Results 81-100 of 102 for "direct provision" speaker:Norma Foley

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The DEIS identification model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can be confident that the largest investment to date in the DEIS programme is being provided...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...enrolment databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The DEIS identification model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can be confident that the largest investment to date in the DEIS programme is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...enrolment databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The DEIS identification model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can be confident that the largest investment to date in the DEIS programme is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...enrolment databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The DEIS identification model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can be confident that the largest investment to date in the DEIS programme is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (10 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...enrolment databases and the Pobal HP Deprivation index. The DEIS identification model now takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and by students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can be confident that the largest investment to date in the DEIS programme is being...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (9 Mar 2022)

Norma Foley: ...of disadvantage through the application of a weighted process. It also takes into consideration the significant educational disadvantage experienced by Traveller and Roma learners and of students residing in direct provision or emergency homeless accommodation. Using this approach we can extend the additional targeted supports of the DEIS programme to those schools serving high...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Educational Disadvantage (1 Jul 2021)

Norma Foley: ...at this time. Tusla Education Support Services engaged with principals to promote connectedness to schools for children who are at risk of educational disadvantage and liaised directly with Direct Provision accommodation centres, refuges for families experiencing domestic violence and homeless hubs to ensure students were linked with their schools. I recently announced the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (24 Jun 2021)

Norma Foley: ...protection, Phase 1 when applicants are accommodated in a Reception and Integration Centre for the first four months and Phase 2 when offered accommodation within the community. Children residing in Direct Provision accommodation centres currently access education in local mainstream schools on arrival, in the same manner as all other children.  This will continue under the new system...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Norma Foley: ...likely that pupils with special educational needs, pupils at risk of educational disadvantage, pupils with English as an additional language (EAL) and pupils experiencing homelessness or living in direct provision have been the most adversely affected by the lack of classroom contact time. The school community and relevant organisations and agencies need to ensure that those pupils receive...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Administration (21 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: ...as needing additional supports. TESS staff are in ongoing contact with school principals. TESS staff are paying particular attention to students who have been previously referred to TESS, students living in direct provision accommodation centres, students temporarily living in refuges for families experiencing domestic violence, students impacted by homelessness and students from the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (21 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: ...Education Support Services will engage with principals to promote connectedness to schools for children who are at risk of educational disadvantage and there will be direct liaison by education welfare officers to Direct Provision accommodation centres, refuges for families experiencing domestic violence and homeless hubs to ensure students are linked with their schools. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (20 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: ...Education Support Services will engage with principals to promote connectedness to schools for children who are at risk of educational disadvantage and there will be direct liaison by education welfare officers to Direct Provision accommodation centres, refuges for families experiencing domestic violence and homeless hubs to ensure students are linked with their schools. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (14 Jan 2021)

Norma Foley: .... Tusla Education Support Services will engage with principals to promote connectedness to schools for children who are at risk of educational disadvantage and there will be direct liaison by education welfare officers to Direct Provision accommodation centres, refuges for families experiencing domestic violence and homeless hubs to ensure students are linked with their schools. ...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Scheme (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: ...not uniform. Students with special educational needs, students at risk of educational disadvantage, students with English as an additional language (EAL) and students experiencing homelessness or living in direct provision are likely have been the most adversely affected by the lack of classroom contact time, and that schools will need to ensure that those students continue to receive the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Direct Provision System (30 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: ... referred to by the Deputy has stated that it is arranging a survey as it aims to collect information about the current level of education and future educational aspirations of people in Direct Provision and in the asylum process. The survey has a particular focus on access to further and higher education. In late December 2019, the former Minister for Justice and Equality...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (14 Jul 2020)

Norma Foley: ...is committed to supporting all schools in enrolling children residing in accommodation centres operated by the International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS), under the system known as direct provision, in a fair and transparent manner. All pupils enrolled qualify for capitation grants; pro-rata capitation is also provided for each pupil enrolled after 30th September, provided...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Norma Foley: 459. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the residents at a location (details supplied) were informed of the Covid-19 outbreak in the direct provision centre. [6291/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Norma Foley: 460. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the employees at a location (details supplied) were informed of the Covid-19 outbreak in the direct provision centre. [6292/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (20 May 2020)

Norma Foley: 461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the residents of Cahersiveen, County Kerry were informed of the Covid-19 outbreak in the direct provision centre there. [6293/20]