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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Sep 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 2 classroom SEN Base under the 2020 Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme.This project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. I can confirm that a Stage 3 Report (Tender) was submitted for review by my Department officials. Further...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Budget 2025 (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: Over recent years, additional resources have been made available to our schools, including through the delivery of thousands of extra teaching and Special Needs Assistant posts, increased capitation in schools, enhanced supports for school leadership, improved staffing schedule and free school books in primary schools and junior cycle post primary. My aim for Budget 2025 is to continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy was approved to enter the Department’s pipeline of school buildings for a project to provide 2 Classroom SEN Base. The project has been devolved to the school authority for delivery. A Stage 2B (pre-tender) report was submitted. This submission required clarification and additional information was requested from the school which needed to be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is in receipt of an application for the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school in question to provide two Special Educational Needs classrooms. The purpose of the ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom and accommodation for students with special educational needs is available to cater for pupils...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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 (9 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 (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department can confirm that there will be provision of special education classes in the planned extension for the school referred to by the Deputy. Given the challenges of this school site, my Department continues to engage with the school patron to advance the provision of required accommodation at the school, including for the facilitation of special classes. These discussions are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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: Legislative Process (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 was approved by Government on 16 April 2024 and published on 22 April 2024. Dáil Committee Stage was completed on 21 June 2024 and it is intended to further progress the passage of the legislation as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: There are no non-denominational primary schools in Ireland. There are currently 169 mainstream primary schools with a multi-denominational or inter-denominational ethos, with this number increasing to 172 from September 2024. Since 2011, new arrangements have been in place for the establishment of new schools involving the forecasting of demand for school places based on demographic exercises...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The following link sets out the number of schools offering Physical Education Leaving Certificate Examination subject for the years 2018 to 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Physical Education (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department of Education does not hold this information. Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school and the principal is responsible for the day-to-day management of the school, including arrangements for co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. The decision taken to become involved with the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (9 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 School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme. The purpose of my Department’s ASA scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available to cater for pupils enrolled each...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has reviewed the correspondence and has issued a direct response to the individual on the matter raised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (9 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: School Facilities (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department is not in receipt of a current application from the school in question under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme. The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education needs is available...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Patronage (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The patronage process for new schools is overseen by an external independent advisory group, the New Schools Establishment Group (NSEG). This Group was set up in 2011 to advise the Minister on the patronage of new schools. Following their consideration of the Department’s assessment reports, the NSEG submits a report with recommendations to me for consideration and final decision. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Circulars (9 Sep 2024)

Norma Foley: The Job Sharing Scheme for teachers is contained in Chapter 8 of my Department’s Circular Letter Circular 0054/2019 titled ‘Leave Schemes for Registered Teachers Employed in Recognised Primary and Post Primary Schools’. Paragraph 11.1(a) of the Job Sharing Scheme states a teacher may not engage in any substitute teaching whilst job sharing. In response to issues raised in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (9 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 (9 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...