Results 1,621-1,640 of 19,544 for speaker:Norma Foley

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

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline of projects under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide four mainstream classrooms, a two classroom Special Education Needs (SEN) base and six SET rooms. The project was devolved to the school authority for delivery. My department received a Stage 1 report,...

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: School Accommodation (1 Oct 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: 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: Sports Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to reassure the Deputy that it has always been the intention that the area in question will be available for use by all three schools. Given the nature of the site, a flooding specialist was procured as part of the planning process for this campus project and a Flood Risk Assessment (FRA), Maintenance Plan and Flood Response Plan were provided. The area will be subject to ponding...

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

Norma Foley: 'Ireland’s Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033: Every Learner from Birth to Young Adulthood' and five-year implementation plan was published in May 2024 by the Department of Education and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. This strategy aims to promote the development of essential literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy...

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

Norma Foley: The Junior Certificate School Programme (JCSP) was introduced in 1996, it is a social inclusion programme that is aimed at students who are identified as being at risk of being socially or academically isolated or at risk of early school leaving before the (then) Junior Certificate has been achieved. Currently, 223 schools are within the JCSP. One of the initiatives under the JCSP is the...

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

Norma Foley: 'Ireland’s Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Literacy Strategy 2024-2033: Every Learner from Birth to Young Adulthood' and five-year implementation plan was published in May 2024 by the Department of Education and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. This strategy aims to promote the development of essential literacy, numeracy, and digital literacy...

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

Norma Foley: Please find the requested data of current Ukrainian enrolments in primary and post-primary schools attached. Please note the data is taken from the primary (POD) and post-primary online databases (P-POD) recorded on Friday the 27th of September. Approximately 150 primary schools are still in the process of progressing to the new academic year of 2024/25 on POD and the primary data will...

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

Norma Foley: The Large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at an advanced stage of Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. The project brief includes the construction of a new 27 Classroom Junior National School with 3 classrooms for children with special educational needs and a General Purpose Room on the existing site. The next stage of Architectural...

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: Schools Building Projects (1 Oct 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers, was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide a new primary school building. The project has been devolved for delivery to Mayo Sligo and Leitrim Education and Training Board (MSLETB). The Department met MSLETB, its design team, and the school authority on 15 January 2024. The purpose of this...

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...