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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: I thank the Minister for her response and her interest in this matter. Does she agree that things have moved on in the interim? Does she also agree that because of the popularity of the school, the professionalism of the teachers and the desire of more and more parents to send their children there, numbers are growing and that there is a need to look again at the agreement that was arrived...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I thank the Deputy very much. For absolute clarity, I reiterate that when the school was inaugurated in 2018, this was done under the patronage divesting process. There was an agreement with the patron of the Educate Together school and the ETB that it would be a shared campus and the school would be capped at the numbers at the time, in a four-classroom school, until additional...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: I appreciate that and agree with the Minister there was an agreement, but I also believe, and she might also, that things have moved on now and parental choice is coming in here in a big way. There is a big demand in the area for this particular school as it is a very successful and popular school. I again put it to the Minister that there is an interim solution available. The Department...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: Again, we want to be helpful here. It is for that reason we ensured a technical assessment would take place to see if we can find a pathway forward. There was the request to the building officer from Educate Together to engage with the school on the ground. We want to move a step forward. However it is important - and I do not always hear this element being recognised or admitted to in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

David Stanton: Of course.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Accommodation (11 Jul 2024)

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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: I thank the Minister. I did not expect this question to be reached. It concerns a matter very close to my heart. There is an opportunity now to address it, with the principal of Ennis Community College moving on from that post. Gaelcholáiste an Chláir has been seeking stand-alone status for 30 years. The Minister said the Department has an openness to addressing the matter....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I appreciate that sterling work is being done at Gaelcholáiste an Chláir in regard to the promotion of the Irish language. I am aware of the work being done by the staff, the atmosphere that is being cultivated in the aonad and the first-class provision for students. However, the Department must look at the numbers when it receives an application. I acknowledge that an...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2024)

Violet-Anne Wynne: It is great to hear an acknowledgement of the issues in Clare and that there is a commitment to resolving them. County Clare has the second highest number of Irish speakers in the country. We have a great history of and love for Irish culture. There is huge potential there that has been missed. Gaelcholáiste an Chláir has done its very best. In some respects, it is a miracle it...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: I appreciate the case the Deputy has made. I appreciate the case that has been made by Limerick and Clare Education and Training Board and by Gaelcholáiste an Chláir itself. I can only reiterate that there are issues that need to be addressed. In particular, we have identified issues regarding uptake of places. We have an openness to working through those issues. We are...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Irish Language

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 70. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills for a progress update on the programme for Government commitment to provide a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from pre-primary education to teacher education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30486/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Cathaoirleach Gníomhach for coming back to this question. I was detained at the meeting of the Committee of Public Accounts. Leanann an cheist seo an pointe atá ardaithe ag an Teachta Wynne. Táim ag cur ceist ar an Aire maidir leis an ngealltanas atá sa chlár Rialtais maidir le polasaí cuimsitheach don Ghaeilge ón réamhscolaíocht go...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: The Department is taking a staged approach to developing a comprehensive policy for the Irish language from preschool through to teacher education. There are three strands to this work as it relates to the Department of Education, namely the policy on Gaeltacht education, the policy on Irish-medium education outside the Gaeltacht, and the work commencing on a policy framework and action plan...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister for the update on progress. The clock is ticking. This was one of the programme for Government commitments I was passionate about including. I would like to see the process conclude within the lifetime of the Government. There certainly is a need for it. Deputy Wynne spoke about the need for a Gaelscoil in her area. Deputy Costello, my party colleague, often raises...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Irish Language (11 Jul 2024)

Norma Foley: There is a significant commitment from the Department to progressing and supporting the growth of the Irish language. We have deemed it necessary to take a staged approach to this objective. We began with the policy on Gaeltacht education, on which significant progress has been made, including the development of the BEd and MEd, support for international research and supports for schools in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Scoileanna Gaeilge agus Gaeltachta (11 Jul 2024)

Questions Nos. 71 to 76, inclusive, taken with Written Answers.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

School Staff

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: 77. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when she will reinstate the assistant principal role to primary and special schools which was cut during the period of austerity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27219/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Staff (11 Jul 2024)

Seán Canney: Will the Minister reinstate the assistant principal role which was cut in primary and special schools during the period of austerity? I am down the pile.