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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I wish to advise the Deputy that works under the Fire Remediation Programme have commenced recently in the school to which he refers.  The plan is that these works will cease at the end of July in all schools, whether the works are completed or not, to enable schools to plan for reopening following the Summer holidays.  It is open to the school to host the Summer provision...

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

Norma Foley: I am aware of the challenges that are being encountered in the English language education sector and the substantial impact that the Covid-19 outbreak has had on its students, teachers and providers.  My Department has been engaging with the representatives bodies of English language education providers across a range of issues over the course of the Covid-19 outbreak to date. This...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the revised Emergency Works Application submitted has been approved and the school has been given permission to tender for a consultant in that respect. As this is a devolved project, it is now a matter for the school authority to progress the project.

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

Norma Foley: The national co-ordination group for tertiary education is meeting on a regular basis to consider key issues impacting the tertiary sector, including arrangements for re-opening institutions. These arrangements will be dependent on public health advice, and will be communicated to learners as soon as possible. Refund or cancellation policies in student accommodation should be set...

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

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The...

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

Norma Foley: On 12 June, my Department published the report to Government “Planning for reopening schools in line with the Roadmap for reopening society and business” .  The report sets out the clear ambition to develop a sustainable plan to fully reopen schools at the start of the next school year in late August/September in line with normal timeframes. The overriding objective of the...

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

Norma Foley: I can confirm that my Department recently received an application, for capital funding, from the school referred to by the Deputy.  This application is currently under assessment and my Department has been in contact with the school authorities requesting additional information. Once this information is received and the assessment complete, a decision will issue to the school...

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

Norma Foley: My Department’s Planning and Building Unit is working closely with school authorities and patron bodies to ensure that contingency arrangements are in place, where necessary, if a school building project is not completed in time for the start of new school year as a result of delays caused by Covid. This work is on-going and it is envisaged that all issues will be addressed prior to...

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

Norma Foley: School transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department. In the current school year over 120,000 children, including over 14,200 children with special educational needs, are 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: Special Educational Needs (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Educationincluding a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The programme...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Tax Credits (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: Resources to support the transition to distant learning have been developed by the Department's support service, the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) and are available at . Scoilnet the Department’s educational portal has open access to a wide variety of resources and information developed by various services including: the PDST, Junior Cycle for Teachers (JCT), the...

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

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. To date 231...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme (30 Jun 2020)

Norma Foley: For the 2020/21 academic year, student grant applications will be assessed based on gross income from all sources for the period 1st January 2019 to 31st December 2019. However, if a student or party to their application experiences a change in circumstances that is not a temporary change and is likely to continue for the foreseeable future, they can apply to have their application assessed...

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

Norma Foley: As you know my Department operates one of the largest payrolls in the State, paying approximately 120,000 school employees per fortnight. The school employee payrolls are highly automated and have been subject to an unprecedented level of change over the past decade, to implement changes in public service terms and conditions, pay policy and PAYE Modernisation. My Department prioritises...

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

Norma Foley: As the Deputy may be aware, the school referenced by the Deputy was established in 2014 under the patronage divesting process.  The patronage divesting process intended that, in the relevant areas, schools could be opened where a school building became, or was due to become available as a result of an amalgamation/closure of an existing school. A vacant former school...

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

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. All special...

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

Norma Foley: My Department published details of Summer Provision 2020 – Reconnecting with Education including a programme for children with complex special educational needs. The programme is a significant expansion on the July Provision programme of previous years with the eligibility criteria widened to include approximately 9,000 additional primary aged children with complex needs. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jun 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 enrolment on the previous 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all similar types of schools equally irrespective of location. The redeployment of all surplus permanent/CID...

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

Norma Foley: The criteria used for the allocation of teaching posts is published annually on the Department website. 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 30 September. The staffing schedule operates in a clear and transparent manner and treats all...

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

Norma Foley: School Transport is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education and Skills. 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 current school year over 120,000 children, including...