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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. The authorisation to issue the Letter of Intent issued on 18th April 2024, as per procurement rules, there is a 14 day standstill period, following which, should the contractor accept, a Letter of Acceptance can issue. Only when the Letter of Acceptance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy is at Architectural Planning Stage 3 - Tender Action and Award. The authorisation to issue the Letter of Intent issued on 18th April 2024, as per procurement rules, there is a 14 day standstill period, following which, should the contractor accept, a Letter of Acceptance can issue. Only when the Letter of Acceptance...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The current requirements for Gaeltacht Learning Periods (GLPs) for primary Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes takes the form of 2 x 2 week placements as part of the ITE programme. This requirement is outlined in the Teaching Council’s Céim: Standards for Initial Teacher Education. The programmes shall follow Na Siollabais Oifigiúla do na Tréimhsí Foghlama sa...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Fee Paying Schools (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Gross expenditure in the order of €241 million was incurred by my Department on salaries for teachers and special needs assistants (including employer’s PRSI) in fee-charging schools across the 2020/21 and 2021/22 school years. Capital supports (building-related and ICT grants) are also available to such schools and these totaled over €5.9 million across the calendar...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Currently there are over 42,900 teaching posts allocated across the primary school system. This represents an increase of over 4,300 teachers when compared with the 2020/21 school year. Budget 2024 has provided for an unprecedented €10.5 billion investment in education, which includes an increase of €421 million in core current funding, as well as over €80 million in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that my Department has received an application for capital funding, under the Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, from the school authority in question The purpose of my Department’s Additional School Accommodation (or ASA) scheme is to ensure that essential mainstream classroom accommodation and accommodation for pupils with special education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater for the cost of employing ancillary services staff....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Local Authorities (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I wish to confirm that my Department has not received any refunds or surrender of grant-aid from local authorities in 2022, 2023 or to date in 2024.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: My Department are aware of issues remaining with the large scale capital project at the school referred to by the Deputy. Department Officials are working with the Design Team and will be in contact with the Principal when there is a proposal in in place to resolve the remaining issues, a meeting can be arranged when this proposal is finalised.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The recruitment and appointment of teachers to fill teaching posts is a matter for the individual school authority, subject to procedures agreed under Section 24(3) of the Education Act 1998 (as amended by the Education (Amendment) Act 2012). The recruitment and appointment procedures to fill a substitute position is set out in Circular 0044/2019 and Information Note TC/IN 0005/2023. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: As Minister for Education, I believe it is crucially important that children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. This Government recognises that the cost of preparing children for school each September can be a cause of financial difficulty and worry for many Irish families. As you are aware, on the 5th of March, I announced details of a new...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: As the Deputy will be aware, in 2022 I set out an ambitious programme for the redevelopment of Senior Cycle, guided by the vision of a Senior Cycle that delivers “equity and excellence for all.” Under this redevelopment, specifications for all Leaving Certificate subjects will be revised, and will incorporate an Additional Assessment Component (AAC) worth a minimum of 40% of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: NEPS is a school-based service, which provides educational psychological support to all primary and post-primary schools. While the school referred to by the Deputy currently does not have an assigned psychologist, due to a vacancy, a psychologist from the local NEPS team undertakes the role of advisory psychologist to respond to queries that the school may have. The schools continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy that the school in question has been granted funding through my Department's Additional Schools Accommodation (ASA) scheme to establish 3 General classrooms,1 Textiles room, 2 DCG rooms, 1 Science lab/Prep area, 1 Art room with project store and 1 Home Economics room. The project has been devolved for delivery to the school authority. A Stage 2A report has been...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Costs (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I propose to take Questions Nos. 359 and 360 together. My Department is committed to providing funding to recognised primary and post-primary schools in the free education scheme by way of per capita grants. The two main grants are the Capitation grant to cater for day to day running costs such as heating, lighting, cleaning, insurance, general up-keep etc. and the Ancillary grant to cater...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: Multi Supplier Framework Agreement for the supply of learner books & exam papers for the Education & Training Boards (ETBs) was established in November 2021 by the Education Procurement Service on instruction of the Education & Training Boards. This was following a competition process where all national and local bookshops were encouraged to participate and every...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that this school was recently granted approval for the provision of two general classrooms and two SET rooms under my Department's Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme. This Programme involves the use of Project Management supports which is designed to enable the accommodation to be provided as quickly as possible and help ease...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The school to which the Deputy refers applied for funding under my Department's Emergency Works Scheme (EWS) to repair its boundary wall. The EWS is intended for smaller projects with the minimum works carried out to enable the school to remain open. As the scope of the works were outside the remit of the scheme, the application was refused. The school was advised to submit a revised scope of...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: I can confirm to the Deputy, that the school in question has been approved for a building project under the Department’s Additional School Accommodation (ASA) scheme, which will provide for 2x Mainstream Classrooms and 2x Special Education Tuition rooms. This project has been devolved to the school authorities for delivery and is currently at stage 3 with our delivery team. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Apr 2024)

Norma Foley: The project to which the Deputy refers has been devolved for delivery to Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board (LCETB) for the provision of a new 32-classroom primary school and a 2-class SEN base. Following receipt of a detailed design and planning report from LCETB's design team, my Department recommended enhancements to the project, which related principally to the proposed...