Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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508. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has received correspondence from a group (details supplied) dated 20 December 2016 regarding the lumper schools project; if he has replied to the correspondence and the proposal; and if not, when a reply will issue. [27432/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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My Department is keen to support Famine commemoration where it is feasible and practicable to do so. My officials have been in correspondence with the committee whose details were supplied and sought detailed clarification regarding the project in question. This includes seeking copies of the literature being proposed for issue to schools, clarification regarding how the project would work during school closure periods (i.e. holiday times), and ascertaining how the project is being rolled out in Northern Ireland, and to what extent. When these further details are provided, they can be considered by my Department.

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