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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides at a minimum, free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to all pupils enrolled in recognised primary and special schools. More than 563,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools will continue to benefit from this scheme. Revised guidance for the 2024/25...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...system providing places for over 20,000 students. We have also opened four new special schools for September 2024 and increased capacity in a number of existing special schools to ensure that more children than ever can access an education which is appropriate to their needs. My department and the NCSE are actively engaging with school patrons and management bodies to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places, work which is close to finalisation for the 2024/25 school year. So far more than 320 new special classes have been sanctioned by the NCSE nationwide for the 2024/25 school year. Of these, 16 are in Kildare of which 11 are at primary and 5 at post-primary level. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...planning areas were based on traditional school catchment areas where all primary schools were assigned to a post-primary feeder area (typically a population centre or town), containing one or more post-primary schools. With the introduction of Small Areas in Census 2011, these feeder areas were amended to align with Census Small Areas. The current school planning areas take account not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places, work which is close to finalisation for the 2024/25 school year. So far more than 320 new special classes have been sanctioned by the NCSE nationwide for the 2024/25 school year. Of these 10 are in Donegal, 7 at primary and 3 at post-primary level. This brings to 125...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...from Single Scheme membership applies in cases where a public servant previously held membership of a pre-existing public service pension scheme and did not subsequently have a break in service of more than 26 weeks as a public servant. The legislation does not provide exemptions based on the reason an individual had for ceasing the employment while a legacy scheme member. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...to finalisation for the 2024/25 school year. Parents seeking special class placements for their children are advised to contact the NCSE locally using the details on the NCSE's website. So far more than 320 new special classes have been sanctioned by the NCSE nationwide for the 2024/25 school year. Of these, 16 are in Kildare of which 11 are at primary and 5 at post-primary level....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Catherine Murphy: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the national list of SNAs can be released in a more efficient and transparent manner in view of the fact that persons are left wondering if they will have a job for the new school term; and if she will engage with the NCSE on this matter urgently. [23845/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Hildegarde Naughton: ...the NCSE work closely in relation to the forward planning of new special classes and additional special school places, work which is close to finalisation for the 2024/25 school year. So far more than 320 new special classes have been sanctioned by the NCSE nationwide for the 2024/25 school year. Of these, 36 are in Dublin of which 23 are at primary level and 13 at post-primary level,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...seeking school places in that area. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a selection process will be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (28 May 2024)

Pat Buckley: ...her plans to address overcrowded conditions in the Educate Together National School in Fermoy, County Cork, in the short term to improve the learning environment for students while plans for a more adequately sized facility are developed. [23929/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...2024 summer programme have been designed to maximise the number of schools and children taking part in the school-based programme. Since 2019, the Summer Programme has gone from strength to strength. In 2023, approximately 1,400 schools and more than 50,000 children took part in the Summer Programme. This is compared to the 13,000 children who took part in 2019. A key barrier to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...seeking school places in that area. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available, a selection process will be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and must be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...On the 8th May I announced details of year 2 of the Primary Schoolbooks Scheme which provides at a minimum free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks to pupils in recognised primary and special schools. More than 563,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools will continue to benefit from this scheme. Revised guidance for the 2024/25...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...in accordance with the Education Act, 1998. Parents have the right to choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available the pupil should be admitted. However, in schools where there are more applicants than places available a selection process may be necessary. This selection process and the enrolment policy on which it is based must be non-discriminatory and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (28 May 2024) See 2 other results from this answer

Norma Foley: ...with schools and patrons to ensure that there are sufficient school places available, and to put any required solutions in place. This includes engagement in areas which were not included in the more detailed data sharing arrangements for 2024/25. As part of this engagement with patrons, my Department is also collaboratively planning towards 2025/26 and future years, as part of forward...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...in 2018 with committed Exchequer funding of €2 billion, the review of the NDP in 2021 extended the URDF to 2030. To date, there have been three rounds of funding provided under the URDF with more than €1.9 billion allocated so far. While Call 1 and 2 was for specific proposals, the latest round of funding (Call 3) is supporting a programme of acquisitions in each local...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service (28 May 2024)

Malcolm Noonan: Reflect and Renew - A review of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), recommended that external communications by the NPWS should be professionalised and should prioritise a more open and collaborative engagement with civil society groups and others. NPWS is constantly working to improve all aspects of its communication including with external stakeholders. There are a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Council has not applied for AHF funding to date but assistance in developing schemes is available from my Department, the LGMA and the Housing Agency if required. Supports to make refurbishing a vacant home more affordable are available also and may be of greater relevance to counties such as Kerry. The Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund provides up to €70k in grant funding to...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (28 May 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...Under section 11 of the Act, the Government can increase or decrease the overall grant scheme cap of €420,000, 12 months after the Act has been commenced (i.e. on or after 29 June 2024) by no more than 10%. Following a request from my Department, the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI) recently provided updated cost reports for the North West and Midwest Regions to...