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    Employee Assistance Service for school staff

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    School Staff Pension Estimator / Modeller

    This allows staff to get an estimate of their retirement benefits based on the details entered

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    BLAST: Arts in Education

    This enables up to 400 arts in education residencies in schools each year

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    17 September 2021

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    Norma Foley

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    Josepha Madigan

    Minister of State with responsibility for Special Education and Inclusion

Senior management

  • Seán Ó Foghlú

    Secretary General of the Department of Education

  • Dalton Tattan

    Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Assessment, Central Policy and Legal Services, Public Sector Reform Office and Statistics

  • Deirdre Shanley

    Assistant Secretary, Schools Division

  • Deirdre McDonnell

    Assistant Secretary for Shared Services, Payroll, Pensions and Information Technology

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    Assistant Secretary for Corporate Services, Finance, HR, International, Communications, Data Compliance and Gaeltacht Education Unit

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    Assistant Secretary, Planning and Building Unit

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    Assistant Secretary for the National Educational Psychological Service, Special Education, Social Inclusion and Early Years Education Policy

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    Assistant Secretary for Teachers and Special Needs Assistants Terms and Conditions, External HR, School Transport, Residential Institutions Redress Unit

  • Harold Hislop

    Chief Inspector, Department of Education

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Department of Education, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1 , D01 RC96
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Athlone Office

Address:
Department of Education, Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co Westmeath , N37 X659
Email:
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Phone number:
(090) 648 3600

Tullamore Office

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Department of Education, Portlaoise Road, Tullamore, Co Offaly , R35 Y2N5
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Phone number:
(057) 932 4300

Press Office

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