Kathleen Funchion
Question:504. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set down the estimated cost of restoring the teacher service for Travellers. [27535/18]
View answerDáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 June 2018
504. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs to set down the estimated cost of restoring the teacher service for Travellers. [27535/18]
View answerAs the Deputy may be aware, the Visiting Teachers Service for Travellers was discontinued with effect from September 2011, in line with Department of Education and Skills policy on the phasing out of segregated Traveller provision.
The Department of Education and Skills have advised that the funding costs for the programme in the final full year of the programme in 2010 were €2,716,737.