Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 March 2015
756. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the fact that a school (details supplied) in County Dublin has been operating without a board of management; if this is permitted under legislation; and her plans to rectify this matter. [11159/15]
View answerThe school to which the Deputy refers is one of nine community national schools that have been established in recent years. Pending the transfer of patronage of the community national schools to the relevant Education and Training Boards, I as Minister for Education and Skills am acting as patron of these schools.
Under the provisions of the Education Act 1998, a 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 of Management.
In the case of the community national schools, I have, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act 1998 appointed single managers to manage the schools. The arrangements for the transfer of patronage of these schools to the relevant ETBs and the establishment of boards of management are currently being considered in my Department.
