Written Answers Nos. 368-383
368. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14666/23]
View answerThe site identification and assessment exercise for Wicklow Town ETSS is ongoing.
Given the commercial sensitivities associated with land acquisitions generally I am not in a position to comment further at this time. I can, however, assure you that the provision of a new site for Wicklow Town ETSS is a priority for the Department and that the patron body will be informed as soon as it is possible to do so.
Once a permanent site has been acquired, the project can progress to the architectural design & planning stages.
369. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14667/23]
View answerAs you will be aware, a major capital project for the school referred to by the Deputy is being addressed through the Department’s Construction Programme. This project is currently at stage 2b of the architectural planning process.
In order to plan for school provision and analyse the relevant demographic data, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and uses a Geographical Information System, using data from a range of sources, including Child Benefit and school enrolment data, to identify where the pressure for school places across the country will arise and where additional school accommodation is needed at primary and post-primary level. Current and planned residential development activity, as well as Project Ireland 2040 population and housing targets, additionally inform my Department’s forecasts of school place needs.
Where data indicates that additional provision is required at primary or post primary level, the delivery of such additional provision is dependent on the particular circumstances of each case and may be provided through either one, or a combination of, the following:
- Utilising existing unused capacity within a school or schools
- Extending the capacity of a school or school
- Provision of a new school or schools.
My Department has been engaging with Kildare Wicklow Education & Training Board (KWETB), as patron of the school, regarding the long-term accommodation needs of the school in question and my Department is currently further reviewing the demographics for the Blessington School Planning Area (SPA) in that context.
My Department has also been working with KWETB to ensure that there is sufficient accommodation in place to meet the interim needs of the school, pending the delivery of the main project.
My Department’s Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. My Department’s published NDP allocation for 2023 is €0.86 billion. High construction and inflation remains a continuing feature of the construction sector for 2023. As part of its planning ahead for 2023, my Department is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in relation to capital funding pressures in order to continue to be able to adequately support the operation of the school system with rollout of school building projects to construction in 2023.
Key priorities for my Department's work programme include continuing strong delivery to support the operation of the school system with particular regard to planning ahead for the 2023/24 school year and beyond and also with particular regard to supporting special needs provision. The school referred to by the Deputy is among the many school accommodation needs across the country being considered as part of this process.My Department’s overall approach is to ensure that available capacity is maximised to the greatest extent possible as part of its consideration of applications for additional accommodation. Additionally, my Department is working to ensure that projects in the pipeline for planning and delivery are focused on maximising their alignment with overall capacity requirements. Engagement with relevant patrons will be important in this regard.
The Department is currently considering the long-term capacity requirements in the Blessington area, taking into account existing demographic requirements as well as current and future residential developments in the area. It is important that school building projects take appropriate account of the longer-term needs of an area, as well as ensuring that the immediate school place requirements can be facilitated. Officials will continue to engage with KWETB in this regard. A solution to address the school's interim accommodation needs is also being progressed.
I can confirm that the provision of required school places, including for children with special educational needs, is a priority for my Department and my officials are working to ensure that there is sufficient provision to meet the school place needs in Blessington for 2023 and future years.
370. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education the position regarding a new school building for (details supplied); how updates are being communicated to school management; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14668/23]
View answerThe permanent accommodation for the school referred to by the Deputy is being delivered under my Department’s Design and Build Programme. This delivery programme uses a professional external Project Management team to progress the project through the stages of architectural planning, tendering and construction.
My Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding. My Department's published NDP allocation for 2023 is €860 million. Key priorities for my Department's work programme include continuing strong delivery to support the operation of the school system with particular regard to planning ahead for the 2023/24 school year and beyond and also with particular regard to supporting special needs provision.
High construction inflation remains a continuing feature of the construction sector for 2023. As part of its planning ahead for the remainder of 2023, my Department is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in relation to capital funding pressures in order to continue to adequately support the operation of the school system with rollout of school building projects to construction in 2023. I am conscious of the numerous pressures facing the Department and their need to manage these.
I want to reassure the Deputy and the relevant school communities that school building projects that are currently on hold due to capital funding pressures will be progressed and delivered – it is a question of timing.
We will be providing an update to individual schools when our engagement with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform concludes. In tandem with this, my Department’s Planning & Building Unit will also be updating Patron Bodies and School Management Bodies at that stage.
My Department will continue to liaise with the school’s patron body in relation to the school’s interim accommodation needs pending delivery of the permanent accommodation for the school.
