asked the Minister for Education whether he is aware that many of the children on Arranmore Island, County Donegal, become migratory workers in Scotland before they have reached the school-leaving age and as a result fail to get a full national school education; and, if so, what steps he proposes to take to see that these children shall not suffer in the future from the handicap of a neglected education.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Arranmore Island Children.
I have no information that the position is as represented by the Deputy. The initiation of action under the School Attendance Act is, however, a matter for the local Garda authority.