Disability groups have criticised the delay by the Department of Education in providing guidelines to schools about how to run the summer programme for children with special needs announced last week.
Inclusion Ireland and the autism organisation AsIAm say parents are reporting that many schools are not taking part due to a lack of guidelines and availability of staff.
They also say there is confusion among those opting for home tuition about the application process. The Department of Education says 8,000 children have been registered for Summer Provision since it was announced last week but it will not reveal how many schools have so far signed up to provide it In a statement to RTÉ News, the department said it appreciates there