Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2004
305 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Education and Science if a project sponsored by Youthlynx, John Street, Kilkenny, namely, the individual learning programme under the school completion programme will be funded by his Department; and if he will comment on the submission made to his Department in this regard. [20509/04]
View answerThe programme to which the Deputy refers is part of the Kilkenny School Completion Programme, SCP. The local management groups of the school completion programme projects are required to assess the needs of marginalised educationally disadvantaged young people at local level and devise integrated costed, focused, targeted annual retention plans that support these young people in their school, home and community life. The retention plans for 2004-5 have been submitted to my Department for approval.
The project will be notified of my Department's decision when their retention plan is approved in July.
