Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 September 2022
943. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of ensuring that each DEIS secondary school is funded for the provision of a junior certificate schools programme library; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43592/22]
View answer1028. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Education if she will expand the number of junior certificate school programme libraries in secondary schools from the existing 30 as per the 2005 DEIS plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44162/22]
View answer1032. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education the analysis that her Department has carried out in advance of Budget 2023 into expanding the number of Junior Certificate school programme libraries in secondary schools from the existing 30 as per the 2005 DEIS plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44175/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 943, 1028 and 1032 together.
My aim for Budget 2023 is to continue to deliver on the priorities outlined in the Programme for Government and to continue to support the students, staff, and families in the education sector.
In the lead up to the Budget, my Department receives a number of pre-budget submissions from a number stakeholders in the education sector and from organisations involved in other areas of public policy. As in previous years, relevant submissions continue to be reviewed and they will inform the specific budgetary priorities that I will be seeking to achieve in Budget 2023.
A review of the Junior Certificate Schools Programme (JCSP) is underway. Schools that currently offer the JCSP have been advised that they may continue to do so. While the review is ongoing, no new applications are currently being accepted from schools for entry to the JCSP.
