Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 785: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the action proposed or intended in respect of the two children who were the subject of Parliamentary Question No. 217 of 9 March 2006; if contact has been made by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10624/06]

Brian Lenihan Jnr (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The Government is determined to do all that is possible to ensure that all children get the opportunities and support they need to enable them to complete their education.

Measures designed to improve school completion include the establishment of the National Educational Welfare Board, NEWB, under the Education (Welfare) Act 2000, with a remit to monitor school attendance, help parents to get a school place for their child and run promotional campaigns on the importance of finishing school.

The Deputy's question relates to two individual children and their non-attendance at school. The NEWB is the single national body with responsibility for school attendance. Accordingly, the Department has requested the NEWB to arrange to have this matter investigated and to respond directly to the Deputy.