Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 July 2013
375. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details of section 29 appeals undertaken in each of the past five years, including the outcomes of those appeals. [32123/13]
View answerThe information requested by the Deputy is set out in Tables 1 and 2 below.
TABLE 1
|
Total Number of Appeals lodged |
Year 2012 |
Year 2011 |
Year 2010 |
Year 2009 |
Year 2008 |
|
Total |
355 |
367 |
369 |
390 |
385 |
TABLE 2
Details of results of section 29 appeals from 2008 to 2012
|
Refusal to Enrol |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
resolved before hearing |
124 |
124 |
119 |
149 |
134 |
|
upheld at hearing |
40 |
68 |
27 |
61 |
58 |
|
not upheld at hearing |
80 |
78 |
132 |
108 |
87 |
|
*Referred back to Board of Management |
13 |
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|
Total |
244 |
270 |
291 |
318 |
279 |
|
Expulsions |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
resolved before hearing |
15 |
22 |
25 |
20 |
8 |
|
upheld at hearing |
16 |
16 |
5 |
9 |
24 |
|
not upheld at hearing |
67 |
43 |
37 |
35 |
52 |
|
*Referred back to Board of Management |
2 |
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|
Total |
98 |
81 |
69 |
64 |
84 |
|
Suspensions |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
|
resolved before hearing |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
|
upheld at hearing |
10 |
11 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
|
not upheld at hearing |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
|
*Referred back to Board of Management |
1 |
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|
Total |
13 |
16 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
* Pre a Supreme Court Judgment this was an option open to committee members, post the judgment it was no longer an option.
