Ukrainians moved at short notice despite children already attending local schools

Norma Foley, the education minister, with Larysa Gerasko, the Ukrainian ambassador to Ireland, last month. Picture: Kerry ETB

Some Ukrainian children are enrolling in Irish schools, attending for a few weeks, before being suddenly moved with their families to another part of the country.

The Oireachtas education committee met last night to get an update on the State’s response to displaced Ukrainian students, hearing from Norma Foley, the education minister; and Josepha Madigan, the junior minister for special education.