Mary Butler (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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418. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address the matters raised in correspondence by person (details supplied) regarding the July provision programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54263/21]

Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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Earlier this year, the Department announced the provision of a significantly expanded summer education programmes for pupils with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage, as a COVID-19 pandemic response measure for summer 2021.

Teachers and SNAs who were employed in the school based programme were paid on or before 7^thOctober.

As in previous years, a home-based programme was provided for eligible pupils where there was no place on a school programme for them. The eligibility criteria was widened significantly this year.

A total of 12,129 claims were received of which 9,229 claims will have been paid out by the 11 November. The remainder will be paid in the next payroll run on 25 November.

Claims are processed and paid when all outstanding queries are fully resolved.