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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (29 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 public...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy is aware, the construction sector has been re-opening on a gradual and phased basis since Monday 18th May. Whilst remobilisation has occurred,  with construction activity ongoing, it is still too early to quantify exactly the impacts of COVID-19 on the school building programme more generally as a result of  new working arrangements on a building sites. In...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Higher and Further Education, Research, Innovation and Science recently secured Cabinet approval for a substantial package of supports for third level institutions and students. The distribution of the funds and the principles and eligibility criteria governing the additional supports for students including in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Psychological Assessments (29 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 (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, 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...

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

Norma Foley: On Monday, the 27thJuly, 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...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 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: DEIS Scheme (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Additional funding of €1million provided under Budget 2020 was allocated to 102 Primary DEIS schools for a new pilot programme for the 2020/21 school year and was announced in January of this year.  The aim of this pilot is to provide free school books for students in the schools involved, and to support these schools in eliminating the cost of school books for parents. It will...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science recently secured Cabinet approval for a substantial package of supports which are for both  further and higher level institutions and students. The distribution of the funds and the principles governing the additional supports for students...

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

Norma Foley: Measures announced by my Department as part of Budgets 2016, 2017 and 2018 mean that 500 of the 600 guidance posts that were withdrawn in Budget 2012 were restored to schools from September 2018. As part of the COVID-19 operational supports to schools for the 2020/21 school year, approximately 120 posts will be provided for guidance to support student wellbeing. These posts will...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (29 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the building to which he refers is going to be refurbished and refitted shortly in order to facilitate its use on a temporary basis by a local primary school while it awaits completion of a project.

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

Norma Foley: In accordance with the Reopening Our Schools: The Roadmap for the Full Return to School that my Department published earlier this week, specific Induction Training will be made available to all school staff before schools reopen. This is a mandatory training requirement. The Induction Training will provide information to school staff on a range of issues relating to Covid-19 and the safe...

Future of School Education: Motion [Private Members] (28 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words following “Dáil Éireann” and insert the following: “notes that: — the Minister for Education and Skills has obtained Government approval for a comprehensive range of measures to support the full reopening of schools in time for the start of the new school year; — these measures and the financial...

Seanad: Education: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: Tá an-áthas orm bheith anseo don chéad uair mar Aire Oideachais agus Scileanna. Gabhaim buíochas leis an Seanad as ucht an t-am agus an deis seo a thabhairt dom. I am very proud to be here today for the first time as Minister for Education and Skills. I thank the Cathaoirleach and his colleague Senators for the opportunity to engage with the House today in regard to the...

Seanad: Education: Statements (28 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I must follow the ruling of the Chair. I begin by acknowledging the breadth of input from everybody here in the Chamber and acknowledge the wisdom and experience that these Members bring here. I am a great believer in the co-operative and inclusive approach in education, particularly in how this roadmap was brought about. It was as a result of extensive consultation and engagement with the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. 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 school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (28 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: I understand that the pupil referred to by the Deputy who applied for a school place at Coláiste Pobail Osrai was offered a place and that the offer was declined.   I wish to advise the Deputy that in relation to schools admission, parents can choose which school to apply to and where the school has places available, the pupil should be admitted. However, in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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 children with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (28 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...