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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The project referred to by the Deputy is currently in architectural planning.  Site surveys have commenced and a pre-planning meeting has been held with South Dublin County Council in advance of preparing the Planning Application, which will be the next key milestone in the progression of the project.  Until such time as planning permission has been secured, it will not be possible...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: A major project for the school referred to by the Deputy is included in my Department's building programme to be delivered as part of the National Development Plan (NDP). It is intended that the project, when completed, will provide capacity for 1,000 students. The project brief is expected to be completed shortly. The project will be delivered by the National...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of my Department. In the 2019/2020 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of over...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Expenditure (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The amount expended on access to online and hardcopy media publications since May 2020 to date is €2,999.35. ">List of subscriptions

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The Department's costs in relation to media monitoring and licensing to permit the copying and sharing of  press content within copyright in the years requested are set out below. Year Cost (Euro)  Company 2017 17,644.96 Kantar 2017 4,296.39  Newspaper Licensing Ireland + NLA Media...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The building project for the school referred to by the Deputy includes the provision of a 4 classroom SEN base. This project is in the process of being devolved for delivery to the local Education and Training Board (ETB). The first step in this process is the execution of a Service Level Agreement between my Department and the ETB.  Thereafter, the ETB will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The project at the school referred to by the Deputy has been re-tendered and the tenders are due back in the middle of October. Subject to no issues arising during the balance of the tender process it is envisaged that the project will commence on site late in Quarter 4 of 2020 or early Quarter 1 of 2021 with a construction period of approximately 6 months.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre and the HSE have published guidance for managing potential cases of COVID-19 in educational settings, which includes the testing strategy within an educational facility ‘Schools Pathway for COVID-19, the Public Health approach’: This guidance provides that the HSE Department of Public Health will liaise directly with schools regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (30 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre and the HSE have published guidance for managing potential cases of COVID-19 in educational settings, which includes the testing strategy within an educational facility ‘Schools Pathway for COVID-19, the Public Health approach’: This guidance provides that the HSE Department of Public Health will liaise directly with schools regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that the application for professional added years (submitted to my Department in June 2020) has been processed and the Higher Education Institution in question has been advised accordingly. I am aware that my officials have updated the Deputy's office directly in this regard.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the provision of PE Halls and General Purpose Rooms form part of the accommodation brief for all newly established schools. These facilities may also form part of the overall accommodation brief for major capital extensions to existing schools. Details of large-scale projects being delivered under the school building programme may be viewed on my Department's website,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 436, 442, 458 and 481 together. I am acutely aware of the issues faced by many schools in respect of teacher allocations and class sizes. Primary schools are currently provided with class teachers on the basis of one teacher for every 26 pupils which is at its historically lowest level. Under the Programme for Government there is a commitment to seek to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the 2019/20 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, were transported in over 5,000 vehicles on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country covering over 100 million kilometres at a cost of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 439 and 471 together. The nature of distance learning, which was necessitated during the unprecedented closure of schools earlier this year, required educators to take on a range of approaches to support their pupils continuity of learning during that period. Assisted by Department funded resources and supports, schools and teachers demonstrated great...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The patronage divesting process arises from the recommendations of the 2012 report of the Advisory Group to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector, following which the Department undertook surveys of parental preferences in 43 areas of stable population in 2012 and 2013 to establish the level of parental demand for a wider choice in the patronage of primary schools within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: 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 30th September. The school referred to by the Deputy was due to have a teaching post suppressed due to a fall in enrolments. However, the staffing arrangements for primary schools also includes the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The decision to adopt a model of Calculated Grades by my Department was a direct result of COVID-19, which prevented the state from running the conventional Leaving Certificate Examinations. The purpose of this process is to allow as many students as possible to progress to employment, further education and training, or higher education in a way that is fair and equitable to all Leaving...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: On 26 August, I announced that the postponed Leaving Certificate examinations would commence on Monday 16 November, subject to public health advice. On 25 September, it was announced the registration for these postponed examinations would open on Monday 28 September. Students have until Friday, 02 October to register for these examinations. The written examinations will be run by the State...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is a private second level school and does not fall within the remit of my Department, and as such, provision for Covid 19 expenses is a matter for the management authority of the school concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Norma Foley: The Roadmap for the Full Return to School provides for comprehensive supports across a range of areas to allow for the safe reopening of schools. €10.2m in additional funding has been allocated to support Principals and Deputy Principals who also undertake teaching duties in primary schools. This funding will provide each teaching principal with one release day per week, and...