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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department’s National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses...

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

Norma Foley: The Department of Education is working to put in place a framework of suppliers to provide the necessary PPE for schools and other Education Sector bodies and institutions. The primary focus of this procurement is to allow for the full and safe reopening of all schools. This is an active procurement which is intended will provide for the  PPE necessary to support the reopening and will...

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

Norma Foley: My Department published The Roadmap for The Full Return to School, on Monday along with details of a financial package of over €375 million to support its implementation,  The roadmap outlines a comprehensive range of measures  to support the full reopening of schools in time for the start of the new school year. Circulars are currently being prepared which will...

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

Norma Foley: My Department has published a roadmap for the safe and sustainable re-opening of schools. It includes details of the arrangements to be put in place in schools to facilitate a safe working environment for all staff. The key message is to do everything possible to keep Covid -19 out and to put in place control regime to minimise the risk of spread if it is introduced into a school. These...

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

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27th July, my Department published the report to Government “Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School”.   This Roadmap set outs 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.  It has been developed in line with...

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

Norma Foley: In accordance with Government policy it is my Department's position that all schools will re-open for all pupils at the commencement of the upcoming school year. Information on arrangements relating to remotely working from home (eWorking) are available on www.revenue.ie.

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

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that the project to which he refers has been devolved to Cork Education and Training Board (CETB) for delivery. Officials in my Department have engaged with CETB to ensure that the project is completed as quickly as possible while also ensuring that the quality and integrity of the building is fully protected. It is expected that the project will be complete by the...

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

Norma Foley: The building project referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department's Design and Build Programme.   I am pleased to advise the Deputy that planning permission has been secured for the project and the Departments Project Management team are currently working on the preparation of the tender documents for the tender and appointment of a Contractor....

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

Norma Foley: On Monday, 27th July, my Department published the report to Government "Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School".   This Roadmap set outs 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.  It has been developed in line with public health advice...

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

Norma Foley: On Monday, 27th July, my Department published the report to Government "Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School".   My Department is also providing capital and current funding of an additional €377 million to support the safe and sustainable reopening of schools under the Roadmap.  This funding includes €52 million for schools to put in...

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

Norma Foley: On 14th June the Department published a Request for Information (RFI) to identify PPE, Consumables and Equipment Suppliers to support the Education Sector. This procurement has been managed as a negotiated procedure under Article 32 for the 2016 Procurement Regulations in order to secure supplies in time to reopen the Sectors schools and institutions.   The process has identified a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to...

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

Norma Foley: On 22 July I announced a substantial package of supports for third level institutions and students to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19.  This package includes an allocation of €15million to assist disadvantaged Further and Higher Education students and learners that otherwise would experience difficulties in participating fully in their chosen...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: National Educational Psychological Service (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I can inform the Deputy that my Department's National Educational Psychological Service provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. This involves direct support in the event of a critical incident, access to national and regional support and development work to build school capacity to support students, access to a NEPS psychologist for responses to...

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

Norma Foley: The Department's costs in relation to communications strategy initiatives in 2019 and to date in 2020 are set out in the following table. Year Campaign Cost (€) 2020 School Reopening – Radio, Print and Internet advertising €119,202.94 2020 Leaving Cert Calculated Grades advertising (July)...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 743 and 748 together. On Monday, 27July, my Department published the report to Government "Reopening Our Schools, The Roadmap for the Full Return to School". This Roadmap set outs 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. It has been developed...

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

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 745 and 747 together. My Department's website shows the current position on all school projects on the Capital Programme. These are listed on a county basis and show the school project status and the stage that each project is at. Each individual project is subject to its own particular circumstances and the timeline for delivery of each project can vary...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school to which he refers has been given approval for a project to be delivered under my Department's Additional Accommodation Scheme 2018.  This project will provide for 5 Mainstream Classrooms with standard WCs, 4 Mainstream Classrooms with standard WCs (Prefab Replacement), 1 WC for assisted users, 2 Science Labs with 1 Prep Area and...

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. The purpose of my Department's School Transport Scheme is, having regard to available resources, to support the transport to and from school of children who reside remote from their nearest school.  In the 2019/2020 year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200...