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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas including the Lucan school planning area. It is important to note that where enrolment pressures arise, it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: - Duplication of applications – pupils have applied for a place...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (30 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: An official from my Department has been in contact with Longford and Westmeath ETB (LWETB) on foot of the Deputy’s question. LWETB has confirmed that each of the buildings listed in the table below was the subject of a report which identified the existence of asbestos in the property and specified one or more remedial actions to be taken. These reports date from 2005 to 2019 and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I understand from my officials that the student concerned has been prioritised by her school for the involvement of the National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) to support her transition from her primary to post-primary school. Once the relevant form is completed and returned by the school along with parental consent for NEPS involvement, the psychologist will agree a date for the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy will take some time to collate. I will arrange for my Department to provide this information to the Deputy as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 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 of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department does not provide funding to programmes such as the one referred to by the Deputy to purchase means of transport.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the 2020/2021 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. All children who are eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Sector Staff (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Public Service Sick Leave Scheme, which applies to teachers, is regulated by the Public Service Management (Sick Leave) Regulations 2014, SI 12of 2014, as amended by the Public Service Management (Sick Leave) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, SI 384 of 2015. The Sick Leave Scheme for teachers is contained in my Department’s Circular Letter 54/2019. Under the Public Service Sick Leave...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Nov 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 for the project was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (25 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. Planning for school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I have announced a number of additional measures to provide enhanced substitute cover in the context of current challenges arising from the Covid-19 emergency. Higher education institutions (HEIs) providing undergraduate programmes of primary initial teacher education (ITE) have agreed to facilitate the release of year 3 and year 4 B.Ed. students to support schools up to the end of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: Donegal County Council are undertaking a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) on behalf of the Minister for Education of a site for the proposed Buncrana School Campus. This CPO was confirmed by An Bord Pleanála without modification on 6thJuly 2021. As part of the requirements of the CPO process, a Notice of Confirmation of An Bord Pleanála’s decision was published by the Council...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware of increasing local enrolment pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas, including the area in question. Where enrolment pressures arise it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors: - Duplication of applications – pupils have applied...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (25 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 Facilities (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: On the basis of data reported under the 2020-21 School Data Collection survey from Primary and Post Primary schools we estimate circa. 50,000 classrooms in the State. It should be noted that the number of post primary schools who completed this survey is 717 schools out of a total of 730 schools for the 2020-21 academic year.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that a building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included on my Department’s Capital Programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). My Department is in advanced discussions with a property-owner with respect to the permanent location for the school, with a view to progressing a new school building project on the site....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 266 together. 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 build a two-classroom SEN Base. Approval to progress this project to Tender Stage issued in June 2021. The project has been devolved for delivery to Dublin and Dún...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department is aware of increasing pressures and demand for additional school places in a number of school planning areas, including the Lucan School Planning Area (SPA). Based on a detailed analysis of demographic trends and ongoing consultation with school patrons, my Department is satisfied that there is a requirement for additional post-primary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (25 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: In relation to the NEPS service, NEPS Psychologists work with schools using a problem solving model to help schools identify need and interventions to support those needs. Under the special educational needs model, NEPS encourages schools to use a continuum based assessment and intervention process whereby each school takes responsibility for initial assessment, educational planning and...

Education (Health, Relationships and Sex Education) Bill 2021: Second Stage [Private Members] (24 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I assume so.