Peadar Tóibín
Question:201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline projects on which his Department co-operates with the Department of Education in the North. [54152/12]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2012
201. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline projects on which his Department co-operates with the Department of Education in the North. [54152/12]
View answer202. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline projects which his Department cooperates with the Department of Employment and Learning in the North. [54153/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 201 and 202 together.
My Department co-operates with a number of Departments and Offices in Northern Ireland in co-sponsoring projects which have a cross-border dimension and include among their objectives increasing mutual understanding and advancing peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland. The projects and Northern co-sponsors are listed in the attached table.
Department of Education and Skills
North South Co-operation Projects & Programmes
Name |
Target Grouping |
Irish Government Department/Agency |
Northern Ireland Executive Department/Agency |
Children’s Book Week – annual event to promote reading among children |
School, Youth, Teachers and Parents |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
Cinemagic – annual film festival for young people from 4 to 25 years of age |
School, Youth, adults & Teachers |
Dept. Education & Skills |
- Dept. of Culture, Arts & Leisure NI - Northern Ireland Screen |
Dissolving Boundaries – links schools North and South in partnerships forged through the Internet and school exchanges |
School, Youth & Teachers |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
European Studies Project – through co-operative projects at post primary level enhances children’s’ awareness of EU social, economic and political issues and structures |
School, Youth & Teachers |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
Irish Science Olympiad – brings together science students from the 32 counties in friendly competition for selection to an all island team for the International Science Olympiad |
School, Youth & Teachers |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
Maths Week Ireland – promotes awareness, appreciation and understanding of mathematics throughout the island of Ireland |
School, Youth, Teachers and Parents |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
Pushkin Prizes – promotes creativity in adults and children through the medium of the arts and the natural environment |
School, Youth, Adults & Teachers |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. Education Northern Ireland |
George Mitchell Scholarships - provides third level scholarships to enable US university graduates to pursue a year of study at institutions of higher learning in Ireland and Northern Ireland |
3rd Level |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Dept. of Employment & Learning NI |
Standing Conference on Teacher Education North/South (SCoTENS) |
3rd Level |
Dept. Education & Skills |
- Dept. Education Northern Ireland - Dept. of Employment & Learning NI |
Universities Ireland – promotes co-operation and collaboration between universities North and South and to enhance their reputations in Europe and elsewhere |
3rd Level |
Dept. Education & Skills |
- Dept. of Employment & Learning NI |
Washington Ireland Programme – enables promising university students from all traditions on the island of Ireland to participate in a six-month programme of personal and professional leadership development |
3rd Level |
Dept. Education & Skills |
Office of First Minister & Deputy First Minister Northern Ireland |