Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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335. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the estimated cost of extending the Gaeltacht school recognition schemes to preschools operating in the Gaeltacht. [24637/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 that I published last year contains actions relating to promoting Irish-medium provision in Gaeltacht early-years settings. The responsibility for those actions lies primarily with my colleague, Minister Zappone, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, within her remit in funding and regulating the early years sector and with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I understand that DCYA and DCHG in consultation with my officials in DES are in the process of finalising proposals to implement relevant aspects of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education as well as other actions to support all naonraí and put in place a five-year implementation plan under the 20 year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. All actions will be costed as part of decisions around implementation.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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336. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the estimated cost of including Irish as a module in level six early childhood care and education or equivalent. [24639/18]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 that I published last year contains actions relating to promoting Irish-medium provision in Gaeltacht early-years settings. The responsibility for those actions lies primarily with my colleague, Minister Zappone, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, within her remit in funding and regulating the early years sector and with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I understand that DCYA and DCHG in consultation with my officials are in the process of finalising proposals to implement relevant aspects of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education as well as other actions to support all naonraí and put in place a five-year implementation plan under the 20 year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. Among the range of actions being considered by the three Departments are actions relating to the provision of appropriate education and training to support Irish medium provision for all naonraí. The cost of implementing this action will be considered in the context of decisions around implementation.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein)
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337. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to outline the estimated cost of including Irish as a module in level five early childhood care and education or equivalent. [24640/18]

John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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The Policy on Gaeltacht Education 2017-2022 that I published last year contains actions relating to promoting Irish-medium provision in Gaeltacht early-years settings. The responsibility for those actions lies primarily with my colleague, Minister Zappone, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, within her remit in funding and regulating the early years sector and with the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. I understand that DCYA and DCHG in consultation with my officials in DES are in the process of finalising proposals to implement relevant aspects of the Policy on Gaeltacht Education as well as other actions to support all naonraí and put in place a five-year implementation plan under the 20 year Strategy for the Irish Language 2010-2030. Among the range of actions being considered by the three Departments are actions relating to the provision of appropriate education and training to support Irish medium provision for all naonraí. The cost of implementing this action will be considered in the context of decisions around implementation.