Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 December 2018
222. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the governance manual for primary schools 2015 to 2019 and the Education Act 1998 are the only measures in place governing the removal of persons by a patron from a primary school's board of management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50880/18]
View answerIn accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, 1998, the appointment of a Board of Management of a school is a matter for the relevant school patron.
The mechanisms under which a Board of Management member may be removed are as follows:
Section 16 of the Education Act provides that a patron may, with the consent of the Minister, for good and valid reasons stated in writing to a member of a board of management remove that member from that office, or if satisfied that the functions of a board are not being effectively discharged, dissolve that board.
Section 7 of the Governance Manual for Primary Schools 2015 - 2019 sets out the circumstances in which Board members may be removed or membership of a board of management shall cease.
