Results 21-40 of 611 for long speaker:Norma Foley

Death of Charlie Bird: Expressions of Sympathy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...figure on RTÉ. He was a journalist who could turn up anywhere around the world, both domestically and internationally. He was a man we associated with the pursuit of justice and integrity. He had a long and distinguished career in journalism but, more than that, we remember him for, as others have referenced, his association with the Stardust tragedy. So many other causes could be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Transition Year students, promoting the benefits of foreign language learning and celebrating the languages and cultural diversity within the school community. Circa. 15,000 TY students participated in the 2023/24 week long event. An increase in the number of Foreign Language Assistants appointed to post primary schools from 110 in 2016/17 to 181 in 2023/24. This will increase to 220...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...space being used for purposes other than for the provision of primary education. The onus is on the Board of Management and the Patron to ensure that there is sufficient accommodation to meet the school’s long-term projected enrolment and any development which may arise in the area. In that regard, where additional accommodation is required at the school in the future, any...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the principal. If the matter cannot be resolved informally, the school should have a formal complaints procedure that can be followed. This procedure should set out what a parent may have to do and how long it should take to deal with a complaint. The role and responsibilities of the principal and board of management should also be set out. The complaint procedures currently operated by...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Scoileanna Lán-Ghaeilge (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: .... Funding has been provided by my Department for 30 new places each year. The first cohort of 34 students from the B.Oid graduated from Marino Institute of Education in November 2023. A cohort of 56 students was taken in in 2023 on an exceptional basis as part of my Department's comprehensive plan to support the supply of teachers. Funding has been provided under the Policy for an M.Ed....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...College, and this project is designed to be delivered in 2 phases; Phase 1 will deliver accommodation for 425 students and Phase 2 will deliver the remaining accommodation to provide for a Long Term Projected Enrolment of 1000 students, at the former Magee Barracks site in Kildare. The project is currently at Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning – Detailed Design, where all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...College, and this project is designed to be delivered in 2 phases; Phase 1 will deliver accommodation for 425 students and Phase 2 will deliver the remaining accommodation to provide for a Long Term Projected Enrolment of 1000 students, at the former Magee Barracks site in Kildare. The project is currently at Stage 2(b) of Architectural Planning – Detailed Design, where all...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (20 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...in the South Kildare area is kept under on-going review. Additionally, the Department will continue to liaise with the local Council in respect of its review of the Development Plan with a view to identifying any potential long-term school accommodation requirements.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (7 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Planning Area is kept under on-going review. Additionally, the Department will continue to liaise with the local Council in respect of its review of the Development Plan with a view to identifying any potential long-term school accommodation requirements. Since 2020, the department has invested in the region of €4.3 billion in our schools throughout the country, involving the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (6 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department has set out the Continuum of Support framework to assist schools in identifying and responding to pupils’ needs. This framework recognises that special educational needs occur along a continuum, ranging from mild to more significant, and from transient to long term, and that pupils require different levels of support depending on their identified educational needs. Using...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...(10 marks) How the teachers and school leaders will ensure that learners will play a central role in developing and implementing the project (10 marks) The extent to which the project will sustain a long term cultural change in physical activity in teaching and learning in the school (10 marks) The selection process will also be informed by: Geographic national spread Urban/rural...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. In this way, up-to-date information on significant new residential developments is obtained and factored into the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (5 Mar 2024)

Norma Foley: ..., as part of the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. In this way, up-to-date information on significant new residential developments is obtained and factored...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Schemes (28 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...2024 The Green-Schools international environmental education programme and award scheme is operated in Ireland by An Taisce in partnership with Local Authorities. Qualifying schools are awarded the Green Flag after completing a year-long project. An Taisce report that in 2023, 747 schools around the country, between the primary and post-primary, were awarded a Green Flag. 52 of these...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (27 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...Year students, promoting the benefits of foreign language learning and celebrating the languages and cultural diversity within the school community. Circa. 15,000 TY students participated in the 2023/24 week long event. - An increase in the number of Foreign Language Assistants appointed to post primary schools from 110 in 2016/17 to 181 in 2023/24. This will increase to 220...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (22 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...colleague, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The ECCE programme is available to all children who have turned 2 years and 8 months of age before August 31st as long they won’t turn 5 years and 6 months of age on or before June 30th of the programme year. School starting age is a policy matter under the remit of my Department. Children can be...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (20 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers includes the extension and refurbishment of an old building to cater for a long term capacity of 600 pupils plus a 3 class SEN base. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school patron who has appointed a design team. The design team's Stage 1 architectural report is currently being prepared and requires significant enabling works on...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...and protect the language. Indeed, Irish has the unique position of being the only mandatory requirement for all students sitting leaving certificate examinations. At the same time, there has long since been a recognition that across a system as large as the education sector, there will always be students with exceptional needs and circumstances. As such, there has been a system of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. In this way, up-to-date information on significant new residential developments is obtained and factored into the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (13 Feb 2024)

Norma Foley: ...the demographic demand analysis, my Department monitors planning and construction activity in the residential sector. This involves the analysis of data sources from Local Authorities and the CSO along with the engagement with local authorities and the construction sector. In this way, up-to-date information on significant new residential developments is obtained and factored into the...