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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (30 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Building on provision at primary level, differentiated curricular provision for the subject Irish was introduced at Junior Cycle level in 2017. The L1/T1 specification for Junior Cycle Irish is targeted at students in Irish-medium schools and Aonaid, while the L2/T2 specification is aimed at students in English-medium schools where Irish is a second language. At  present, students...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (30 Sep 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 figures they have provided show that there were approximately 1,279 applications for registration at various stages of processing at close of business...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Council of Ireland (30 Sep 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 inform me that the application of the person referred to by the Deputy has been processed, and is registered with effect from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (30 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: 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 May following the work of an expert group that carefully considered the role of ventilation in managing COVID-19. A copy of the guidance is published on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (30 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: 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 May following the work of an expert group that carefully considered the role of ventilation in managing COVID-19. The provision of portable CO2monitors...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Ensuring that schools can open sustainably has been a key priority for Government. To support this objective my Department has engaged extensively with all of the education stakeholders and the Department of Health and the HSE Public Health. Public health has reviewed the measures put in place to ensure safe operation of schools and have advised that the new variants of the disease do not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Sep 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, are 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Sep 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, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020.  Under the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: I would like to inform the Deputy that the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Educational Training Board (DDLETB) submitted and were approved funding under my Departments Emergency Works Scheme to repair two prefab roofs at the school in question. My Department will continue to liaise with the  DDLETB to establish what if any further funding can be applied for under the Emergency Works Scheme.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: For the deputy's information, details of consultancy payments made by my Department for the year 2018 of €1,833,406.61 and the year 2019 of €2,055,527.21 are available online at the following link: www.gov.ie/en/collection/department-of-education- and-skills-expenditure-on-consultancy/

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: As per my response to Question No. 141, an exemption from the study of Irish may only be granted by school management in the exceptional circumstances outlined in Section 2.2. of Circular 0052/2019 (Primary) and 0053/2019 (Post Primary). The Department of Education website has guidelines (including checklists) and FAQs on exemptions from the study of Irish which can be accessed here:...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that a building project for the school in question is included in the Department's school building programme. Agreement has been reached on the acquisition of a site for the new school. The next step includes the preparatory work associated with the accommodation brief and this process is currently in train. My Department will be in further contact with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: It is the responsibility of my Department to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking school places in an area.  Parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. It is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to draft, publish and implement a school...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: A key part of the DEIS Plan was the introduction of a new DEIS identification process based on an objective, statistics based model. In terms of the further extension of the DEIS Programme to more schools, an extensive body of work is being undertaken in terms of the refinement of this model, including data analysis and consultation with education partners. Once the work on the refined...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 141 to 143, inclusive, together. My Department publishes on its website a monthly update on all major school building projects on a county-by-county basis outlining the status of each project.  A link to this listing is at: www.gov.ie/en/service/c5b56b-major-projects There are 355 projects in total and over 100 in Dublin.   The stage...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Le haghaidh 2020-21, leis na sonraí is déanaí atá ar fáil, is é líon na ndaltaí atá cláraithe i mBaile Átha Cliath ná 4,387. Tá an figiúr aimsithe as liostaí rollaithe na n-iar-bhunscoileanna atá le fáil ag an nasc thíos: www.gov.ie/ga/bailiuchan/post-primary-schools/ Tabhair faoi deara: Is é an...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas trí Ghaeilge (29 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Is mian liom a chur in iúl don Teachta go bhfuil sonraí clárúcháin do gach scoil ar fáil ar shuíomh Gréasáin mo Roinne ag www.gov.ie. Baineann an teorainn de dhaltaí cláraithe le Pátrún na Scoile. Ba mhaith liom comhairle a chur ar an Teachta freisin go bhfuil sonraí faoi na mórthionscadail reatha agus na...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Protected Disclosures (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: Under section 21(1) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014, all public bodies, including Education and Training Boards (ETBs), are required to establish and maintain procedures for the making of protected disclosures by their employees. Where an ETB receives a protected disclosure, they are required to follow those procedures. Any follow up actions in relation to a protected disclosure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 114,100 children, including over 14,700 children with special educational needs, are 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 my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (28 Sep 2021)

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of architectural planning, Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design. In October 2020, in order to expedite the progression of this major building project the Department authorised DDLETB and its Design Team to commence a pre-qualification process to select a shortlist of contractors, in parallel with the...