Written Answers. - Truancy Task Force.

Tuesday, 20 February 1996

Dáil Éireann Debate
Vol. 461 No. 7

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  64.  Ms Keogh  Information on Helen Catherine Anne Keogh  Zoom on Helen Catherine Anne Keogh   asked the Minister for Education  Information on Niamh Bhreathnach  Zoom on Niamh Bhreathnach   when the task force on truancy will report; the proposals, if any, that have emerged; and if she will make a commitment to implement the proposal of the task force. [3705/96]

Minister for Education (Ms Bhreathnach): Information on Niamh Bhreathnach  Zoom on Niamh Bhreathnach  The School Attendance/Truancy report was published in April 1994.

Early in 1995 the Minister of State at my Department, Deputy Austin Currie, established a truancy task force with the following terms of reference:

to examine the submissions received from interested parties in response to the truancy report and to consider and make recommendations as to future action required to address the problems of truancy at first and second level.

The work of the truancy task force is nearing completion. When the report is available, I will consider its recommendations and the further action which will have to be taken.

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