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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The Programme for Government contains a  commitment to establish a new Education Research and Policy Section within my Department, which will be  tasked with ensuring that educational policy development in Ireland is informed by a strong evidence base, is outcomes focused, and cognisant of best international practices. The arrangements for the establishment of the section are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The decision to enrol a child in a special class is made by parents in conjunction with the child, the NCSE's local Special Educational Needs Organiser (SENO) and local schools. This decision must be supported by a report from a relevant professional or team of professionals. This can be a difficult decision and parents should have access to objective and comprehensive information...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: There is currently a project under the Department’s Additional Accommodation Scheme which has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. This project, which proceeded to site last summer, provides, inter alia, for 8 general classrooms, guidance rooms, special education needs classrooms, computer rooms, a staff room, a general purpose room, a science lab, and ancillary...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Accommodation (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Students who are renting private accommodation under a lease are entitled to the same legal protections as any other tenant. Tenant rights are set out in the Residential Tenancies Act (2004, as amended). Information on tenant rights and responsibilities are available on the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) website www.rtb.ie. Student accommodation license terms...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cycle to Work Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I am glad to inform the Deputy that the cycle to work scheme is available to school staff who are paid by my Department's School Payroll Division. The scheme was deferred for a number of weeks in May 2020 but has been reopened for applications since the 8th of June 2020. I would encourage school staff who wish to avail of the scheme to submit their cycle to work applications at the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The information requested is not readily available in the format requested by the Deputy.  My Department allocates recurrent funding to the Higher Education Authority (HEA) for direct disbursement to HEA designated higher education institutions. The HEA allocates this funding as a block grant to the institutions. As autonomous bodies, the internal disbursement of this funding,...

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

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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...

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

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Further Education and Training Programmes (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: In response to the COVID 19 emergency, the Further Education and Training (FET) sector has demonstrated a swift and appropriate response.  In their short-term contingency planning, providers have made provision for the current cohort of learners engaged in their programmes and who are nearing completion of their awards, with adjusted teaching strategies and alternative...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Services Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I recognise the very important work done by these staff, and the other support staff in the running of our schools.   In Budget 2020 the number of secretaries and caretakers in certain schools was increased, allowing schools with enrolments of 500-625 to fill secretary vacancies provided they have fewer than 1.5 secretaries; schools with enrolments of 626-699 to fill...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that my Department published the report, “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School” and announce a funding package of more than €370 million for primary and post primary schools to supports its implementation. €53m has been provided for additional teaching and guidance posts in post-primary schools. 1000...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware my Department this week published the report "Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School" which is available on the Department's website. This Roadmap sets out how schools will reopen for all students from the end of August and what the operation of our schools will look like and be sustainable in a COVID-19 context. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware the acquisition of a suitable site to provide new school accommodation has proved to be extremely challenging to date. Donegal County Council, acting on behalf of my Department under the Memorandum of Understanding for the acquisition of school sites are pursuing all potential options for the provision of the required school accommodation.  A preferred site...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Is eol dom an sceideal don soláthar foirne agus an gá atá le tosaíocht a thabhairt do leithdháiltí múinteoirí i mbunscoileanna i bhfianaise na róil fhíorthábhachtacha atá acu i bpobail ar fud na tíre. Táim ag féachaint ar an mbealach is fearr chun dul chun cinn breise a dhéanamh maidir le cóimheas...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Bus Services (30 Jul 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: In  February 2018 my Department introduced the “Temporary Re-Assignment Scheme For Primary Teachers”.  This Scheme was agreed under the auspices of the Teachers Conciliation Council (TCC). The Council is comprised of representatives of teachers, school management, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, the Department of Education & Skills and is...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Communications (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department has an Information and Communications ICT Usage Policy which highlights for staff the need for email security. All staff members have to sign up to the policy and all new staff are provided with a copy of the policy as part of their induction material and are expected to comply with this policy. My staff working in my Department and I have been assigned Departmental email...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Minister Madigan and I have held a number of meetings with stakeholders since taking office. Please see attached table. Minister Meeting With Date of Meeting Minister Norma Foley Stakeholders meeting re School re-openings 01/07/2020 Minister Norma Foley Meeting with Heads of Agencies 14/07/2020 ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Regarding the current planning application for temporary accommodation to which the Deputy refers my Department’s Project Management Team is currently preparing a response to the request for further information from Fingal County Council in respect of the planning application F20A/0157 which is for the interim accommodation for the school in question. With regard to a permanent...