My department is committed to making the information on its website accessible to all, regardless of ability. To this end, the department’s website is designed to follow guidelines set out by the W3C (the World Wide Web Consortium). The department aims to comply with Level Double-A of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. In addition, a number of Triple-A checkpoints are incorporated to enhance the accessibility of the website. An accessibility statement is published on the website and is linked in the page footer on all web pages.
My department has not developed or deployed any mobile applications.
The information in respect of state bodies, within the scope of the deputy’s question, is not held by my department. Contact details for these bodies are set out in the attached document, should the deputy wish to contact the aegis bodies directly with her query.
Contact E-Mail Addresses for State Bodies under the Remit of the Department of Education as at 11 May 2021
Name of Body
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Dedicated Email address for the Members of the Oireachtas
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Designated Official Responsible for assisting Oireachtas Members
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An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta
agus Gaelscolaíochta Note 1
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oireachtas@cogg.ie
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muireann@cogg.ie
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Educational Research Centre
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oireachtas.queries@erc.ie
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jude.cosgrove@erc.ie
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National Centre for Guidance in Education
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oireachtas@ncge.ie
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Jennifer.mckenzie@ncge.ie
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National Council for Curriculum and Assessment Note 2
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oireachtasqueries@ncca.ie
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Aine.ArmstrongFarrell@ncca.ie
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State Examinations Commission
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Oireachtas@examinations.ie
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Paddy.Quinn@examinations.ie
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The Teaching Council
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pqrep@teachingcouncil.ie
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Tomás Ó Ruairc
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National Council for Special Education
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oireachtasqueries@ncse.ie
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patrick.martin@ncse.ie and
cindyjane.oconnell@ncse.ie
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Residential Institutions Statutory Fund – Caranua Note3
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Hugh_Geoghegan@education.gov.ie
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Hugh_Geoghegan@education.gov.ie
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Note 1 – The designated officer responsible within An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta is Muireann Ní Mhóráin
Note 2 – The spelling of the NCCA e-mail address to which Oireachtas queries may be addressed has been verified with the NCCA as being accurate
Note 3 –The Executive Office of Caranua (Residential Institutions Statutory Fund) has completed its work, work is now underway to address the winding up of Caranua. In the interim queries in regard to Caranua are being addressed by the Department of Education, pending the passing of legislation to address the windup. Contact details for a Departmental official are provided above.