The Ombudsman for Children has said he will watch to ensure commitments made about the education of Syrian refugees in special reception centres around the country are met. Ombudsman for Children, Niall MuldoonNiall Muldoon was making his comments after the publication of a new report which looked at the Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROCs), including the issue of children’s schooling. “The education provision in these centres was never set up for this length of stay,” he said. “In 2017, we visited the three Emergency Reception and Orientation Centres (EROCs) then in operation. We discovered that schools in EROCs are not recognised by the Department of Education and Skills.

Source: Irish Examiner February 21, 2019 04:07 UTC