Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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586. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the schools that received and did not receive a copy of a book (details supplied), respectively; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17281/19]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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I was very pleased to provide a funding allocation of over €6,400 earlier this year to History Ireland to support the distribution of a special publication on the revolutionary period - 'The Irish Revolution: 1919-1921, a Global History' - to post-primary schools around the country. 

This engaging and accessible publication places the Struggle for Independence within a wider global context and will provide a significant learning resource to support history teachers and students alike in navigating this challenging period in our history. 

I can advise the Deputy that this publication was distributed to all voluntary secondary, community and comprehensive post-primary schools that are aided by the Department of Education and Skills, i.e. all schools that were assigned a Roll Number. 

If the Deputy is aware that a particular school has not received a copy of the publication, I would be happy to ask my officials to make enquiries in this regard.