Trevor Sargent
Question:225 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Education the progress, if any, which has been made to resolve the situation referred to in Parliamentary Question No. 178 of 3 December 1996, by Deputy Sargent. [5183/97]
Written Answers. - School Placement.
The selection and enrolment of pupils in second level schools is, in the first instance the responsibility of individual schools. In cases such as this, my Department's inspectorate endeavours, by a process of consultation with school management, to have the pupil in question placed in a school in his locality. These efforts, which by their nature can take some time, are ongoing in this case and every effort is being made to find an appropriate placement.
I should mention that in endeavouring to find a suitable placement for this pupil the parents were advised of initiatives to be taken which included making contact with a number of schools in the locality. However, the family decided not to avail of all of these initiatives.