Jen Cummins (Dublin South Central, Social Democrats)
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299. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools providing summer education programme in the post codes of Dublin 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, in tabular form. [27209/25]

Michael Moynihan (Cork North-West, Fianna Fail)
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Details of this year’s School-based Summer Programme were published on the 13th of February 2025. Funding of €62 million was secured in Budget 2025 to ensure the continuance of the €40 million annual investment that has been provided for since 2021. As in previous years, all of the funding will be utilised to meet the needs of our most vulnerable children.

All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for those children who need it the most so that these children can continue to be supported, nurtured and encouraged to engage in a fun and inclusive educational setting.

The main priority again in 2025 is that those children with the most complex special educational needs, especially in special schools, should have access to a school-based summer programme. Where their school is not running a Summer Programme or a place on a school-based programme is unavailable, the Home-based programme is also available for pupils with complex special educational needs.

The Online Registration Portal for the 2025 School-based Summer Programme closed on the 11th of April 2025. Currently, more than 1,800 schools have registered for more than 2,000 schemes in the 2025 Summer Programme.

A breakdown of the schools who have registered to run the 2025 School-based Summer Programme, per post code:

The final breakdown in relation to school participation will only be available after all summer programmes have concluded.