Written answers

Wednesday, 2 November 2005

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Departmental Correspondence

9:00 pm

Photo of John GormleyJohn Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)
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Question 429: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if his Department has received communications from persons (details supplied) which raise concerns regarding their child's stay in the Gaeltacht; his views on those concerns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31863/05]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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A complaint has recently been received by my Department from the parents of a child who attended an Irish summer college in the Gaeltacht this year regarding the child's attendance at the college. My Department's primary involvement with Irish summer colleges is with the administration of a scheme entitled Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge. The object of this scheme is to provide grant assistance for Gaeltacht households who provide suitable accommodation for students attending recognised Irish courses in the Gaeltacht. The Irish colleges themselves are approved and inspected by the Department of Education and Science.

My Department has been in contact with the Department of Education and Science, which will investigate aspects of the complaint concerning the college and will reply to the parents regarding those matters. My Department will also follow up on those aspects of the complaint that come within its remit and a reply in this regard will be sent to the parents as soon as possible.

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