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Education, 2020

Education, 2020 06 O’Riordan.qxp_Admin 69-1 22/02/2021 15:05 Page 77 Administration, vol. 69, no. 1 (2021), pp. 77–84 doi: 10.2478/admin-2021-0006 Joanna O’Riordan Institute of Public Administration, Ireland As with other sectors, one issue – the Covid-19 pandemic – dominated the year, with ramifications across the sector, perhaps most notably in respect of the Leaving Certificate. So dominant was the impact of Covid that in other respects the year was quiet. However, the general election in February 2020, and following the protracted government formation talks, resulted in a new department, new ministers and junior ministers. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was created and the Department of Education and Skills was renamed the Department of Education. Norma Foley, a first-time TD and former teacher from Kerry, was appointed Minister for Education in June; Simon Harris, TD, former Minister for Health, was appointed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, while Josepha Madigan, TD, and Niall Collins, TD, were appointed Ministers of State for, respectively, Special Education and Inclusion, and Skills and Further Education. Following on from the appointment of Ministers Foley and Harris, both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Administration de Gruyter

Education, 2020

O’Riordan, Joanna
Administration , Volume 69 (1): 8 – Feb 1, 2021
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06 O’Riordan.qxp_Admin 69-1 22/02/2021 15:05 Page 77 Administration, vol. 69, no. 1 (2021), pp. 77–84 doi: 10.2478/admin-2021-0006 Joanna O’Riordan Institute of Public Administration, Ireland As with other sectors, one issue – the Covid-19 pandemic – dominated the year, with ramifications across the sector, perhaps most notably in respect of the Leaving Certificate. So dominant was the impact of Covid that in other respects the year was quiet. However, the general election in February 2020, and following the protracted government formation talks, resulted in a new department, new ministers and junior ministers. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science was created and the Department of Education and Skills was renamed the Department of Education. Norma Foley, a first-time TD and former teacher from Kerry, was appointed Minister for Education in June; Simon Harris, TD, former Minister for Health, was appointed Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, while Josepha Madigan, TD, and Niall Collins, TD, were appointed Ministers of State for, respectively, Special Education and Inclusion, and Skills and Further Education. Following on from the appointment of Ministers Foley and Harris, both the Department of Education and the Department of Further and Higher

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