Gary Gannon (Dublin Central, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

It is very important that NEPS will be providing that support because it is a concern many schools have.

I want to discuss a document the Minister will be familiar with and I was disappointed we did not get more information in his opening address today. The Minister is to take part in a call with DEIS schools on Friday. On Tuesday, they received this document containing the guidance for the summer programme. There is a lot of very welcome detail in that which I wish we had got today. I will try to outline some of that detail and, for the benefit of Members, I will read a little of what is involved. Page 4 of the document the Minister gave to the schools on Tuesday states that the optimal time for delivery of the summer programme is as close to the official reopening of schools as possible. The time close to reopening will also coincide with the leaving certificate results in mid-August.

Do we have a date for the leaving certificate results to ensure that they do not overlap with the summer programme? Will extra resources be provided on the ground because DEIS schools, in particular, will be stretched around this time?

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