After-School Support Services
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-08
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

There is a concern with schools which needs to be addressed in the short to medium term. While the Minister for Education and Skills has confirmed that this opening is intended to support the reopening of after-school services, it is likely that many schools which might provide space for such a facility may not do so this year given public health concerns. Is the Department actively engaging with schools, which have previously provided after-school services, to ensure that these schools, where safe to do so, are providing places which have previously been available and encouraging them to increase the number of available spaces where appropriate?

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Sitting date: 2020-09-08