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Bodies operating under the aegis of the Department of Education and Skills are listed below. Click on the relevant agency for information on the services they provide and their contact details.

An Chomhairle um Oideachais Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG)
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA)
Educational Research Centre (ERC)
Grangegorman Development Agency (GGDA)
Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Irish Research Council
Léargas - The Exchange Bureau
National Centre for Guidance in Education (NCGE)
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA)
National Council for Special Education (NCSE)
Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
Residential Institutions Redress Board (RIRB)
Residential Institutions Review Committee (RIRC)
Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Board
Skillnet Ireland
SOLAS An tSeirbhís Oideachais Leanúnaigh agus Scileanna
State Examinations Commission (SEC)
The Teaching Council
 
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