Department of Education confirms school bus operators to receive extra € 5m funding to keep services running

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

Minister Foley announces establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams for Ukraine

The Minister for Education Norma Foley TD has announced the establishment of Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) to support the needs of Ukrainian children arriving in Ireland. These Education and Language Teams will be hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards (ETBs) and will be staffed by existing regionally-based education support personnel … Read more