# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Joe McHugh
# Joe McHugh
The Fine Gael TD said he made the decision to step away from politics in order to spend more time with his family.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 24 June, 2020
# Back To School
# Back To School
Guidelines for schools are currently being drafted.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 12 June, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
McHugh said if the rule remains in place, students will engage in blended learning from home on the other days.
# Back To School
# Back To School
Minister for Education Joe McHugh said he hopes that schools, teachers and SNAs “feel they can get involved”.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 4 June, 2020
# Joe McHugh
# Joe McHugh
Minister for Education Joe McHugh told the Dáil about the plan this afternoon.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 3 June, 2020
# Repair Work
# Repair Work
40 schools built by the firm have required remedial work to fix structural issues.
# joe-mchugh - Saturday 30 May, 2020
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Schools have been closed since 12 March as part of efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 29 May, 2020
# State Exam
# State Exam
Education Minister Joe McHugh said he was against this partial return, and would “move mountains” for students.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 28 May, 2020
# Schools
# Schools
The deadline to register has been extended until midday tomorrow.
# Social Distancing
# Social Distancing
The minister said he will publish a road map for the reopening of schools in two weeks.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 26 May, 2020
# College Times
# College Times
The new technological university will be formed by Cork Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology Tralee.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 22 May, 2020
# Indemnity
# Indemnity
Education Minister Joe McHugh has welcomed the development.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 13 May, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Education Minister Joe McHugh defended the decision to cancel this year’s Leaving Certificate.
# joe-mchugh - Sunday 10 May, 2020
# Joe McHugh
# Joe McHugh
Schools and colleges have been shut since March.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 8 May, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Teachers will provide an estimate of the percentage mark each student is likely to have achieved.
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# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 6 May, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Most students want the exams to be cancelled, according to a new survey.
# joe-mchugh - Saturday 2 May, 2020
# State Exams
# State Exams
The party’s education spokesperson says the uncertainty is causing stress for students and parents.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 29 April, 2020
# State Exams
# State Exams
Plans to hold a school-based version of the Junior Cert in the autumn have been cancelled.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 23 April, 2020
# Minister For Education
# Minister For Education
Minister for Education Joe McHugh confirmed that the State exam would begin on Wednesday 29 July.
# State Exams
# State Exams
29 July has been pencilled in as the most likely date by which the Leaving Cert would start.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 8 April, 2020
# State Exams
# State Exams
The National Public Health Emergency Team is due to meet on Friday.
# joe-mchugh - Monday 30 March, 2020
# Home School Hub
# Home School Hub
The ‘Home School Hub’ will be aired each morning from 11am to 12 noon on RTÉ2.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 24 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that there was a very good chance state exams would go ahead as planned this summer.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Breakfast Clubs
# Breakfast Clubs
The Minister for Education acknowledged that many children rely on programmes such as the breakfast club at their schools.
# Exams
# Exams
The decision was announced this morning by the Department of Education.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 18 February, 2020
# History Lesson
# History Lesson
History is now a core subject on the Junior Cycle.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 21 January, 2020
# Secretaries
# Secretaries
Fórsa head of education Andy Pike said the talks needed to yield real and significant progress.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 10 January, 2020
# Education Minister
# Education Minister
Talks between the Department of Education and trade union Fórsa are still ongoing at the Workplace Relations Commission.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 9 January, 2020
# Pay Gap
# Pay Gap
Rallies have been organised at a number of locations including at Leinster House and at the minister’s Donegal constituency offices.
# Funding
# Funding
The fund has been set up on top of a grant which is already provided to all schools.
# joe-mchugh - Monday 30 December, 2019
# Irish Language
# Irish Language
Minister for Education Joe McHugh announced the plan today.
# joe-mchugh - Friday 13 December, 2019
# Department Of Education
# Department Of Education
Talks broke down between the Department of Education and Fórsa at the Workplace Relations Commission this week.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 11 December, 2019
# New Sex Ed Plan
# New Sex Ed Plan
The minister said the ethos of the school is central to any curriculum and will be protected.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 5 December, 2019
# School Building
# School Building
A number of new school buildings in Dublin are included among the initial plans.
# joe-mchugh - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Summer Works Scheme
# Summer Works Scheme
Some of the allocation will be used to establish electric vehicle charging points.
# joe-mchugh - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Joe McHugh
# Joe McHugh
McHugh has activated new legislation which directs schools to open more special classes.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 12 November, 2019
# School Safety
# School Safety
A total of 40 schools were caught up in the controversy over structural and fire safety deficiencies.
# joe-mchugh - Wednesday 2 October, 2019
# WRC
# WRC
The dispute centres around the fact that only a few hundred of the country’s 3,500 secretaries are paid directly by the Department.
# joe-mchugh - Tuesday 1 October, 2019
# Special Status
# Special Status
Maths, Irish and English are currently the only compulsory subjects, bar some exceptions.
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