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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. A planning application was lodged with Wicklow County Council and planning permission was granted in Quarter 1 2024. When Stage 2b has been finalised and...

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

Norma Foley: The school in question to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for mechanical and electrical works. The EWS operates on the basis of a minimal scope of works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the Department of Educations technical team. Once this application is received back from the technical...

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

Norma Foley: Promoting positive mental health is a priority for the Department of Education and myself as Minister. The Department’s approach in the Wellbeing Policy is founded on research and best international practice in relation to how schools can best support the wellbeing and mental health of children and young people. The approach proposed is a whole school and preventative approach...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 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: Ministerial Staff (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The information sought by the Deputy is set out in the attached table for special advisers employed by my Department. There are also two Ministers of State appointed to my Department. Hildegarde Naughton T.D., Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion in my Department and of the Department of An Taoiseach has two special advisers, Paul Melia and Denise Duffy, who are employed by...

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

Norma Foley: Road safety is a cross-society concern, in respect of which our schools, and the education sector more generally, can play a role in in supporting road safety education and awareness. I know that so many of our schools and their communities have seen and experienced the consequences of road collisions first hand, and the devastation caused. I also know that schools have helped their...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question has submitted an application for capital funding, under my department's Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for extra accommodation to provide special education needs classroom's. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation...

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

Norma Foley: The major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy will be delivered under my Department's ADAPT Programme. 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 stages of Architectural Planning to Tender and Construction. The Brief for this project is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Children in Care (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Educational Welfare Service is one of the three strands of Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) and operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation, and retention. In September 2023, a specialist post of Educational Welfare Officer (EWO) for children in care was established in TESS. This post...

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

Norma Foley: Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school. While the Department sets out the composition of boards of management and rules of procedure it is not directly involved in the management of schools. While the Department allocates certain staff such as teachers and SNAs, where a school uses other income to...

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

Norma Foley: The school in question to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for mechanical and electrical works. The EWS operates on the basis of a minimal scope of works. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the Department of Educations technical team. Once this application is received back from the technical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question has submitted an application for capital funding, under my department's Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for extra accommodation to provide special education needs classroom's. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom...

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

Norma Foley: Tusla Education Support Service (TESS) is the agency which can assist parents who are experiencing difficulty in securing a school place for their child. TESS can be contacted at 01-7718500 () for assistance. More information is available on their website on the following link: . The Department understands that the parent was contacted by TESS during the summer and offered advice on...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá an-áthas orm a bheith os comhair Chomhchoiste na Gaeilge, na Gaeltachta agus Phobal Labhartha na Gaeilge tráthnóna. Ar dtús, gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoiste as ucht an chuiridh, an ama agus an deis a thabhairt dom bualadh agus labhairt leis inniu. Tá cur chun cinn na Gaeilge ar cheann de na tosaíochtaí atá agam mar Aire Oideachais agus...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Teachta. Beidh mé sásta labhairt léi as Gaeilge agus as Béarla. An bhfuil sí ag caint faoin bpolasaí don Ghaeltacht?

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá sé sin déanta againn. It has been actioned. For example, some of the actions that have come in are: the 30 B.Oid places provided for by the Department; the máistreacht ghairmiúil, which has also been provided for; the Gaeltacht recognition scheme-----

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Tá an plean críochnaithe. There are three stages to what we are doing in terms of promotion of the Irish language. The completion of the plan for schools within the Gaeltacht was the first stage. Tá sé sin déanta. The next-----

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Beidh athbhreithniú ar siúl. There will be a revision or whatever, an athbhreithniú, of it when the entire policy has been completed. There are three stages to the policy. That was the first one. The second stage is the policy for Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht. The third leg is the policy for the teaching of Irish in mainstream English-medium schools....

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Ní bheidh. Tá sé beagnach críochnaithe. Bhí an comhairliúchán deireanach ar siúl ar an Aoine seo chaite. Tá sé sin críochnaithe. A comprehensive consultation process was conducted. In excess of 5,400 questionnaires were completed, 216 children and young people and 92 adults participated in focus groups, there were written...

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cur Chuige an Stáit i gCur Chun Cinn Chóras Gaeloideachais: An tAire Oideachais (25 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: What I am saying is that there was a comprehensive consultation process, as there are in most of the policies we develop within the Department. It is quite comprehensive to say there were 5,400 questionnaires, which were all completed. We had children and young people as part of the focus groups. There were written submissions received. Officials from the Department met with 29 different...