Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills
Current and Future Plans of the School Building Unit: Department of Education
Mr. Hubert Loftus:
Yes. It is on the website and we can work that through.
Regarding the islands, Government policy is to support the islands as best as possible. In the school sector, we play a role in that as well. With respect to post-primary provision, there is a balance in how best to manage it, given the different subject options and things like that that are required. It is something we look at. It is trying to balance the number of children, what their needs are and how best to support that. Under current arrangements, there is grant funding available to support children who have to come from the islands onto the mainland for post-primary provision.
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