Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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658. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the cost of implementing the policy on Gaeltacht education on a yearly basis for the next five years. [28005/17]

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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659. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the amount allocated by his Department for the implementation of the policy on Gaeltacht; and if this is factored into fiscal space projections for the next five years. [28006/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 658 and 659 together.

An annual budget of €1 million has been allocated for the implementation of my Department's Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 for 2017. While it is expected that the allocation for the implementation of the Policy will rise annually over the term of the Policy (2017 to 2022), specific allocations in the Department's estimates for 2018 and later years will be determined in the context of agreeing budgets for those years.

Funding  estimates are determined annually and approved by the Dáil in accordance with normal procedures for all Government Departments.

The next Circular letter will issue in Spring 2018 setting out the range of actions that will be implemented and supports provided for 2018/2019.