Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

It is now nearly four years since the previous Government announced a review of out-of-school education provision and appealed for submissions. When is that review going to be completed? I presume there will be a report. When will it be published? The findings are meant to inform future State policy towards education centres, such as the Cork Life Centre. That centre is doing tremendous work and providing a vital service in our community but it is doing so without the support it needs and deserves from the State. When, for example, is the Government going to provide funding for the 12 teaching staff at the school who are currently working on a voluntary basis and are not being properly or fully paid? Does the Taoiseach agree that this is not an acceptable situation and must be resolved as a matter of urgency? When is that report going to be published?

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