Tony Gregory
Question:142 Mr. Gregory asked the Minister for Education if a school attendance officer has been appointed for Cherry Orchard Estate, Dublin 10. [12030/95]
Written Answers. - School Attendance Officer.
Responsibility for enforcement of the school attendance Acts in the Cherry Orchard area of Dublin 10 rests with the Garda Síochána. In keeping with its commitment to address problems of truancy and early drop-out from school, the Government has charged my colleague Minister of State. Deputy Austin Currie, with special responsibility for this area.
The Minister of State has established a special task force to examine submissions received in response to the Report on Truancy published by my Department in 1994 and to consider the measures required to address this problem.
The work of the task force is expected to be completed in the near future.