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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 5 General classrooms, 2 SET rooms,1 Multimedia room, 1 Textiles room, 2 Classroom SEN and the purchase of 2 Classroom SEN. The project has been devolved for delivery to Mayo Sligo and Leitrim ETB (MSLETB). The Design Team were appointed in Quarter 2 2022....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Public Procurement Contracts (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 312 and 313 together. As the Deputy will be aware, in June 2023 Government approved the delivery of a package of ongoing supports to survivors of abuse in residential institutions, including supports relating to health, education and advocacy. The development of this package of supports was informed by a consultation process with survivors and survivor...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I refer to your representation on behalf of a student regarding an Assistive Technology application. Under the Assistive Technology scheme, as set out in my Department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. All equipment provided under this scheme supports...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Inspire programme is aimed at those who are experiencing difficulty in school and who often end up being excluded from school because of their particular difficulties. The programme focus on students who are experiencing social emotional behavioural difficulties and are at risk of either dropping out completely or getting permanently excluded from school. Students attend the programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that Fermoy was one of the areas surveyed in 2012/13 under the patronage divesting process where there was sufficient parental demand supporting changes in school patronage (the areas surveyed were areas where demographics were not growing and therefore it was unlikely that a new multi-denominational school would be established for demographic reasons). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Campus project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to CEIST. The project was recently approved to progress to Stage 2b of the architectural planning design process. This stage of the process allows for detailed design/planning, obtaining the necessary statutory permissions and the preparation of tender documents. In advance of the necessary statutory permissions...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 4 Mainstream Classrooms, 2 SET Rooms and a 2 classroom SEN Base under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme in August 2023. I can confirm that a Stage 1 Report has been received and forwarded to my Department’s Professional & Technical...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was granted funding through my Department's 2019 Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme for a project to include 2 general classrooms and 1 Science lab with preparatory area. The school received the following funding from the Department of Education, under the ASA Scheme for this project, within the period of 2021-2023. Scheme ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (21 May 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: Schools Building Projects (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The Major Building Project for the school referred to by the Deputy is part of joint project for the development of 2 new replacement 24 classroom school, plus classrooms for pupils with special educational needs for both the Junior and Senior schools at the current site in Renmore. The brief is to demolish the existing schools, and replace them with new school buildings, and all associated...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: In July 2016, the Government launched a major initiative for Dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) to oversee the long term, social and economic regeneration of the area. The Mulvey Report entitled “Dublin’s North East Inner City – Creating a Brighter Future” was published in February 2017 and made a number of recommendations. As part of this response, the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme 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 grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: In relation to school admissions, it is the responsibility of the managerial authorities of all schools to implement an admissions policy in accordance with the Education Act, 1998 and the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018. Under the provisions of the Act, school admission policies are approved by the Patron, following consultation with staff and parents of children who are attending...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: Caretakers are valued members of our school communities who carry out work vital to the operations of our schools. At present, the majority of primary and post-primary schools receive assistance to provide for caretaker services under ancillary grant funding. Under the February 2022 agreement the implementation of revised salary and annual leave entitlements for school secretaries is now...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The operation of subject development groups (SDGs), which develop new and updated curricula, is a matter for the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA). The SDGs operate under longstanding processes that have been approved by the NCCA’s Council, a representative structure which comprises nominees of the partners in education, industry and trade union interests,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (21 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that Fermoy was one of the areas surveyed in 2012/13 under the patronage divesting process where there was sufficient parental demand supporting changes in school patronage (the areas surveyed were areas where demographics were not growing and therefore it was unlikely that a new multi-denominational school would be established for demographic reasons). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pesticide Use (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department encourages best practice in relation to the upkeep of school property. This would include proper care and maintenance of school grounds, as well as matters relating to health & safety. The Health & Safety manual for each school should include the need to follow correct procedures on the use of various products and materials including those for the maintenance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter my Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide a 3 classroom SEN Early Intervention extension under the Additional School Accommodation Scheme. In Q2 2023 the school authority submitted their Stage 1 report. This was forwarded to my Departments Professional and Technical team for review. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (16 May 2024)

Norma Foley: In Budget 2024 over €47 million was allocated to continue implementation of the schoolbooks scheme at primary level. On the 8th May I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides at a minimum free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to pupils in recognised primary and special schools. More than 563,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary...