Results 161-180 of 16,608 for speaker:Helen McEntee

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Healthcare Policy (16 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: My department is not in a position to revoke the information provided by the person concerned on the S1 form. This form is used to provide details of previous service in the public sector. Under the provision of the Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 a "new entrant", in general, refers to individuals who started working in a public service body on or after...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school to which the deputy refers was approved a school building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for one engineering room with prep area, one construction prep/store area and one home economics room. The project was devolved for delivery to the school authority. I can confirm that this project received my departments approval to...

Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I thank all Deputies. Over the past number of hours, many Deputies contributed to the debate on this motion and I want to acknowledge the constructive way in which they engaged and the input from all sides in assisting our deliberation and consideration of this motion on such a sensitive issue. It is important to see such strong support for making sure that accountability, which is rightly...

Commission of Investigation (Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools) Order 2025: Motion (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I move: That Dáil Éireann: — having regard to the conclusions and recommendations of the Report of the Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Day and Boarding Schools run by Religious Orders, published on 3rd September, 2024; — noting that it is the opinion of the Government that these matters of significant public concern require, in the public interest,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project referred to by the Deputy has been devolved for delivery to Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB). The project is currently at Stage 2b of the architectural planning process. This stage involves obtaining all statutory approvals, preparing a set of fully detailed Tender documents, and preparing an accurate pre-tender cost plan. My department manages the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Programme for Government (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The organisation in question has been awarded funding from my department under the Youth Services Grant Scheme (YSGS) pilot 2024-2025. It has been awarded a €125,000 grant for the funding period which runs to December 2025. With this grant, the organisation will work with young people and youth workers to explore social challenges, for example social justice, peace and conflict,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Residential Institutions (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy will be aware, the Supports for Survivors of Residential Institutional Abuse Bill 2024 completed its passage through the Houses of the Oireachtas on Wednesday 9 July. The Bill, which enables the provisions of ongoing health and education supports to survivors of abuse in residential institutions, now awaits the signature of the President. It is my intention to commence the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The project to which the Deputy refers will provide an extension and refurbishment to provide for 550 pupils and 2 special education classrooms. It is devolved to the school authority for delivery. The project is currently at Stage 2b (the detailed design stage) of the architectural process. As part of this process, a stage 2b report was submitted in May 2025 by the project design team...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The overall Department of Education and Youth capital spend for the School referred to by the Deputy from 2023 to date is detailed below: Department Capital Spend 2025 YTD 2024 2023 Department Capital Spend 25,925 0 115,023

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The school referred to by the Deputy has been granted funding through the Emergency Works Scheme under category Mechanical and Electrical for works to upgrade the school's boiler room. This project is currently with the school for progression. My department can also confirm that an application under the Climate Action Summer Works Scheme (CASWS) has been received for the school in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: As the Deputy is aware, I recently announced €35 million in funding to support digital learning in schools. €35 million in grant funding for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has issued to all recognised primary and post-primary schools. This ICT funding is being provided to schools to help them continue to use digital technologies in their teaching, learning and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Closed-Circuit Television Systems (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: My Department does not hold the information requested by The Deputy in a readily accessible format in relation to the total number of CCTV cameras owned by the Department and the specific video file format used in the recording and dissemination of the recorded footage. Therefore, it has not been possible to collate this information within the time available to answer this question....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority of mine. Since 2020, my department has invested over €6 billion in our schools throughout the country under the National Development Plan, involving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority of mine. Since 2020, my department has invested over €6 billion in our schools throughout the country under the National Development Plan, involving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I can assure the Deputy that the provision of school places to meet the needs of children and young people at primary and post primary level, including children and young people with special educational needs is an absolute priority of mine. Since 2020, my department has invested over €6 billion in our schools throughout the country under the National Development Plan, involving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: NEPS provides educational psychological support to all primary, post-primary, and special schools. NEPS provides all schools with:psychological support in the event of a Critical Incident,a casework service for individual children where there is a need for intensive consultation and assessment via a NEPS psychologist or through the Scheme for the Commissioning of Psychological Assessments...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Policies (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: In June this year, the Department of Education and Youth published the Education Plan. This is the department’s annual plan, which sets out high­ level priorities and associated actions for the coming year. These priorities are derived from the department’s Statement of Strategy, which sets out the vision, mission and strategic goals that guides the Department of Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: I wish to inform the Deputy that the property in question is required for future educational accommodation requirements. My Department is examining additional education opportunities that could be facilitated within the property and ultimately its long-term use.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The Government is committed to increasing funding to support schools, and the Programme for Government commits to increasing capitation funding to schools of all types to ensure that schools can meet the elevated day-to-day running costs. The commitment in the Programme for Government builds on the progress which has been made in recent years, including an over €30 million permanent...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (15 Jul 2025)

Helen McEntee: The key factor for determining the level of staffing resources provided at individual school level is the staffing schedule for the relevant school year and pupil enrolments on the previous 30 September. The primary staffing arrangements for the 2025/26 school year are set out in Circular 0011/2025. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar...