Road Safety Talk for Kildare Students
Delighted to speak with secondary school students from Newbridge College and Cross and Passion, Kilcullen today in Odeon Cinema,[…]
Kildare Schools to benefit from School Refurbishment Projects
Delighted to hear that two Kildare South schools are to benefit from school refurbishment projects announced by the Department[…]
SUSI is now open for new applications for the 2024/2025 academic year
SUSI is now open for new applications for the 2024/2025 academic year As part of Budget 2024, the following[…]
School Building Extension & Refurbishment Works Funding for Kildare Schools
Delighted to see that two Kildare schools are to benefit from school building extension and refurbishment works. Fantastic news[…]
Free Schoolbooks Scheme Announced for 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 the[…]
NDFA Devolved School Building Programme
I am delighted to receive confirmation from the Department of Education and Skills that St. Marks Special School (Newbridge),[…]
Supporting Kildare – Education and Tourism & Hospitality Sector
This week I attended a conference call with Tourism Minister Catherine Martin, Into Kildare and other local TDs and[…]
Reopening of Schools 2020
The Department of Education has issued details of the Roadmap for the Reopening of the Primary and Secondary School[…]
Wed 20th May 2020: Covid-19 (Education & Skills): Statements
I took the opportunity to question the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh. I highlighted the chronic[…]
Minister for Education and Skills announced today revised arrangements for Junior Cycle 2020.
All third year Junior Cycle students to be awarded certificates for the completion of Junior Cycle by the Department[…]