Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2014
237. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Education and Skills the legislative and-or administrative basis for putting in place a board of management for primary schools; if it is mandatory for such a board to be put in place; the role and functions of the chairperson of any such board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16725/14]
View answerUnder the Education Act 1998, it is the duty of the patron to appoint, where practicable, a Board of Management.
The agreed procedures for the appointment of Boards of Management of primary schools are set out in my Department's publication "Constitution of Boards and Rules of Procedures 2011". The booklet is available on my Department's website www.education.ie. This booklet also sets out the role and duties of the Chairperson of the Board of Management. The Education Act 1998 also provides that the patron may appoint a person or persons to manage the school in circumstances where the appointment of a Board is not practicable or where the patron has dissolved the Board and pending the appointment of a new board.
