Re-use of Public Sector Information

Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005 (SI 279 of 2005)

The Department of Education and Skills complies with the Regulations on the Re-use of Public Sector Information and we encourage the re-use of the information that we produce.

All of the information featured on our website is the copyright of The Department of Education & Skills unless otherwise indicated. You may re-use the information on this website free of charge in any format.

Re-use includes copying, issuing copies to the public, publishing, broadcasting and translating into other languages. It also covers non-commercial research and study.

Re-use is subject to the following conditions. You must:

• Acknowledge the source and our copyright in cases where you supply the information to others;
• Reproduce the information accurately;
• Not use the information in a misleading way;
• Not use the information for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service.
• Not use the information for or in support of illegal, immoral, fraudulent, or dishonest purposes

The Department of Education and Skills is not liable for any loss or liability associated with the re-use of information and does not certify that the information is up-to-date or error free. The Department of Education and Skills does not authorise any user to have exclusive rights to re-use of its information.

The Department of Education and Skills maintains the following information on its website:

Information on Policy Areas and Publications:

-          Reports and Publications

-          North/South Co-operation Unit

-          School Policies & Plans

-          Freedom Of Information (FOI) Documents

-          Section 15 Manual Guide to Department's Functions

-          Social Inclusion

-          Children with Special Needs

-          Child Protection Guidelines

-          School Planning/Building

-          Statistics

-          Student and Trainees Documents

-          Education Personnel Documents

-          Inspectorate Documents

-          Parents & Community Documents

-          NEPS Documents     

-          Area Development Plans

Information about the Department on:

-         About the Department

-          Management and Organisation of the Department

-          Press Releases

-          Speeches

Department of Education and Skills Associated Bodies:

-          Advisory Council for English Language Schools (ACELS)

-          Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education (CECDE)

-          An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)

-          Commission on School Accommodation

-          Commission to inquire into Child Abuse

-          Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies

-          The Education (Former Residents of Certain Institutions for Children) Finance Board

-          Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)

-          The Grangegorman Development Agency

-          Higher Education Authority (HEA)

-          Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC)

-          International Education Board Ireland (IEBI)

-          Integrate Ireland Language and Training Ltd (IILT)

-          Irish Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS)

-          Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET)

-          Léargas

-         National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)

-          National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE)

-          National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)

-          National Council for Special Education (NCSE)

-          National Educational Welfare Board (NEWB)

-          National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI)

-          The Presidents Award / Gaisce

-          Residential Institutions Redress Board

-          Royal Irish Academy

-          Royal Irish Academy of Music

-          State Examinations Commission (SEC)

-          The Teaching Council

The links above are provided to improve public access to information and exist only for the convenience of those who use this website.

For further information on the re-use of information maintained by the Department of Education and Skills please contact: Email: records_management@education.gov.ie