Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 1 June 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Review of Out-of-School Provision Report and Education and Supports Provision for Ukrainian Students: Discussion

Photo of Pádraig O'SullivanPádraig O'Sullivan (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have one other point, a substantive one. It seems from reading the report that there is an emphasis on students aged up to 15. A sizeable proportion of the students of the life centre with whom I am most familiar are above that age. I realise the report is to emphasise the return to mainstream education. That is the ideal scenario, but the Minister, having taught in a classroom for long enough, like me, will know that is not always the end result and that a certain percentage of students will never return to mainstream education. What is the plan for students over 16 if that eventuality transpires?

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