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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (19 Sep 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 and general up-keep, and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (19 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: School Textbooks (19 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: As you are aware in early March, I announced details of a new scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special schools, will benefit from the new scheme in the current school year. The investment of €68 million in 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (19 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education is aware of the challenging circumstances of the individual concerned and, although this is essentially a housing issue, has undertaken to assist in identifying a path forward. This is a particularly difficult and complex case, and the Department continues to engage with the individual concerned and with other relevant parties, including the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (19 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education is aware of the challenging circumstances of the individual concerned and, although this is essentially a housing issue, has undertaken to assist in identifying a path forward. This is a particularly difficult and complex case, and the Department continues to engage with the individual concerned and with other relevant parties, including the relevant local...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 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: School Funding (19 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: School Funding (19 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. The scheme will be funded from the Government’s Climate Action Fund, in line with the Government’s recognition that taking action on climate change is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (19 Sep 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 Transport (18 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: School Equipment (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, I recently issued a letter, instructing schools to implement a ban on the use of mobile phones during the school day, both in primary and post-primary schools. This policy approach is based on the growing concerns expressed about the impact of the use of mobile phones during the school day, including the potential for distraction during class time, the risk of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: As you are aware in early March, I announced details of a new scheme which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. To support its implementation my Department published guidance for schools on the new Junior Cycle Schoolbooks Scheme. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 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: School Staff (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to inform the Deputy that this teacher was employed in a substitute/part-time capacity for the school year 2023/2024. Department of Education Circular 61/2010 specifies the situations where payment is made for the summer months. The teacher has no entitlement to summer payment in 2024. The teacher has commenced a CID post for the school year 2024/2025 and she will be paid from...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers submitted an application for funding under the Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) for roof works in August 2024. The application in question is currently being reviewed by the technical area within the EWS and once an update is available the school will be contacted in that regard. The EWS team is aware of the urgent nature of the works required and will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers was approved to enter the department’s pipeline for a project under my Department's Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The project will provide a two classroom Special Educational Needs (SEN) base and a General Purpose room. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. My department has received a Stage 1 report...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 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: School Transport (18 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: School Accommodation (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: This school was recently granted approval for the for the provision of the reconfiguration of an existing classroom to create one Special Education Needs Classroom under the Department's SEN Reconfiguration programme. This programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (18 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my department is in receipt of an Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) application from the school in question. The school were approved funding in 2013 to relocate from their accommodation to a vacant school premises locally. In the intervening period, enrolments increased and a new application was submitted by the school. In April 2022 a proposed brief...