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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: The school building project referred to by the Deputy is currently at construction stage with construction expected to take twelve months. While accommodation for special classes is not included in this phase of the development, accommodation for four special education tuition rooms is included. It is intended that the next phase of the development will include accommodation for special classes.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (7 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: Accommodation for special needs pupils will form part of the brief in respect of the school referred to by the Deputy. My Department is waiting on the school in question to submit an application under the Additional Accommodation Scheme to enable a decision be made on the type of building project required.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (7 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). In accordance with Department , which is available on the Department’s website under www.education.ie, schools are required to employ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is corresponding with the person concerned and other relevant parties on the matter raised by the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 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: School Accommodation (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme, from the school in question. On completion of the assessment process a decision will be relayed, directly, to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: Schools have been advised that it is expected that they will continue to operate with the current infection prevention and control measures outlined in school covid response plans to support their safe operation during Covid-19 when they reopen in for the 2021/2022 school year. Schools will continue to be supported in terms of the additional resources necessary to provide for these measures....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that funding was approved under the Additional Accommodation Scheme 2019 to enable the school in question to build one mainstream classroom with ensuite toilets. Approval to combine a summer works project for a roof upgrade along with enabling works to provide toilets for this September has also been granted as part of this project. The project has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is currently at tender stage with a closing date for receipt of tenders of early July. Subject to no issues arising during the balance of the tender process it is envisaged that the project will commence on site in Quarter 4 of 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284 and 285 together. The acquisition of the permanent site for the schools in question, (known locally as the “Glass Bottle” site) on the Goatstown Road, was completed by my Department in June 2019. The site will provide for a campus development of a 1,000 pupil post-primary school with 4 class Special Education Needs Unit (SENU) and a 16...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: An application for capital funding under my Department's Additional School Accommodation Scheme (ASA), has been received from the school authority. The application will be assessed as quickly as possible and once the assessment has been completed, a decision will be conveyed to the school authority.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: The school has sufficient accommodation in their current location for September 2021. My Department will shortly be exploring options with regard to the school’s further interim accommodation requirements for September 2022 and will continue to liaise with the school and patron in relation to same. A number of sites in the Galway City East/Oranmore area have been identified and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: During 2019 and as part of the Government Bank Framework, my Department commenced migration of all its commercial bank accounts from Bank of Ireland to Danske Bank. All Department bank accounts have now fully migrated to Danske Bank. Prior to 2017, Bank of Ireland did not charge negative interest fees to my Department. The table below sets out the negative interest fees charged to my...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: The Job Sharing Scheme for teachers is contained in Chapter 8 of my Department’s Circular Letter Circular 0054/2019 titled ‘Leave Schemes for Registered Teachers Employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools’.Paragraph 11.1(a) of the Job Sharing Scheme states a teacher may not engage in any substitute teaching whilst job sharing. In response to issues raised in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: It is the responsibility of school authorities to implement an enrolment policy in accordance with the Education Act 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. My Department's main responsibility is to ensure that schools in an area can, between them, cater for all pupils seeking places. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Human Rights (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: As outlined in previous replies, my Department has undertaken a review of the ex gratia scheme established in the wake of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment. This review was in response to a determination by the Independent Assessor, Mr. Justice Iarfhlaith O’Neill, that one of the criteria for eligibility to the scheme is incompatible with the ECtHR judgement. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Site Acquisitions (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department has been in contact with the Parish in relation to potential acquisition of Booterstown Parish Hall. A valuation of the hall is currently being assessed by Department Officials and once completed, my Department will be in a position to enter into negotiations for the potential acquisition of the hall. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE)...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: As indicated in my most recent reply dated 25 May, I have contacted the relevant HEIs and am currently waiting for final feedback on this issue. I must point out also that as this information is personal data, the issue of release of such information, as has been requested, is relatively complex. As previously mentioned, my office will make direct contact with the Deputy when I have a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: With regard to the permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy, officials in my Department are working closely with officials from Galway County and City Councils under the Memorandum of Understanding in relation to the identification and acquisition of a suitable permanent location for the school. A number of site options have been identified and discussions with these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Capitation Grants (6 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department provides funding to Primary and Post-Primary schools by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary/School Services Support Fund (SSSF) to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff. Schools also receive a range of...