Person: Norma Foley

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Bay Area School Bayside Academy Has Phone Free Space
Schools say €9m phone pouch funding could be spent on 'more biting' issues
The decision to allocate the funding to the measure was described as 'a scandalous waste of public money' in the Dáil 

Fri, 04 Oct, 2024

Schools welcome rise in funding to reduce burden on parents from 'voluntary' contributions
Schools welcome rise in funding to reduce burden on parents from 'voluntary' contributions
Capitation rate is set to increase from €200 to €224 per student in primary schools and from €345 to €386 per student in post-primary schools

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Teenage Students Using Digital Devices On College Campus
Government to spend €9m on pouches to lock phones away during school day
It is expected that each pouch will cost between €20 to €30, and will be bought in bulk to bring the price down

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

File photo An online petition calling for the Leaving Cert to be cancelled has been signed by over 26,000 people. The current pl
Marks upgraded in 21% of Leaving Certificate result appeals
The results from this year’s appeals process will be available to students online on Friday from 11am, after appeals were made by 7,268 students against 14,287 individual exam results

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse at schools
Schoolchildren to be asked to record stories and traditions in their communities for new project
Students will be asked to gather information about their locality, speak to elderly relatives about their lives, and record their own experiences of life today

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Childhood problems - Child abuse
S Gareth O'Callaghan: Our schools were never a haven, but instead a living hell
Schools were never havens. For all those victims of child abuse they were the closest thing to a living hell imaginable

Sun, 15 Sep, 2024

No special needs education facilities for more than 160 autistic children, court hears
No special needs education facilities for more than 160 autistic children, court hears
Parents of six autistic children given leave to apply for orders to receive proper education 

Fri, 13 Sep, 2024

Scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse at schools
Foley: More than 120 children without school place to get offer 'shortly'
Children who remain without a school place will begin receiving offers "shortly", the education minister has said.

Wed, 11 Sep, 2024

Blackrock College abuse
'Molested, stripped naked, raped, and drugged amidst an atmosphere of terror'
Shocking report shows that abuse in 308 religious-run schools across Ireland was more widespread, more pervasive, and more flagrant than many had imagined 

Wed, 04 Sep, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Review reveals how the State has utterly failed its children
Irish Examiner view: Review reveals how the State has utterly failed its children
The sheer scale of the alleged abuse described in the scoping report is breathtaking

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Scoping inquiry into historical sexual abuse at schools
'Moral obligation' on religious orders to contribute to redress scheme, says Foley
A redress scheme has not yet been agreed, but Education Minister Norma Foley said that religious orders should be prepared to pay part of the bill

Tue, 03 Sep, 2024

Parents demand direct school service to avoid children crossing busy road
Parents demand direct school service to avoid children crossing busy road
Parents sending their children to Dungarvan are charged €40 weekly per child to avail of a privately run service, compared to just €75 annually to travel to Youghal

Mon, 02 Sep, 2024

Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Jennifer Horgan: Little systemic change in Leaving Cert but there have been some positive steps
Among the positives is a shift in emphasis away from the bottleneck mindset that tended to funnel all students towards university

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Leaving Certificate results
Q&A: Leaving Certificate results are out today. What happens next?
A covid hangover looms large over Irish State examinations and  figures out today show that 68% of all grades were increased, compared to 71% in 2023 and 50% in 2022

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Pool strategy a big step forward for all swimmers
Irish Examiner view: Pool strategy a big step forward for all swimmers
The national swimming strategy deserves wholehearted support, and while not all of us can be Olympic medallists, most can be swimmers

Fri, 23 Aug, 2024

Phone call from unknown number late at night. Scam, fraud or phishing with smartphone concept. Prank caller, scammer or stranger
Norma Foley working on mobile phone ban in secondary schools 
The Education Minister said on Wednesday that she would be expanding her focus on phones in schools away from just primary students

Wed, 21 Aug, 2024

Dublin Taxi
Cost of hiring taxis for pupils with special needs approaching €80m
More than €17m was paid out on taxis to bring children to school in the Dublin area last year, followed by Cork — which paid out €15.7m for taxis

Fri, 16 Aug, 2024

High school students at school, wearing N95 Face masks.
Foley to demand more funding for school building and expansion of free books scheme 
It is estimated that the final cost of the expansion could set the Exchequer back up to €43m a year

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

TV Licence
Cabinet meeting to hear plans on TV licence fee clampdown
RTÉ director general Kevin Bakhurst said the strategy will ensure it delivers value for money and is transparent and accountable

Tue, 23 Jul, 2024

Mica homeowners
Department seeks new building authority to avoid defect scandals 
The Government’s Defective Concrete Blocks scheme offers grants of up to €420,000 per dwelling to repair or rebuild them

Tue, 16 Jul, 2024

Staff at Cork school 'teaching in cupboards', TD tells Education Minister
Staff at Cork school 'teaching in cupboards', TD tells Education Minister
The Dáil heard there is rising demand for places at the Fermoy Educate Together school which was established under the patronage divestment process

Fri, 12 Jul, 2024

A disabled girl in a wheelchair and her dad on a walk reading a book
Coalition row brewing over supports for children with disabilities
Fianna Fáil wants therapists to be directly hired by the Department of Education but Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman believes it should stay under the control of HSE

