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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bullying in Educational Institutions (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Cineáltas flags were sent to all primary and post-primary schools during Anti-Bullying Week last November. It is unfortunate that this school did not receive their flag. I am pleased to confirm to the Deputy that a flag has been posted out to them this week. Should any school not have received their flag they can email .

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that officials from my Department will make contact with the school with a view to assessing the issue outlined. This may involve using appropriate qualified persons to assess the trees in order to make a recommendation for future action.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children, including over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational needs, and 7,400 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine were transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications have developed a jointly funded school sector decarbonisation pathfinder programme. It is administered by the Planning and Building Unit in my Department and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in partnership with devolved delivery support from Limerick and Clare Education Training Board, and Longford and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state 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: Educational Disadvantage (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: 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 Education and Skills: State Examinations (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state 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: Special Educational Needs (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval under the Department's Additional School Accommodation scheme issued to the school in question in May 2025 for reconfiguration of part of the main building to provide 1 x Technology Room/ Prep Area & toilets to facilitate co-education. The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department’s National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to queries arising,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The information requested by the Deputy is contained in the table below. Date Quantity Surveyor Senior Quantity Surveyor On 1st Jan 2023 0 6 On 31st Dec 2023 0 6 On 26th Sept 2024 0 6 My Department is also in the process of recruiting additional Senior QS...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The DEIS programme is designed to support schools with the highest levels of concentrated educational disadvantage in a targeted and equitable manner. Entry into the DEIS programme was determined by a refined identification model, which was applied uniformly to all schools. Schools were not required to apply for inclusion in the programme. A detailed paper on the refined DEIS identification...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Official Engagements (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that neither I or any previous Minister/MOS of my Department, have had any engagement with the government of Israel at Ministerial or official level during the specified timeline in relation to education matters within our remit.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2023/24 school year over 163,800 children were transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country. This includes over 136,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 20,200 pupils with special educational...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 229 and 230 together. The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. Bus Éireann manages the procurement tender process and contract management arrangements to include services provided by contractors under the School Transport Scheme. The school transport fleet is made up...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Consultations (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Please see the following cost breakdown for the Department of Education for external communications consultancy for the period outlined.2022 - Nil2023 - Nil2024 - €3,936.00 (Inc VAT) - Q4PR. The costs: The costs were for strategic communications advice related to the planned primary school survey (including overall approach, drafted materials and communications strategy).Name of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: Over recent years, additional resources have been made available to our schools, including through the delivery of thousands of extra teaching and Special Needs Assistant posts, increased capitation in schools, enhanced supports for school leadership, reduced class sizes, actions to assist teacher supply and free school books in primary schools and junior cycle post primary to help reduce the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: In previous budgets, I have prioritised reducing the pupil teacher ratios in primary schools which has brought the teacher allocation ratio to an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils in all primary schools, the lowest level ever seen at primary level. A three point reduction in the retention schedule, which I introduced in 2021, assists schools that would otherwise be at risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic (PV) Programme launched in November 2023 to over 1600 schools. It will provide eligible schools with 6 kWp of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. Since the launch of the first phase of the Schools PV Programme late last year, my Department has had a very positive response to the scheme, with over 1500 schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers is devolved for delivery to Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB). The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process. The planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and full grant of planning permission was received in Q2 2024. When Stage 2b has been finalised and approved, the next stage is tendering...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved to the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) for delivery as part of a programme of school building projects. The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural process. The planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and full grant of planning permission has been received. When Stage 2b has been finalised...