Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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49. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an bhfuil sé i gceist aige beartas oideachais speisialta a réiteach bunaithe ar mholtaí Chomhchoiste Oideachais agus Scileanna an Oireachtais; má tá, cén uair a fhoilseofar é. [14261/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Aithním na dúshláin bhreise atá ag meánscoileanna na n-oileán. Tá grúpa oibre curtha le chéile agam san Roinn chun féachaint mar chéad chéim ar riachtanais scoileanna na niar-bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta ar na hoileáin. Thosaigh obair an ghrúpa ag deireadh na bliana 2017 agus déanfar dul chun cinn leis an obair seo in 2018 tar éis don ghrúpa oibre comhairliúchán a dhéanamh leis na boird oideachais agus oiliúna ábhartha.  Déanfaidh an grúpa oibre cíoradh ar na saincheisteanna éagsúla chun féachaint ar chén tacaíocht gur féidir a thabhairt do na hiar-bhunscoileanna Gaeltachta ar na hoileáin chun é seo a thabhairt chun cinn.

I am aware of the additional challenges faced by post-primary schools on the islands. I have established a working group in the Department to examine in the first instance, the needs of post-primary schools in the Gaeltacht. The work of the group commenced in late 2017 and will progress in 2018 after the group has consulted with the relevant Education and Training Boards. The working group will consider the various issues and see what assistance can be provided to these schools as a way forward.