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Mark Daly
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Before I call on Senator Flynn, I welcome Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School to the Visitors Gallery. They are most welcome to Seanad Éireann and I thank them for being here.
Seanad Éireann · 2025-04-30
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This is something that is very close to my heart as someone from the Traveller community who came through the education system, was put down at the back of the class for Irish and was taken out when there was a Traveller teacher, who was not a member of the Traveller community, and who went through special education, which every member of the Traveller community received whether they needed or not in the school I attended in Ballyfermot. What is the Department doing to stop children from the Traveller community, the Roma community and children who are autistic from being on these reduced timetables?
Of the total Traveller and Roma enrolments in the school population, 87 or 0.6% were placed on the reduced school day for part of the school year. These inspections have a specific focus on attendance, use of reduced school day and literacy for Traveller and Roma children and young people.
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Before I call on Senator Flynn, I welcome Stepaside Educate Together Secondary School to the Visitors Gallery. They are most welcome to Seanad Éireann and I thank them for being here.