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

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that my Department has no current record of receiving an application for additional accommodation from the school in question. It is open to the school authority to make an application for additional accommodation through the 'Additional School Accommodation scheme (ASA)' which is available at www.gov.ie. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising,...

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

Norma Foley: My 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 of...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 together. I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is currently undertaking a case by case assessment of the long-term accommodation requirements of all schools that were identified as having rented prefabricated accommodation. This assessment is informed by my Department’s most recent national demographic analysis. It is my...

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

Norma Foley: The purpose of the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation is available to cater for pupils enrolled each year, where the need cannot be met by the school’s existing accommodation. In considering applications, my Department analyses the relevant demographic data in a way that takes...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Reports (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The indicators report is published annually, in Q4 each year and the 2021 report is due to be published on time. It will be the third iteration of the report and will report on education indicators up to the 2020 / 2021 academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (9 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 (9 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 (9 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 Costs (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 to 416, inclusive, together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (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: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the School Energy Retrofit Pathfinder Programme is jointly funded by the Department of Education and Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications and administered by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Planning and Building Unit in the Department of Education. This programme continues to assist the Department to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department has a number of building projects planned and in train to ensure sufficient capacity is in place to meet the need for post primary school places in East Cork. These projects are being progressed through the School Building Programme and through the Additional School Accommodation Programme (ASA Scheme). Progress on the projects on both programmes can be tracked on the...

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

Norma Foley: My Department, the Department of Health and Public Health continue to work closely to support schools to operate safely during Covid-19 has been to follow and implement public health advice. The approach to antigen setting in education settings, including in schools will be informed by public health advice. The Minister for Health is considering recommendations made in relation to the...

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

Norma Foley: The approach to supporting schools to operate safely during Covid-19 has been to follow and implement public health advice. Public Health do not recommend that schools tell parents of other children that there has been a case of Covid-19 within a class or group within a school where follow up testing it not recommended. From a public health perspective there is no clinical need for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 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. CO2levels provide a guide on air quality. Monitoring CO2levels will help schools to identify poorly ventilated rooms. Improving ventilation is the answer to addressing a poorly ventilated room. The digital readings and multi-colour...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department’s Construction Programme which is being delivered under the National Development Plan. The brief for this project is to provide a new replacement school building to accommodate 12 classrooms and a 2 class SEN base. The project is currently at Stage 2a – Developed Design, where...

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

Norma Foley: As part of the COVID-19 supports provided to schools in 2020, additional funding of €41.2 million was allocated to provide primary schools with substitute staff. This funding allowed for the expansion of the Substitute Teacher Supply Panel from a pilot scheme consisting of 6 base schools to 132 Substitute Teacher Supply Panels nationwide, with almost 380 newly appointed Supply Panel...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Schooling (9 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My officials have advised me that an application for Home Tuition in respect of the student referred to by the Deputy has not yet been received. The purpose of the Home Tuition Grant Scheme is to provide funding towards the provision of a compensatory educational service for children who, for a number of specific reasons, are unable to attend school. Home tuition is not an alternative to a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Nov 2021)

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