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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...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator for the opportunity to speak with her today. I express my gratitude for her very positive comments on the school sector and Department. She is correct that a significant body of work has been undertaken by the entire education sector to ensure our schools could operate safely and continue to operate. It is a significant achievement that today I can say that we in the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: School Accommodation (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator and appreciate her absolute honesty on the phrasing of the question. I assure her that the Department will be very open to receiving an email regarding the issue she has raised.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator and acknowledge his very positive and proactive engagement regarding all issues in the education sector in his constituency. He has been particularly vocal regarding this matter. I acknowledge his positive engagement and interaction with me. He is personally invested in seeing this advance. I appreciate having the opportunity to update the Senator on where we are at in...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator. I want to articulate my understanding of the dynamism that operates within the school and the provision of excellence in education. I am very impressed that all of the benefits are in place for students in terms of creating a school environment, including the establishment of a student council, to which the Senator referred. I am a great admirer of the operation of...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The Senator will appreciate that I am responding on behalf of the Minister of State in the Department of Health, Deputy Butler, who is unavailable today. I thank the Senator for raising what I consider to be a timely discussion in the Seanad on an important matter. I am pleased to have this opportunity to inform the House about progress in this important area. Events such as International...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Healthcare Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I thank the Senator for his significant contribution to the House today on this important topic. Any opportunity we have to shine a light on the discussion on men's health and to be proactive in this regard must be seized.As the Senator will be aware from what I said earlier, significant progress has been made on this. As he has indicated, there is a responsibility on all of us collectively...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department received an application for additional school accommodation (ASA) from the school authority in question. The purpose of the 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: The project to provide the permanent building for the school referred to by the Deputy is in early architectural planning which involves site surveys, school design stages and the preparation of statutory applications. As with all school building projects, pre-planning meetings are required with the Local Authority in advance of preparing a Planning Application. This is to ensure the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Administrative Arrangements (17 Nov 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy, that notwithstanding the fact that overpayments may sometimes arise, in circumstances where the person who has received the extra payment is not at fault in creating the overpayment, Department officials do not have discretion to waive, or exempt overpayments from recovery. Departments and Offices have an obligation to put repayment plans in place for all...