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MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has welcomed the expansion of the Hot School Meals programme to a further 12 Kerry schools. Schools in Ballyheigue, Kilflynn, Lisselton and Killorglin are among the ones who have been added (see full list below). The scheme was first set up in […]
MINISTER for Education and Kerry TD Norma Foley has announced the increased provision and significant investment in special education for CBS The Green. Initially the school was approved funding under the Additional Accommodation scheme for the provision of a new technology room and preparation area. Today, however, Minister Foley announced […]
MINISTER for Education Norma Foley TD has today announced €1.9 million in minor works grants for primary and post-primary schools in Kerry to be paid in early December, 2020. The €1.9 million payments involve an additional €1m funding for Covid-19 related Minor Works at post-primary level and bringing forward from 2021 the […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley has raised concerns about teacher allocations for the 2020/21 school year, given the current COVID-19 pandemic. She’s calling for assurances that schools will be able to retain their current teacher numbers for the year ahead. “I have been contacted by many schools across the […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley, says no measure should be off the table when it comes to grant aid to restart our economy. She was responding to queries from bus and coach companies concerned about their futures following the impact of COVID-19 on their business. Deputy Foley explained; “In recent […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD Norma Foley says patients in Kerry are being forgotten as waiting lists at University Hospital Kerry have increased significantly since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Tralee woman is calling for the cancellation of the HSE contract with private hospitals, and for the money to […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley, says the Transport Minister needs to outline the government’s plan for dealing with the backlog of provisional licences and driving tests, which is continuing to build up during the Coronavirus restrictions. Deputy Foley said; “Learner drivers here in Kerry, particularly in rural areas, are […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley says students are being left in the dark on how the Leaving Certificate examinations will operate at the end of the month and clarity is needed from the Department of Education. “Leaving Cert students are currently experiencing unnecessarily heightened levels of stress and anxiety […]
KERRY Fianna Fáil TD, Norma Foley, has called on the Minister for Employment Affairs & Social Protection to extend the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment to people over the age of 66. As it stands, the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment is only applicable to people aged between 18 and 66. “I […]
FIANNA Fáil TD Norma Foley is calling on universities, institutes of technology and third level colleges to bring in ‘No Detriment Policies’ to ease the pressure on students in completing assignments, assessments and online exams for this semester. Deputy Foley explained; “Students here are extremely worried about their exams given […]
