asked the Minister for Education the additional steps she proposes to take during the current year to facilitate the development of outdoor education and adventure education in schools.
Written Answers. - Outdoor/Adventure Education.
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My Department are at present providing funding, from the proceeds of the national lottery, to the following outdoor education centres: Cappanalea, Kinsale, Burren, Petersburgh, Birr, Gartan, Shielbeggan, Achill.
The function of these vocational education committee centres is to make outdoor education and wide-ranging leisure opportunities, such as walking, climbing, canoeing, sailing, orienteering etc., available to the country's school-going population.
The facilities, programmes, etc. provided at these centres have been brought to the attention of school authorities and youth organisations throughout the country.