371. Deputy Steven Matthews asked the Minister for Education he position regarding a new school building for a school (details supplied); the timeline for its completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14675/23]
View answerAs the Deputy will be aware, for school planning purposes, my Department divides the country into 314 school planning areas and utilises a Geographical Information System to anticipate school place demand. Information from a range of sources, including Child Benefit data, school enrolment data and information on residential development activity is used for this purpose. Additionally, Project Ireland 2040 population and housing targets inform my Department's projections of school place requirements.
Newtownmountkennedy is in the Kilcoole school planning area. The most recent projections indicate an increase in requirements at post primary level up to 2026 followed by a projected reduction in enrolments thereafter.
However, it is important to note that where enrolment pressures arise, it may not be as a result of lack of accommodation but may be driven by the following factors:
- Duplication of applications – pupils have applied for a place to a number of schools in the area
- School of choice – pupils can’t get a place in their preferred school while there are places in other schools in the town/area
- Some towns/areas have single sex schools and while places are available in the school they are not available to all pupils
- External draw – pupils coming from outside the local area
As the Deputy may be aware, a major building project for the existing post primary school, Coláiste Chraobh Abhann , Kilcoole, Co.Wicklow is included in my Department's school building programme. The project is currently at Stage 2b (detailed design). When the project is completed, the school will have capacity to accommodate 1,000 pupils as well as classes for pupils with special education needs.
In addition, the Deputy will be aware , since April 2018, the Government announced plans for the establishment of 47 new schools. This included a new post primary school for the Kilcoole and Greystones school planning area as a regional solution and the school, Greystones Community College, opened in interim accommodation for the 2020/2021 academic year. The building project, to construct a permanent school building, which will have capacity for 1,000 pupils as well as accommodation for pupils with special education needs is currently at stage 2b (detailed design).
A building project for St David's Secondary School, Greystones is currently under construction, currently at stage 4 and when completed will provide capacity for 750 pupils. My Department is satisfied that the delivery of these building projects will cater for future demand in the area in the short to medium term.
The requirement for additional school places is kept under on-going review, including those which may arise in the Kilcoole school planning area. Additionally, my Department will continue to liaise with Wicklow County Council in respect of its review of the County Development Plan with a view to identifying any potential long-term school accommodation requirements across the county.
372. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education if she will provide an update on the review of a school model (details supplied); and if she will consider expanding the model to other areas. [14676/23]
View answerIn July 2016, the Government launched a major initiative for Dublin’s North East Inner City (NEIC) to oversee the long term, social and economic regeneration of the area. The Mulvey Report entitled “Dublin’s North East Inner City – Creating a Brighter Future” was published in February 2017 and made a number of recommendations. As part of this response, in November 2018, the model referred to by the Deputy was launched as a pilot programme within three post-primary schools in the NEIC.
The model is now in operation across five NEIC post-primary schools, with multiple partners supporting the programme.
It is an education initiative that combines post primary school with elements of further education and workplace experience. It requires a three-way partnership between school, higher/further education institution(s) and industry partners. It includes a structured workplace learning strand with mentoring, worksite visits, speakers, and project days. Whilst the acquisition of relevant IT skills in key areas are included in the course work, the model also seeks to encourage and develop students’ problem solving and creativity and places emphasis on teamwork, collaboration and communication skills. Students involved in the programme work towards the achievement of a “Special Purpose Award”, equivalent to 10 credits at QQI Level 6.
While the initial feedback and evaluation of the programme at Junior Cycle and Senior Cycle level has been positive, a full cycle of the programme in post-primary is yet to be completed. My Department will continue to monitor, support and evaluate the programme throughout its implementation and this will inform future decisions, including decisions around expanding the model to other areas and to other schools.
373. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Education if consideration has been given to the concerns raised by an organisation (details supplied) regarding the free school books scheme, that the key direction currently being taken by her Department ignores the serious concerns and recommendations of key stakeholders, and poses a significant risk that children will not have school books in time for the next school year. [14679/23]
View answerSince June 2020, and over the past three Budgets, I have secured funding to support measures aimed at ensuring that all children and young people are actively supported to access education in its fullest forms. One of the most important policies in this regard has been the establishment of Ireland’s first national primary school book scheme, which will provide free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks, in primary schools and special schools. More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from this measure.
The total investment, of over €50 million, significantly increases the funding for school books currently provided to all recognised primary schools in the country.
The implementation of the measure will build on the experience of the existing school book rental scheme, which is available in the majority of recognised primary schools, and on the free school books pilot provided to over 100 primary DEIS schools in recent years.
Detailed Guidance on the implementation of the scheme is published and has been made available to primary schools to ensure schools have sufficient time to implement the new scheme in advance of the start of the 2023/24 school year. The Guidance has been informed by the engagements with relevant stakeholders.
