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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information sought by the Deputy in regard to a listing of capital projects for IT services, by my Department which had contracts valued in excess of €1 million from 2022 to 2024 and the current status of these will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as it is available. The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. The information being sought will be collated and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy once available.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally. The primary school staffing arrangements for the 2025/26 school year are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The School to which the Deputy refers was approved funding under my Department’s Additional School Accommodation Scheme for a project providing two special education tuition rooms. The project is devolved for delivery to the school authority. The Stage 2b (developed design) report was received by my Department and is currently under review from both a technical and cost...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Prison Service (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education and Youth, along with other Departments across the public service, implemented the outcome of the public service-wide review of allowances and premium payments (September 2012) by the Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform (DPENDR). This meant that many allowances were no longer payable to “new entrants”...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to developing an appropriate mechanism to allow additional time for students with specific needs and in certain circumstances, and also to ensure that those who use assistive technology can do so in State examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for children with special educational needs at the old fire station in Dun Laoghaire. The project currently has planning permission and is being brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Programme for Government commits to developing an appropriate mechanism to allow additional time for students with specific needs and in certain circumstances, and also to ensure that those who use assistive technology can do so in State examinations. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has responsibility for the operation and delivery of the State examinations, and facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project referred to by the Deputy will deliver a new 16 classroom primary school and accommodation, including 2 classrooms, for children with special educational needs at the old fire station in Dun Laoghaire. The project currently has planning permission and is being brought to the level of employer-led design with a Design Team assigned to do so under the supervision of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Department of Education and Youth is committed to providing schools at both primary and post-primary level with as much detail regarding grants, grant amounts and expected payment timeframes for each academic year in as far in advance as is practicable. For the 2025/26 academic year, officials in the Department are currently considering the presentation of schedules for grants that...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Under the new streamlined arrangements for the established of special educational needs (SEN) classes for 2025 an enhanced grant amount of €30,000 is applicable for each new SEN classroom sanctioned and opened for the 2025/26 school year. This is one single grant paid by my Department to replace the need for the school to apply individually for the following existing funding:SEN...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: Road safety is a shared concern all across the country and it is one that requires a whole-of-society approach to address. I believe that the education sector can play an important role in supporting and promoting road safety education and awareness, particularly for our young people. The Road Safety Authority (RSA), in collaboration with my Department, An Garda Síochána, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department recently announced €65 million in funding to support minor works grant and digital learning in schools. My department recognises the importance of the Minor Works Grant to primary schools. The Minor Works Grant is provided to all primary and special schools, to enable them undertake small-scale minor maintenance and improvement works on a devolved basis. I recently...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced €35 million in funding to support digital learning in schools. €35 million in grant funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will issue shortly to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This ICT funding is being provided to schools to help them continue to use digital technologies in their teaching,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced €35 million in funding to support digital learning in schools. €35 million in grant funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) will issue shortly to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This ICT funding is being provided to schools to help them continue to use digital technologies in their teaching,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline for a project under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme to provide a one classroom SEN base. The project is devolved for delivery to the school authority. The Stage 2b (developed design) report was received by my Department in April 2025 and is currently being reviewed from both a technical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: In August 2024, the then Minister for Education wrote to all primary and post-primary schools advising of a ban on the use of mobile phones during the school day, noting that schools are best placed to determine the specific approach and policy required to achieve a school day that is free from mobile phone use by students and asking that schools consult with their students and parents in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department's pipeline of school buildings for a project delivering one mainstream classroom. The project is devolved to the school authority for delivery. The Stage 3 tender report was recently received by my Department and is currently being reviewed from a cost perspective in accordance with the requirements of the Public...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: In relation to the school referred to by the Deputy, my department has provided a modular build project of 7 mainstream classrooms, 5 special education tuition rooms, 1 science lab with prep area & 1 art room which was delivered on site in 2024. Also, my department provided a reconfiguration project of two mainstream classrooms to provide 2 special education classrooms which was...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (11 Jun 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the EWS team. Once the application has been reviewed the EWS team will engage further with the school as appropriate. The EWS team is aware of the urgent nature of the works required and will keep the...