Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 October 2022
138. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Education her plans to extend the Irish and bilingual grant to all post-primary Irish medium schools in the country; the reason that multi-denominational schools and schools in the ETB, community and comprehensive sector are not approved for the grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49857/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraWork on the development of a new policy on Irish-medium education outside of the Gaeltacht is now underway in my Department. One of the key objectives of this new policy relates to the provision of a framework for the delivery of high-quality education in Irish-medium primary and post-primary settings and in Irish-medium early learning and care settings (naíonraí) outside of the Gaeltacht.
A public consultation process will take place in the coming months to gather the views of stakeholders, including young people, their parents, school staff and leaders, and Irish-language stakeholders. It is open to stakeholders to raise issues related to funding for Gaelscoileanna and Gaelcholáistí as part of this consultation process.
