Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail)
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1168. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the approximate cost of re-introducing the visiting teachers service for Travellers in budget 2018. [34512/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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I am advised by the Education and Welfare Service of Tusla that in line with Department of Education and Skills policy on the phasing out of segregated Traveller provision, the Visiting Teachers Service for Travellers was discontinued with effect from September 2011.

The Department of Education and Skills advised the funding costs for the final full year of the programme in 2010 was €2,716,737.