Department of Education has confirmed that a contribution at a total cost of €5.3 million will be provided to address the impact of the increased cost of fuel for Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 of 2022 for contractors operating on the department’s school transport scheme. School transport, which is managed by Bus Éireann on behalf … Read more
Education Minister Norma Foley said About 700 Ukrainian primary and post-primary students are now registered in Irish schools Minister expects the true figure to be much higher as more people fleeing the violence arrive each day. Speaking to reporters, Foley said that it was “more than likely” that there was a lot more than that … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, Simon Harris, has today (14 March 2022) met with the Irish Universities Association to discuss the higher education response to the situation in Ukraine. The sector has agreed it will provide places for Irish students who have had to leave Ukraine in the middle of … Read more
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Simon Harris TD and Minister of State for Skills Niall Collins TD today announced the beginning of an ambitious new phase of capital investment in the further and higher education sectors. In what represents a step-change for the sector, some 45% of the total allocation … Read more