[18:46] 'Grace' case: Many arguably still falling through cracks

Norma Foley outlined areas where there have been improvements in the area of child safeguarding in recent years. However, given that there are children in unregulated emergency accommodation, many are arguably continuing to fall through the cracks.

https://www.rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2025/0415/1507833-grace-case-analysis/

#NormaFoley #recentyears

[20:23] Foley, Phillipson discuss affordable childcare places

The shared challenges in providing affordable childcare places in both the UK and Ireland was a focus of bilateral discussions today between Minister for Children Norma Foley and her counterpart, Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson.

https://www.rte.ie/news/uk/2025/0313/1501981-norma-foley-uk/

#UK #Ireland #today #NormaFoley #State #BridgetPhillipson

[09:49] 'Safety first' says Foley as number of schools close

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said that the vast majority of the country's 4,000 schools are open amid the cold snap, but that a "substantial" number will remain closed in counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Limerick, Kerry, Tipperary and Cork.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0106/1489260-schools-weather/

#NormaFoley #4,000 #Carlow #Kilkenny #Limerick #Kerry #Tipperary

[19:16] ‘Principals are in crisis mode and Fianna Fáil thinks it’s an opportunity’ – Mary Lou McDonald hits out at Norma Foley’s comments

Education Minister Norma Foley has been criticised by Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald for using the word “opportunity” when addressing the shortage of teachers in schools during a teachers’ union debate.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/principals-are-in-crisis-mode-and-fianna-fail-thinks-its-an-opportunity-mary-lou-mcdonald-hits-out-at-norma-foleys-comments/a54582782.html

#NormaFoley #SinnFéin #MaryLouMcDonald

[19:46] ‘No question’ of Norma Foley misleading Dáil over encounter with phone pouch company exec – minister’s department

Education Minister Norma Foley has rejected claims that she “misled” the Dáil about meeting an executive of a company that manufactures phone pouches for schools.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/no-question-of-norma-foley-misleading-dail-over-encounter-with-phone-pouch-company-exec-ministers-department/a118935991.html

#NormaFoley #Dáil

[19:37] SF queries Foley meeting with phone pouch manufacturer

The Dáil has been asked why it was not revealed that Minister for Education Norma Foley met an executive from Yondr, a company which supplies mobile phone pouches, two years ago.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2024/1107/1479730-phone-pouch/

#Dáil #NormaFoley #Yondr #twoyearsago

[19:47] Foley 'keen' to engage with NI counterpart on Kyran case

Minister for Education Norma Foley has said she will be pursuing a potential "tightening up of things" with her counterpart in Northern Ireland in the wake of the case of Kyran Durnin.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1030/1478281-kyran-durnin/

#NormaFoley #NorthernIreland #KyranDurnin

Nine millions (9.000.000) euros to provide phone pouches to schools school... with all of the things 9 millions could help schools with... phone pouches?!
And the more #NormaFoley talks about this the more is clear how, once again, decisions are based on utter incompetence.

#rieland #education #school #kids

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/contrived-political-theatre-government-backbenchers-hit-out-at-backlash-to-9m-phone-pouch-funding/a1013511492.html

[17:12] Government to spend €9m on pouches to lock away phones in schools

Education Minister Norma Foley has said €9 million of the education budget will go to schools for the purchase of pouches to lock phones away during the school day.

https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/government-to-spend-9m-on-pouches-to-lock-away-phones-in-schools/a2041840537.html

#NormaFoley #€9million #theschoolday