Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 July 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Impact of Covid-19: Education – Return to School and School Transport
Mr. Paul Rolston:
There was quite a lot there. The bottom line is we are a lobby and advocacy group for parents. We bring our requirements, observations and concerns to the Department of Education and Skills.
There are ongoing meetings on Covid. We advocate for parents and bring the problems into the forum but we cannot make decisions on what the Deputy is asking about. He is asking whether there is extra money for school transport and educational changes. I stated there is a chunk of money coming from Europe and the Government and it is to be available for various things. Education has got to get a chunk of that chunk. That is the position on funding, which seems to be at the core of some of the questions the Deputy is asking. We are asking for the support.
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