysis regarding the installation of air filtration systems versus heating costs in schools.  The focus of the Department has been providing support to schools in applying public health advice with respect to the role of ventilation in managing COVID-19. The Department’s ventilation guidance for schools is very clear and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Department’s ventilation guidance for schools is very clear and practical on the steps to be taken by all schools to manage ventilation levels. Managing ventilation is just one of a suite of public health measures in place to keep our schools safe. Updated guidance for schools on Practical Steps for the Deployment of Good Ventilation Practices in Schools was provided at the end...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (10 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to Primary and Post-Primary schools by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary/School Services Support Fund (SSSF) to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff.  Schools also receive a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Under the Teaching Council Acts 2001-2015 the Teaching Council is the body with statutory authority and responsibility for the regulation of the teaching profession in Ireland including the registration of teachers in the State. The Teaching Council registers teachers in line with the requirements set out in the Teaching Council Act 2001-2015 and the Teaching Council (Registration)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Government has always been guided by public health advice in relation to the safe operation of schools. Public health has consistently advised that schools are safe places for both students and staff because of the infection prevention and control measures in place in our schools. As part of the public health response to the pandemic, all those who are eligible are being strongly...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, My Department have Agreement in Principle with a landowner in respect of the acquisition of a suitable site for the project to which you refer at Donaghcumper, Celbridge. While a site acquisition process is underway, given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally, I am not in a position to comment further at this time. Please rest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, a major building project to construct permanent accommodation for the school in question is included in the Department’s school building programme. When constructed, the new school will provide accommodation for 1,000 pupils and will also include a special education needs base. The building project is currently at Stage 3 of the architectural planning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: A sruth is a limited provision of tuition through the medium of Irish, within a parent school where English is the language of communication and teaching language of the school. A sruth is an informal arrangement made within a school’s existing resources. An application to operate a sruth must be supported by the patron of the school. Any such application received by the school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm 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. A decision on this application has issued to the school authority. The purpose of the scheme is to ensure that essential classroom accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm 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. In June 2020, my Department approved capital funding to re-configure an existing space within the school building to accommodate a two class Special Education Unit (SEN). The National Council for Special...