Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 25 June 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Special Educational Needs: Impact of Covid-19 (Resumed)

Mr. Dalton Tattan:

I cannot speak to that but the Government decision and the announcement made on foot of it last Friday week was clear that the category was primary level only. We have had, and continue to have, engagement with Down Syndrome Ireland on this issue.

We believe there are arrangements. There were arrangements in place last year under a different scheme through which Down's syndrome children of post-primary age could benefit from summer activity, and that was funded through the Department. We are seeking to have something similar in place. We certainly have no intention of taking away something that was available last year.

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