Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 April 2023
559. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Education for a statement on the survey being conducted on primary schools about afterschool facilities, including the timings for the study and which geographic areas are being targeted as part of the survey; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17455/23]
View answerMy Department is in the process of reviewing the 2017 Guidelines for the Use of School Buildings outside of School Hours (which are available on my Department's website) and this review includes a school survey to inform the updating of these Guidelines. The survey commenced issuing to the patrons of both primary and post primary schools immediately prior to the Easter school break. It is expected that the replies to the survey will be returned over the coming weeks.
The schools that will complete the survey have quite a wide geographical spread, covering urban and rural areas across the country. When the replies to the survey are received they can then be collated and analysed so as to inform the review of the Guidelines.
