Delighted to hear that two Kildare South schools are to benefit from school refurbishment projects announced by the Department of Education today. Congratulations to the successful schools! Athy Model School - Additional School Accommodation Scheme - Project Brief: 1 X SEN Reconfiguration. Gaelscoil ...
SUSI is now open for new applications for the 2024/2025 academic year As part of Budget 2024, the following changes to the Student Grant Scheme for the 2024/25 academic year were announced: Increase to maintenance grant rates – the non-adjacent maintenance rates will increase by €615 and the adjacent ...
Delighted to see that two Kildare schools are to benefit from school building extension and refurbishment works. Fantastic news for the school communities of both Scoil Bhríde Milltown and St. Conleth’s Community College Newbridge. My colleagues and I will continue to advocate for more investment in school buildings ...
More than 558,000 pupils enrolled in approximately 3,230 primary schools, including over 130 special schools, will benefit from the new scheme. This initiative will provide free schoolbooks, workbooks and copybooks for students which will help to ease the financial burdens facing families during back to school ...
I am delighted to receive confirmation from the Department of Education and Skills that St. Marks Special School (Newbridge), Patrician Post Primary School (Newbridge) and Cross & Passion (Kilcullen) are included on the NDFA Devolved School Building Programme. The programme, entitled the Devolved Schools ...
This week I attended a conference call with Tourism Minister Catherine Martin, Into Kildare and other local TDs and Senators, to discuss a specific financial support package to help the Tourism and Hospitality sector in Kildare during this difficult time for many businesses following the recent extension of Covid-19 ...
The Department of Education has issued details of the Roadmap for the Reopening of the Primary and Secondary School System: ✅ All schools will reopen at the end of August ✅ Children below third class will not need to maintain social distancing but all other primary school children will sit in pod bubbles ...
I took the opportunity to question the Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh. I highlighted the chronic need for a new school building for Coláiste Íosagáin in Portarlington, St. Paul’s in Monasterevin and a new school for the Newbridge/Curragh/Athgarvan area. I also highlighted the area of ...
All third year Junior Cycle students to be awarded certificates for the completion of Junior Cycle by the Department of Education and Skills. Schools given autonomy to assess students and all students to receive a report on achievement. Adult learners to be given opportunity to take final Junior Cycle ...
The Student Universal Support Ireland (SUSI) grant applications open for the 2020/2021 Academic Year today April 23rd. Before making your application, you are encouraged to use SUSI’s online eligibility reckoner to give an indication of your eligibility for student grant funding. Go to www.susi.ie for everything ...
