Hildegarde Naughton

Government departments are using AI, but one clear red line has been laid down

Ministers maintain human oversight remains a non-negotiable component in carrying out certain tasks

Large number of parents seek shift to multidenominational ethos in schools

Almost three-quarters of parents with children in single-sex schools said they would like to see those schools transition to coeducational

Serious row rages over existing spending levels as teachers demand more resources

Minister for Education seeks reset in her core budget while Department of Public Expenditure is concerned about rising costs of special needs education and school transport scheme

Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increases

Conferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisis

Minister for Education seeks several hundred million in extra funds and budget ‘reset’

Additional money would go towards special education services and school transport scheme

Underfunding in education

Minister might well reflect on fact that virtually every household in the country will be ‘not adequately funded’ this year due to energy costs

‘I had to lose my daughter for everyone else to gain’: Students told of consequences of Coco’s Law

Some pupils were surprised to hear that the law also applies to minors

Minister for Education defends projected department overspend of up to €700m

Hildegarde Naughton makes ‘absolutely no apologies around the need to make sure we are adequately funded’

Department of Education’s €600m overspend to be bailed out by other departments’ budgets

The cost of the overspend will have to be met from reducing spending increases elsewhere – a development likely to infuriate Ministers

Teachers fear being fired if they speak out about religious discrimination

Schools may take action to stop teachers “undermining the religious ethos” of the school. This has a chilling effect

Minister defends education convention as more appropriate than Citizens’ Assembly

Hildegarde Naughton says Athlone meeting is ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to shape Ireland’s education system

Expert panel on education will have children as full members for the first time

The Convention on Education will debate the future of education in Ireland, with children’s views carrying equal weight

Teacher suffered five broken teeth trying to keep child safe in classroom that was refused extra SNA

National Council for Special Education apologises for ‘any and all upset and uncertainty’ caused by review of SNA allocations

Having to reveal how voluntary contributions are spent is insulting to schools

The Minister for Education has chosen not to address the funding deficit, which is the essence of governance by distraction

Dáil sounded like a Formula 1 grand prix this week but was really a slow bicycle race

Inside Politics: Changes to rent regulations prompt high-decibel bad-tempered exchanges

Minster would have been ‘broadly aware’ letters on SNA numbers were being sent, committee told

Department of Education says communication problems contributed to controversy over staff redeployment plans

Short absences from school linked to lower Leaving Cert grades, study finds

Chronic absences at ages nine and 13 linked to depression and higher stress levels in early adult years

The Irish Times view on the SNA controversy: pitfalls and problems

If demand continues to rise it must be managed in a more structured way

Schools approved for additional SNA care will receive it, junior minister says

Any staff losses will be from September 1st, not ‘now or Easter’, Michael Moynihan says

Government insists there will be no ‘cliff edge’ for schools facing SNA cuts

Any reduction will be a ‘gradual coming off’, says Minister of State as Coalition faces Opposition’s demands for clarity

Pausing SNA review buys Government time to sooth tensions but leaves schools in limbo

Meta wants Irish Government to to urge EU to ditch law intended to crack down on addictive social media features

Increased diagnoses of autism and ADHD driving rise in SNAs but budget falls short of demand

SNA review comes against the backdrop of spending overruns, with Department of Education needing a €567m bailout last year

Review of SNA allocations paused after backlash from teachers, parents and unions

‘I want to reiterate that there are no cuts to SNA numbers,’ says Education Minister Hildegarde Naughton

Government urged to consider ‘legal action against religious’ over redress scheme

Government should consider litigation if orders refuse to contribute cash for those sexually abused in schools, says Sinn Féin TD

‘How does education need to evolve to support children?’: Convention invites public to speak up 

Public invited to have their say into how education system needs to evolve

Protest targeting Bord Bia over chairman’s Brazilian beef imports ‘very disappointing’, Minister says

Hildegarde Naughton: farming lobby protests ‘potentially very damaging’ to agri-food sector

Primary school forced to close despite warning six months earlier of fire safety problems

Department of Education ‘suddenly very forthcoming once closure happened’

Protest urging new Dublin city Gaelcholáiste draws 100 young pupils

Gaelscoil principal very concerned as there is ‘no master plan, timeline and virtual images’ for development of building

Schools to tell parents how much is collected in voluntary contributions and how money is spent

Minister to bring to Cabinet proposals for new statutory charter to strengthen accountability in schools

After the floods, Micheál Martin makes a raft of promises

Residents of Enniscorthy were not shy about sharing their disappointment and scepticism with the Taoiseach

Pope apologises to Blackrock College abuse survivors David Ryan and his late brother Mark

‘What stood out was his sincerity, his empathy,’ says Ryan, who was abused as a child

Just 10 extra minutes in Leaving Cert not enough for dyslexic students, say advocates

About 30,000 students to get extra time in Junior and Leaving Cert under interim scheme for those with additional needs

Minister brushes off suggestion Galway schools prioritised in €1.6bn investment

Fianna Fáil TD Malcolm Byrne asked: ‘Why are 10 per cent of the schools in Co Galway?’

Secondary students to learn more about ‘brutal reality’ of Holocaust

Government to provide €100,000 to the Auschwitz Birkenau Foundation to support its education programme

Taoiseach criticises ‘shocking’ level of ignorance about Holocaust

Department of Education working on plans to ensure schoolchildren are educated about the murder of six million Jews in second World War

Ireland has ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ to change education system, says Minister

Members of the public encouraged to take part in National Conversation on Education

Civil servants say targeted bursaries for teachers must be considered to boost supply

Naughton advised of shortage of personnel with qualifications in key subjects at post-primary level

New measures to strengthen safeguarding for vulnerable adults to be approved by Cabinet

New measures are designed to protect the elderly and people with disability, in both home and care settings

Hardly a dry seat in the house as Paschal Donohoe makes his exit

Outgoing minister for finance effusive in his praise for party leader and ministerial successor Simon Harris at Fine Gael gathering

What’s in the in-trays of the new Ministers? Just some very big political challenges

Occupied Territories Bill, volatile tax receipts and school spaces for those with additional needs among responsibilities

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