My Department engaged with all relevant stakeholders as to how the scheme will operate. These included: primary school management bodies, unions, the National Parents Council Primary, representatives of booksellers and schoolbook publishers, IBEC, Retail Ireland, the Small Firms Association, Barnardos and the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul. My Department also engaged with a number of schools, including some of the primary schools participating in the DEIS pilot free book scheme, to learn of their first-hand experience of operating a book rental scheme.
The grant under the new scheme will issue to each recognised primary school in April. In the case of primary schools managed by ETBs, the funding will issue directly to the relevant ETB.
In recognition of the work required in schools associated with implementing this scheme, my Department has put in place an administrative support grant. The administration support grant will be paid separately to the schoolbook grant and will issue to all primary schools and special schools.
Primary schools and special schools will continue to have autonomy to choose books that meet their curricular requirements. The scheme will seek to ensure that value for money is achieved and that primary schools and special schools will be supported to implement the scheme in a way that has the best learning outcomes for pupils.
374. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Education when final sanction will be issued to a school (details supplied) to build an additional urgently needed classroom for which all documentation has been submitted to her Department, a builder on standby to commence work and full permissions from planners received; if she accepts that any delay in providing this vital classroom will have a significant impact on the school’s ability to function in September; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14681/23]
View answerMy Department has been in direct contact with the Principal of the school in question in recent days providing an update on the matter in hand.
Currently the Department's Planning and Building Unit is currently assessing its work programme and priorities for 2023 in the context of its available funding.
As part of its planning ahead for 2023, my Department is engaging with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in relation to capital funding pressures in order to continue to be able to adequately support the operation of the school system with rollout of school building projects to construction in 2023.
Once a further update is available, my Department will revert directly to the school as appropriate.
375. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education if an additional special needs assistant will be put in place to meet the classroom education needs of a child who attends a school (details supplied); if she will provide an update and assurance on SNA staffing levels at this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14695/23]
View answerI would like to thank the Deputy for the question and would like to advise the following:
The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or for their peers, and with a view to developing their independent living skills.
SNAs are not allocated to individual children but to schools as a school based resource. The deployment of SNAs within schools is a matter for the individual Principal/Board of Management of the school. SNAs should be deployed by the school in a manner which best meets the care support requirements of the children enrolled in the school for whom SNA support has been allocated.
It is a matter for schools to allocate support as required, and on the basis of individual need, which allows schools flexibility in how the SNA support is utilised.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews.
In relation to SNA support the NCSE have confirmed that the school has an allocation of SNA support to provide support for children with primary care needs.
The following arrangements for the allocation of SNA support in respect of students in mainstream classes for 2022/23 will apply:
a) The SNA allocations for mainstream classes in schools on 31st May 2022 will be maintained for 2022/23. This will provide greater certainty for schools.
b) A process for schools, whereby if they consider their SNA allocation is in excess of the required care needs, to engage with the NCSE. Schools should contact their local NCSE Special Education Needs Organiser (SENO) to commence the process.
c) The exceptional review process undertaken by NCSE will remain in place throughout the 2022/23 school year, where schools can seek a review of their SNA allocations which will result in one of the following outcomes:
i. No change in the level of care need identified (and no change in the resultant SNA allocation);
ii. Increase in the level of care need identified (which if significant would see an increase in the SNA allocations to the schools) ;
iii. Decrease in level of care need identified in the school (which if significant would result in a reduction in SNA allocations as the care need could be managed with less resources than are currently allocated); In relation to outcome iii, the SNA allocation will be adjusted at the end of the relevant school term.
It is expected that schools will review and reprioritise the deployment of SNAs within mainstream settings and allocate resources to ensure those with the greatest level of need receive the greatest level of support. Providing access to SNA support continues to be based on primary care needs as outlined in DES Circular 0030/2014 circulars.gov.ie/pdf/circular/education/2014/30.pdf.
Following such a review and reprioritisation, it is expected that a small number of schools, e.g. developing schools, may not have a sufficient SNA allocation to meet the needs of their students. These schools can apply to the NCSE for an Exceptional Review of their allocation.
Detailed information on the NCSE Exceptional Review process is published on the NCSE website. ncse.ie/application-for-sna-exceptional-review.
The NCSE will endeavour to respond to all applications for Exceptional Review received as expediently as possible and in that regard, it will prioritise applications from schools with no current SNA allocation and developing schools. The Exceptional Review process for mainstream allocations will be available to schools throughout the 2022/23 school year.
