Danny Healy-Rae
Question:294. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Education for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10150/24]
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All migrant children, including children of International Protection applicants and beneficiaries of temporary protection, can access primary and post-primary education in a manner similar to Irish nationals. The Department of Education’s policy is to integrate school-aged migrant children and young people into existing mainstream schools as quickly as possible, given that it can have a stabilising effect for children.
A school’s admissions policy must provide that the school must admit each student seeking admission to the school, except where the school does not have capacity or in certain other very limited, defined circumstances provided for in statute.
If the nearest school does not have capacity, then transport will be sought to other schools with available capacity within the locality.