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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 113,100 children, including over 14,500 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country at a cost of over €224.7m in 2020. The purpose of my Department's...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the certificate 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: Citizens' Assembly (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future includes a commitment for a Citizens’ Assembly on the future of education. Experience internationally and here at home of citizen’s assemblies as exercises in deliberative democracy have been extremely positive. Typically, Citizens' Assemblies have been established by individual Oireachtas Resolutions, which have set out...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Autism Support Services (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that a Special Education Needs Base will be provided in the new school building to be constructed for the school in question. A site is required for this purpose and discussions are ongoing with a landowner with a view to acquiring a site.   I also wish to advise the Deputy that provision is being made for a special class in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Designation (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department is in receipt of an application for change of status from the school in question.  Once the application has been assessed, the school authority will be contacted directly with a decision. 

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: While parents will very naturally be concerned for their sixth class children in the transition to post-primary education in 2021 and, in particular, their concern for the impact that the Covid-19 school closures may have had on their children’s learning, there are no plans to have pupils repeat 6th class. It is important that pupils/students move on with their peers and continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (3 Feb 2021)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department’s Planning and Building Unit met recently with the management authority of the school in question and the application for additional accommodation was discussed. Further works needs to be carried out to advance the project and my Department will continue to engage with the school authority to advance the project as quickly as...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that officials in my Department have commenced the site identification process for the permanent location of the school referred to. As the overall site acquisition process is at an early stage, the school will be established in interim accommodation until the permanent facility is developed. The assessment of potential locations for interim accommodation has...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: The Government has always been guided by public health advice in relation to the safe operation of schools. The CMO has made it very clear in his advices to Government which are published on gov.ie, that schools are safe environments, with very little evidence of transmission within schools, and that the majority of infections of children and adolescents occurs outside the school setting. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: There are 71 post primary schools with an enrolment of in excess of 900 pupils. The annual cost of providing 2 additional guidance counsellors to these schools is in the region of €7m.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Oideachas Gaeilge (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: Rinneadh an gealltanas i gClár an Rialtais 2020 – 2025 Ár dTodhchaí Le Chéile, chun polasaí cuimsitheach a sholáthar don Ghaeilge, i gcomhthéacs chur i bhfeidhm Straitéis 20-Bliain an Rialtais don Ghaeilge 2010-2030. Faoin Straitéis seo, tá dul chun cinn suntasach déanta ag mo Roinn ar chur i bhfeidhm an Pholasaí don...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate Examinations in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: Schools have always provided an important role in offering guidance and support to Leaving Certificate and Leaving Certificate Applied students on results day. Guidance counsellors support students throughout 5thand 6thyear in schools in relation to further and higher education options. In recognising the unique set of circumstances for the Leaving Certificate class of 2020 who...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate Examinations in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate Examinations in 2021...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Junior Cycle Examinations in 2021 is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: School communities have worked incredibly hard to operate safely under Covid-19. The Government has always been guided by public health advice in relation to what is safe in schools. NPHET remain of the view that schools are low risk environments but recognise there is a need to reduce societal activity and movement to curb the spread of the virus at this time. Public Health has advised...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (28 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: My Department is acutely aware of the challenges faced by students, teachers and families as a result of COVID-19. The pandemic has brought significant challenges to the education system, and I am acutely aware of the impacts that this has had on those students preparing to sit their final examinations. The planning work underway in respect of the Leaving Certificate and Junior Cycle...