The NCSE has developed an appeal mechanism for schools who are not satisfied with the outcome of the Exceptional Review. Local Special Educational Needs Organisers (SENOs) will provide information and clarification to schools on the outcome where requested. Where schools wish to appeal the outcome of the review, they must do so using the prescribed form provided by the NCSE ncse.ie/ncse-appeals-process
The NCSE have published the SNA allocations for the 2022/23 school year and they are available at ncse.ie/set-hours-and-sna-allocations
All schools have the contact details of their local SENO, and the SENO is available to offer assistance and advice to the school. Parents may also contact their local SENO directly to discuss their child's special educational needs, using the contact details available on www.ncse.ie.
The NCSE has responsibility for planning and coordinating school supports for children with special educational needs including the allocation of SNAs and reviews and the school should liaise with the NCSE directly in the event that additional supports are required. My Department does not have a role in making individual school determinations. Accordingly your correspondence has been forwarded to the NCSE for direct reply.
376. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 206 of 8 February 2023, if he will provide an update on the current status of a school building project in Thurles, County Tipperary (details supplied); if the project will be expedited; when the necessary funding will be released; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14698/23]
View answerI am pleased to advise the Deputy that approval has issued recently, to the school authority in question, for the provision of 2 x SEN classrooms and 4 x mainstream classrooms
The project is being delivered under the Department’s Devolved SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation programme which provides the services of a Project Manager to assist the School Authority. This approach supports accelerated delivery of the accommodation and maximises assistance to the school for this brief, the project will be delivered from the Department’s Procurement Frameworks which offers schools the option to provide and deliver a turnkey project with efficiency in terms of timelines, experience, tried and tested service with professional Design Teams and Contractors.
Projects delivered under the scheme are devolved to school authorities under the terms and conditions of the scheme and it is a matter for schools to progress these projects on that basis subject to Departmental review at various points in the process. I wish to point out that under the SEN Reconfiguration and Modular Accommodation Programme that the number of stages have been minimised to ensure efficiency of delivery whilst maintaining the necessary governance structure. The Project Manager will visit the school site and in consultation with the School Authority will prepare a Viability Report to identify the best accommodation solution for the Department’s consideration and approval.
On approval, the Department will notify the School Authority directly that they may proceed to the next stage subject to their agreement of the ‘final project brief’. The Department will then issue funding for the project.
377. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if all children requesting school transport will be accommodated (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14700/23]
View answerThe School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country.
In addition, school transport scheme services are being provided in the current school year for over 4,500 children who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine.
The total cost of the scheme in 2022 was €338.9m.
Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest primary school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Children who are not eligible for school transport, but who completed the application process on time, will be considered for spare seats that may exist after eligible children have been facilitated; such seats are referred to as concessionary seats.
Due to the nature of concessionary transport for non-eligible children and the priority of providing places for eligible children, there may be an excess of demand over supply for concessionary places, in these cases Bus Éireann will allocate tickets for spare seats using a random selection process.Under the terms of the scheme, the availability of concessionary transport varies from year to year based on the capacity on the buses running on all of the various routes and the number of eligible children accommodated on each route.
Routes will not be extended or altered, additional vehicles will not be introduced, nor will larger vehicles or extra trips using existing vehicles be provided to cater for children travelling on a concessionary basis.
Bus Éireann has advised that all eligible pupils who applied for school transport, who attend the school referred to by the Deputy, received tickets for the 2022/2023 school year. 10 pupils were concessionary and 2 of these pupils received concessionary tickets for the 2022/2023 school year.
378. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Education if she has considered a review of the school transport scheme; if additional capacity will be provided to ensure that all children are supported (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14701/23]
View answerThe School Transport Scheme is a significant operation managed by Bus Éireann on behalf of the Department of Education. In the current school year, over 147,900 children, including over 18,000 children with special educational needs, are transported on a daily basis to primary and post-primary schools throughout the country.
In addition, school transport scheme services are being provided in the current school year for over 4,500 children who have arrived to Ireland from Ukraine.
The total cost of the scheme in 2022 was €338.9m.
Under the terms of the Primary School Transport Scheme, children are eligible for transport where they reside not less than 3.2 kms from and are attending their nearest primary school as determined by the Department/Bus Éireann, having regard to ethos and language.
Children who are not eligible for school transport, but who completed the application process on time, will be considered for spare seats that may exist after eligible children have been facilitated; such seats are referred to as concessionary seats.
Due to the nature of concessionary transport for non-eligible children and the priority of providing places for eligible children, there may be an excess of demand over supply for concessionary places, in these cases Bus Éireann will allocate tickets for spare seats using an agreed selection process. Under the terms of the scheme, the availability of concessionary transport varies from year to year based on the capacity on the buses running on all of the various routes and the number of eligible children accommodated on each route.
