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[14:04] Scheme to redeploy SNAs to vacant posts 'seismic' - Fórsa

Special Needs Assistants will be redeployed to vacant posts from next September as part of a new scheme announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0424/1509272-sna-scheme/

#nextSeptember #HelenMcEntee

[10:51] National convention on education to be set up - McEntee

Minister for Education Helen McEntee has told primary school principals that she will establish a National Convention on education "to hear and to understand peoples' thoughts, hopes and aspiration for the education system of the future".

https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0422/1508833-into-conference/

#HelenMcEntee

[01:00] Bands for top Junior Cycle grades to be widened

It will be easier for Junior Cycle students to achieve the two top grades in their exams under changes to Junior Cycle grade bands announced by Minister for Education Helen McEntee.

https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0422/1508760-teachers/

#JuniorCycle #two #HelenMcEntee

[11:12] Nutritional standards of hot school meals to be reviewed

Minister for Education Helen McEntee has confirmed that a nutritionist from the Department of Health will review the nutritional standards of the hot school meals.

https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0411/1507095-leaving-cert-reforms/

#HelenMcEntee #theDepartmentofHealth

[19:04] No school should have only two pupils - McEntee

Minister for Education Helen McEntee has said she does not believe that any school should have just two pupils and that "conversations need to be had" with a number of schools whose enrolment has fallen to this level.

https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0401/1505303-pupil-numbers-mcentee/

#HelenMcEntee #two

[14:09] Sinn Féin questions McEntee stance about safety in Dublin

Sinn Féin has called on former minister for justice Helen McEntee to say if she agrees with the new Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan that parts of Dublin city are not safe.

https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2025/0220/1497863-mcentee-dublin-safety/

#SinnFéin #HelenMcEntee #JimO'Callaghan #Dublin

[14:15] Answers for Creeslough families is 'number one objective'

The Minister for Education Helen McEntee said that "the number one objective" is that the Creeslough "families get answers to the questions that they have asked and that they were entitled to".

https://www.rte.ie/news/ulster/2025/0220/1497867-mcentee-families-creeslough/

#HelenMcEntee #Creeslough

[22:38] Primary school absenteeism 'doubled' since pandemic

Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee has told the Dáil that the proportion of children in primary schools missing more than 20 days has doubled since the pandemic.

https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0212/1496452-primary-school-absenteeism/

#HelenMcEntee #Dáil #morethan20days

[14:12] McEntee to press ahead with Senior Cycle reforms

Minister for Education Helen McEntee has confirmed that she is pressing ahead with reforms to Senior Cycle education, despite a reiteration of concerns and calls for a delay from second level teacher trade unions.

https://www.rte.ie/news/education/2025/0205/1494873-senior-cycle/

#HelenMcEntee #second

[12:41] Pause on Syrian asylum process not long term, McEntee

Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she had paused decisions on the international protection process for people from Syria because decisions can only be made based on the current situation in that country.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/1212/1486095-ireland-syria/

#HelenMcEntee #Syria

#Reaction as #hatespeech #laws #scrapped: ‘We must think carefully’ about dealing with #racism in #Ireland

#JusticeMinister (#Injustice) #HelenMcEntee is #removing the #hatespeech #elements from the #CriminalJustice (#Incitement to #Violence or #Hatred and #HateOffences) #Bill claiming no consensus.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #EuropeanUnion #Ireland #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Homophobia #Racism #Transphobia #WhiteSupremacy #Xenophobia

https://www.newstalk.com/news/reaction-as-hate-speech-laws-scrapped-we-must-think-carefully-about-racism-in-ireland-1767361

"policing by consent" while dealing with a #racist mob?!
Do you actually need a crystal ball to guess that ain't gonna work?!

#ireland #garda #politics #immigrants #HelenMcEntee #DrewHarris

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@Adhmhaidin

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#Garda commissioner and Justice Minister share the responsibility of this.

#DrewHarris #HelenMcEntee #ireland #racism #Ireland

https://www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/2023/11/24/seven-oclock-be-in-town-everyone-bally-up-tool-up-how-the-far-right-lit-the-fuse-of-violence-in-dublin/

@NWC Devaluing #CareWork in Ireland is not new. But Increasingly and importantly even the paid & low paid #WomenCarers are from other countries without language, legal, housing, wage equality, citizenship or work contract access in #Ireland including knowledge of their rights or who to contact for help...and who cares for them & their families? #Equality for all
Stop #Racism #Sexism Support #Democracy @anneeroper@mastodon #HelenMcEntee #DepartmentOfJustice