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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department's pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide a 1 Class SEN base and reconfiguration works to provide an ASD class. I can confirm that my Department approved this project to proceed to Stage 2b (post planning approval). My Department is currently awaiting the submission of a Stage 2b report from the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, since March 2022, an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of education has been progressing, including redevelopments to the Leaving Certificate Established (LCE), the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA), Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) and Transition Year (TY) programmes. The NCCA has published the schedule for the revision of all...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT programme. ADAPT is an acronym for the "Accelerated Delivery of Architectural Planning and Tendering". The ADAPT programme uses a professional external Project Manager to co-ordinate and drive the Design Team to achieve the best possible timeframe for the project through the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disadvantaged Status (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My department provides a wide range of supports to all schools, DEIS and non-DEIS, to support the inclusion of all students and address barriers to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my department to address concentrated educational...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Disadvantaged Status (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: There are 12 Primary Schools in the DEIS programme in Co Meath. Official Name - - - AINE NAOFA N S Fairgreen Navan Co. Meath GILSON NATIONAL SCHOOL Church Street Oldcastle Co. Meath MERCY CONVENT N S Railway Street Navan Co. Meath ...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information sought by the Deputy in regard to the cleaning services and security services provided by private companies is set out in the table. In regards to cleaning services, the contract is apportioned to multiple locations and includes services provided to Department of Further, Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science (Marlborough Street, Tullamore, 52 St Stephens Green...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Contracts (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The information sought by the Deputy in regard to directly employed cleaners and service officer is set out in the second table. The information in respect of aegis bodies, within the scope of the Deputy’s question, is not held by my Department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the first table, should the Deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Management (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department has no readily available records outlining when the school referred to by the Deputy, began operating from its current location. However, the school's most recent additional school accommodation application states that they are operating from this location since the late 1960's.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Communications (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: All school visits and diary requests are dealt with through my office in the Department. The team can be reached by the following email address - - and they can liaise with the school in question.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Patronage (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 494 and 495 together. There is a commitment under the Programme for Government to seek to increase choice for parents by ensuring that families can access both multi/non-denominational and faith based education. I am liaising with my Department officials on the best way to deliver on this commitment. Any survey of primary school communities will be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Expenditure (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The total value of annual mileage claims for the years in question by Josepha Madigan who was a Minister of State in the Department of Education was: 2023: €14,182.46 2024: €3,737.02 The cost of overnight allowances submitted by her civilian drivers in the years in question was: 2023: €1,837 2024: NIL Minister of State Thomas Byrne was appointed in December...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Ministerial Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: In response to the information requested by the Deputy, I can confirm there are currently five civil servants working in my private office in the Department of Education and Youth, in Marlborough Street. Their grades are, two Higher Executive Officers, two Executive Officers and one Clerical Officer. In my constituency office, there are two civil servant roles, both at Clerical Officer grade,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Accommodation (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Regarding plans for increasing Irish-medium school places in the south Dublin area, it should be noted that the year of establishment, patronage model and language of instruction have yet to be determined for the new post-primary schools announced to serve the following school planning areas in the general south Dublin area: Dublin 2_Dublin 4 and Sallynoggin_Killiney_DLR/Cherrywood. A key...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Teaching Council of Ireland (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. The recruitment and appointment of teachers for teaching positions is managed by individual school authorities. There are over 3,700 individual school authorities, responsible for this...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Textbooks (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I understand the Deputy's question refers to teaching and learning resources for Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE). Teachers and schools can choose from a list of free SPHE resources developed by the NCCA. It is not a fixed list - teachers and schools can choose what works best for their students. These resources are hosted within the NCCA's online SPHE toolkits which can be...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Staff (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: Ensuring that every child's experience in school is positive and that they have qualified, engaged teachers available to support them in their learning is a priority area of action for the Government. The recruitment and appointment of teachers for teaching positions is managed by individual school authorities. There are over 3,700 individual school authorities, responsible for this process,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Admissions (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirement for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information system,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to advise the Deputy that requirement for school places is kept under on-going review in the context of available information on population, enrolments and residential development activity. In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a geographical information system,...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: School Curriculum (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: While the number of exemptions held at post primary level have increased from 9.37% in 2017/18 to 13.36% in 2023/24, the number held at primary level have decreased from 3.25% to 2.05% over the same period. Overall, the increase at both primary and post primary is from 5.62% in 2017/18 to 6.98% in 2023/24. The number of exemptions must be viewed in the broader context: - School enrolments at...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Schools Building Projects (5 Feb 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the departments pipeline of school buildings projects to provide the following accommodation: 2 General Classrooms, 4 SET room, 1 Graphics room & project store, 1 Home Economics Room, 2 Science labs & prep area, 1 construction room & prep area, 2 Classroom SEN base and Central activities room and 1 GP dining...