Sun, 07 Jul, 2024

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis 2024
Minister launches set of  procedures to tackle bullying in schools
A central element of the plans is to create a ‘tell all’ culture in schools so that students experiencing bullying will feel safe in reporting what they are going through

Wed, 19 Jun, 2024

McEntee seeks to bring Ireland in line with EU through new immigration laws
McEntee seeks to bring Ireland in line with EU through new immigration laws
The minister for justice will also ask Cabinet approval to revoke certificates of citizenship in very limited circumstances

Tue, 18 Jun, 2024

Foley denies cut in schools' summer programme funding
Foley denies cut in schools' summer programme funding
The minister for education said that the capitation funding per pupil in a special school remains the same, but the figure per pupil in a mainstream school returned to the 2022 allocation

Wed, 12 Jun, 2024

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis 2024
Foley promises to expedite publication of report on sexual abuse at religious-run schools  
The education minister has received the 'substantial' scoping report totalling 700 pages, which is comprised of 26 chapters across five volumes

Sat, 08 Jun, 2024

Teenager sending email from smart phone in her bed
Minister could consider ban on sales of smartphones to primary school pupils
Norma Foley brought forward the voluntary guidelines for parents last November, which followed Wexford becoming the first county where every primary school asked parents not to give their children smartphones

Wed, 22 May, 2024

Close up of boy praying
Letters to the Editor: What right do we have to judge faith of others?
One letter writer urges tolerance of other cultures and faiths, while another questions why outrage over the genocide in Palestine is not extended to the abuses perpetrated against the Uyghurs

Mon, 20 May, 2024

Campaigner hits out at 'farcical' announcement on special education needs organisers
Campaigner hits out at 'farcical' announcement on special education needs organisers
Mark Darmody said: 'What we don’t need are more SENOs telling us about services we can’t access because there aren’t enough staff to provide them in the first place.'

Thu, 09 May, 2024

Fianna Fail Ard Fheis 2024
Free books may not be available in every secondary school by September, Foley admits
Move aimed at easing financial pressure on families faces 'challenges and difficulties'

Wed, 08 May, 2024

Dublin, Ireland center symbol - spire
State to approve taskforce aimed at improving 'inner cordon' of capital
⁠The taskforce will deliver its recommendations to the Taoiseach and the Government for consideration within 12 weeks

Tue, 07 May, 2024

Government accused of 'ignoring' survivors of residential institutions
Government accused of 'ignoring' survivors of residential institutions
Campaigners say a bill that is due to be progressed in the Dáil this week must be stopped as it does not support survivors in its current format

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Met anti-corruption line
Enforce 'robust' age verification on all social media, Foley tells commissioner
The minister for education said that while many social media platforms have an age limit of 13, it is very easy for children to get around this

Mon, 29 Apr, 2024

Asian women are picking up books on the bookshelf. To prepare to back to school
Letters to the Editor: School libraries need backing
Responding to a Parliamentary Question this week on the cost of restoring the school libraries fund, Education Minister Norma Foley quoted an extraordinarily prohibitive figure, and cited a curious list of expenses.

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Norma Foley  TD
Phased return to pre-covid Leaving Cert results to begin next year, minister says
'As is widely recognised, we must return aggregate results towards pre-pandemic levels', Education Minister Norma Foley said

Wed, 17 Apr, 2024

Citywest Hotel and Refugee Centre
Government to extend Citywest hotel lease for refugees out to May 2025
Around 81,000 people who fled the war in Ukraine and a further 8,000 international protection applicants have been accommodated at Citywest since 2022

Tue, 16 Apr, 2024

'There is no place' for cyber-bullying of teachers, Education Minister tells conference 
'There is no place' for cyber-bullying of teachers, Education Minister tells conference 
Norma Foley said that the Government has 'taken a significant step towards improving online safety'

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Minister Foley's statistic leaves teachers confused
Minister Foley's statistic leaves teachers confused
Principal of Star the Sea Primary School in Passage West, Cork, said she and her colleagues were in disbelief at announcement that the Irish system now compares 'very favourably to the OECD average of 15:1'

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Teachers express concern over plans to award Leaving Cert marks for coursework
Teachers express concern over plans to award Leaving Cert marks for coursework
The idea to move to 40% coursework assessment is one of Education Minister Norma Foley's signature policy initiatives and is projected to be introduced in September 2025

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

'Ground breaking' study to ensure teachers have best start to career
'Ground breaking' study to ensure teachers have best start to career
The Government has begun a "ground breaking" research study on teaching aimed at ensuring that prospective educators have "the best possible start to their careers".

Tue, 02 Apr, 2024

Education cost and fee concept
Secondary schools at risk of not being able to roll out book scheme in September
Over 80% of prinipals say the necessary supports and information are not in place

Mon, 25 Mar, 2024

Norma Foley  TD
Government rejects pension proposal for survivors of State industrial schools
Government has rejected a proposal for a pension scheme to be put in place for survivors of industrial schools.

Sun, 17 Mar, 2024

XL bully dog restrictions
Humphreys to establish taskforce to strengthen dog control laws
Earlier this year, Heather Humphreys announced that spot fines for serious dog control offences would be increased to €300, while increasing funding for dog warden services

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Government looking at allowing over 70s to drive school buses amid shortage of drivers
Government looking at allowing over 70s to drive school buses amid shortage of drivers
Education Minister Norma Foley said there were efforts being made to attract additional bus drivers to deal with the shortage at present

Tue, 27 Feb, 2024

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