Paul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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210. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if Ukrainian families are being informed of the obligation of Gaeltacht schools, under the Gaeltacht education policy, to teach through the medium of the Irish language; if they are being assisted with and provided with any necessary additional resources in order for them to learn through Irish where they attend Gaeltacht schools; and if they are being provided with the choice to attend non-Gaeltacht schools if they do not want their children to learn through Irish. [58511/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Information in relation to the status and operation of Irish-medium schools and Gaeltacht schools is available in English, Ukrainian and Russian on the gov.ie website in the section containing information for people arriving from Ukraine. www.gov.ie/en/publication/320e9-employment-and-education/#education

Guidance was issued by the Department of Education to Gaeltacht schools at the end of April 2022 on welcoming students from Ukraine. This guidance highlighted the importance of placing student needs at the heart of the school’s response and also gave details of additional support hours and COGG resources that are available to schools. The guidance can be found on the following webpage: www.gov.ie/en/publication/48639-information-for-schools-ukraine/

Regional Education and Language Teams (REALT) are hosted by the 16 regional education and training boards around Ireland and staffed by regionally based education support personnel. The primary role of the REALT is to assist families in securing school places. Decisions about the participation of students in an Irish-medium or English-medium learning environment are primarily for the parents and the students involved to make, while also taking account of local circumstances.