Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2009
137 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Education and Science when the education (patronage) Bill will be published in order to empower the vocational education committees to act as patrons of community national schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37080/09]
View answerThe Government approved the scheme of the Education (Patronage) Bill 2009 on 23rd June 2009. The scheme of Bill has been referred to the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government for drafting and it is expected that the Bill will be published during the current session.
Pending enactment of the Bill, I as Minister for Education and Science, am acting as Patron of Scoil Choilm and Scoil Ghráinne.
