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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: The Deputy will be aware that policy regarding apprenticeships falls under the remit of my colleague, Patrick O’Donovan TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. In my own Department, work is ongoing to improve options available to students at senior cycle. In 2022, I announced an ambitious programme of work for a reimagined Senior Cycle of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The area of wellbeing and the promotion of positive mental health is a priority for the Department of Education. The Department of Education’s approach to supporting wellbeing and mental health is set out in its Wellbeing Policy Statement and Framework for Practice. The approach in the Wellbeing Policy is founded on research and best international practice in relation to how schools...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: ...Assistive Technology Scheme, as set out in the department’s Circular 0010/2013, funding is provided to schools towards the cost of computers and specialist equipment, which are required for educational purposes. My department has received a large volume of Assistive technology applications that are currently being processed. There has been a large increase in applications for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Schemes (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The first phase of the Schools Photovoltaic (PV) Programme launched in November 2023 to over 1600 schools. It will provide eligible schools with 6 kWp of roof-mounted solar PV, which equates to approximately 16 solar panels. The Schools Photovoltaic (PV) programme is being rolled out on a phased basis. Schools in the following areas were invited to participate in the first phase: Co....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Details of the 2024 Summer Programme were published on the 21st March 2024. The Department of Education also recently announced that funding of €40m has been secured again to ensure that a comprehensive summer programme will be available in 2024. This builds on the successful summer programmes of the last three years. The full funding of €40m is available and, as in previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: On 5th of March this year, I announced details of a new ground-breaking scheme that provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme. Special schools who have students enrolled in Junior Cycle programmes will also receive this funding. More than 213,000 students enrolled in approximately 670 post-primary schools and over 65 special...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Sorca Clarke: 316. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has initiated the process of renewing planning permission at a location (details supplied). [21517/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Contracts (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The school referred to by the Deputy is currently located in interim accommodation at the property referred to by the Deputy. My Department is currently in negotiations with the landlord regarding a Licence extension and is currently working on providing additional interim accommodation in order to meet the school’s accommodation requirements for September 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: The School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year over 161,600 children, including over 135,000 pupils travelling on primary and post primary services, 19,800 pupils with special educational needs, and 6,800 pupils who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine are transported on a daily basis to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Question Heading for question(s) 321 (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: A major building project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered as part of my Departments ADAPT Programme. The major project is currently at an advanced stage of architectural planning Stage 2(b) - Detailed Design, where the Design Team secure all statutory applications and prepare the tender documents. The Design Team submitted the Stage 2(b) report for the first...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that Fermoy was one of the areas surveyed in 2012/13 under the patronage divesting process where there was sufficient parental demand supporting changes in school patronage (the areas surveyed were areas where demographics were not growing and therefore it was unlikely that a new multi-denominational school would be established for demographic reasons). The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education is a priority for this government. It is also a key priority for my department and for the National Council for Special Education (NCSE). The vast majority of children with special educational needs are supported to attend mainstream classes with their peers. Where children with more complex needs require additional...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Programmes (14 May 2024)

Hildegarde Naughton: Details of the 2024 Summer Programme were published on the 21st March 2024. The Department of Education also recently announced that funding of €40m has been secured again to ensure that a comprehensive summer programme will be available in 2024. This builds on the successful summer programmes of the last three years. The full funding of €40m is available and, as in previous...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (14 May 2024)

John Paul Phelan: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the current status, reason for delay and the projected timeline for the construction of a school extension at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21675/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question has submitted an application for capital funding, under my department's Additional Schools' Accommodation (ASA) Scheme for mainstream and special education classroom space. The purpose of the Additional Schools' Accommodation scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream and special education classroom accommodation is available to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Disadvantaged Status (14 May 2024)

Norma Foley: ...to students achieving their potential. Supplementing the universal supports available to all schools, the Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools (DEIS) Programme is a key policy initiative of my Department to address concentrated educational disadvantage at school level in a targeted and equitable way across the primary and post-primary sector. In March 2022, I announced the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 May 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Norma Foley: At primary level, teachers are allocated to schools at an average of 1 classroom teacher for every 23 pupils, the lowest level ever seen at primary level. DEIS Urban Band 1 schools receive an average allocation of 17:1, 21:1 and 19:1 for junior, senior and vertical schools respectively. Each one point improvement in the staffing schedule at primary level for DEIS and non-DEIS schools...

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