Seán Sherlock (Cork East, Labour)
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91. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will respond to the correspondence from a parent in County Kildare (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46820/23]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Since January 2021 Tusla Education Support Services (TESS) is under the remit of my Department.

TESS operates under the Education (Welfare) Act, 2000, a piece of legislation that emphasises the promotion of school attendance, participation and retention. TESS has three strands namely the Statutory Educational Welfare Service (EWS) and the two school support services the Home School Community Liaison Scheme (HSCL) and the School Completion Programme (SCP). The three TESS strands work together collaboratively with schools, families and other relevant services to achieve the best educational outcomes for children and young people. All three strands share the same national outcomes:

• Improved Attendance
• Improved Participation
• Improved Retention

Officials in my Department will engage with the Educational Welfare Service in relation to the issues raised is the correspondence referred to by the Deputy.