Eoghan Kenny
Ceist:279. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Youth for an update on the application for July provision for a child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48470/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 25 June 2026
Ceisteanna (279)
Freagraí scríofa
Details of the 2026 Summer Programme were communicated to all schools on the 6th May 2026.
All schools have been offered the opportunity to run a school-based programme for children with the most complex special educational needs and those at risk of educational disadvantage.
Where a school does not intend to run a school-based programme or there is no place on the programme for an eligible child, schools were invited to make an application for the home-based programme.
On making an application for the home-based programme, both schools and parents received acknowledgement emails which outlined that decisions regarding a student's placement on the programme would be communicated after the school-based applications had been reviewed. In this respect, it can be confirmed that sanction letters for the home-based programme commenced issuing on the 18th June 2026.
In the case of the child referred to by the Deputy, Department officials have been engaging directly with the parent in relation to their allocation for the Summer Programme.