Routes will not be extended or altered, additional vehicles will not be introduced, nor will larger vehicles or extra trips using existing vehicles be provided to cater for children travelling on a concessionary basis.
Bus Éireann has advised that all eligible pupils who applied for school transport, who attend the school referred to by the Deputy, received tickets for the 2022/2023 school year. In addition, two pupils received concessionary tickets for the 2022/2023 school year.
379. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education following the draft governance review of the National Parents Council Post-Primary and her decision to remove funding, what is her proposed approach for the short-, medium- and long-term to address the needs for representation of post-primary parents. [14713/23]
View answer380. Deputy Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire asked the Minister for Education the attempts she has made to resolve her concerns regarding the National Parents Council Post Primary; if she or her Department have made any attempts at facilitation, including amongst the four constitute bodies; and if she has had any engagements with any of the said constitute bodies. [14714/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 379 and 380 together.
The Department has an obligation to ensure that all Exchequer funds are accounted for and properly managed and that there is transparency and accountability in the management of public money. The Department contracted a company with governance expertise to conduct a review of the governance and financial arrangements applying in the National Parents’ Council post-primary (NPCpp). The NPCpp’s Board consistently declined to engage with this review process. The final report, which was undertaken without the co-operation of the NPCpp, has now been published and is available at gov.ie - Governance and Financial Review - National Parents Council - Post Primary (NPCpp) (www.gov.ie).
It is an extremely serious matter that a body in receipt of grant payments from Exchequer Funds would refuse to engage in such a review. The Department formed the view that to make any further grant payments to the NPCpp would be a breach of its financial oversight obligations and in these circumstances the Department also advised the NPCpp that it is no longer a body recognised as a ‘national association of parents’ under the Education Act 1998 Act. Individual parent councils or associations in schools are not impacted by this decision.
The voice of parents is of critical importance to the Department of Education and in order to ensure continuity of support for parents the Department of Education has formally requested the National Parents’ Council primary to extend its remit and support to post-primary parents with immediate effect. The Department urges everyone with an interest in the voice of parents at post primary, including constituent bodies or former constituent bodies of the NPCpp to engage with the National Parents Council primary to support the voice of post primary parents.
381. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education if she will provide details of all procurement competitions, if any, in which companies (details supplied) won contracts from her Department since 2016. [14720/23]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is not readily available. A response will issue directly to the Deputy on this matter.
382. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education the total costs of accommodation and travel expenses associated with her recent foreign trip, or foreign trips by Ministers for State at her Department, for St Patrick’s Day; and if a breakdown can be provided on travel costs, accommodation costs, country/state visited, number of departmental staff accompanying her, and the duration of the trip, in tabular form. [14738/23]
View answerOutlined in tabular format are the travel expenses associated with St Patrick's Day for both Ms. Norma Foley, Minister for Education and Ms. Josepha Madigan, Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion:
|
Minister |
Country/State Visited |
Duration of Trip (GMT) |
Travel Costs |
Accommodation Costs |
Total Cost |
|
Minister Foley plus 2 |
Philadelphia & New York, USA |
10/03/2023 – 16/03/2023 |
€9,245.11* |
Accommodation cost not available at time of request. Awaiting invoice from Department of Foreign Affairs. |
€9,245.11 |
*Due to changes made to flight travel arrangements, credit notes of circa €3,900 are outstanding to the Department against this travel cost.
|
Minister |
Country/State Visited |
Duration of Trip (GMT) |
Travel Costs |
Accommodation Costs |
Total Cost |
|
Minister of State Madigan plus 2 |
UAE and Qatar |
14/03/2023 – 18/03/2023 |
€16,068.27* |
Accommodation cost not available at time of request. Awaiting invoice from DFA. |
€16,068.27 |
*Travel cost (UAE to Qatar return flight) not available at time of request. Awaiting invoice from Department of Foreign Affairs.
383. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the guidelines, if any, issued to schools with respect to the reporting and recording of accidents that occur on school premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14757/23]
View answer384. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education if she will outline the information that parents are entitled to receive from schools in respect of accidents that occur on school premises which involve their child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14758/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 383 and 384 together.
Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, the board of management is the body charged with the direct governance of a school.
The body which has statutory responsibility for health and safety requirements is the Health and Safety Authority (HSA). The HSA has developed and issued guidelines to all schools in relation to managing safety, health and welfare which are published on the website of the Health and Safety Authority www.hsa.ie The HSA guidelines set out requirements regarding the recording and reporting of incidents in schools.
