Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 March 2021
480. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Education the number of appeals made to her Department in each of the respective categories under section 29 of the Education Act 1998, as amended, in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the number of appeals upheld in each of these years by respective category; the number of section 29 appeals received to date in 2021 by respective category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11744/21]
View answerThe Deputy can find attached details of the number of section 29 appeals and the outcome of these appeals, for the years 2018 to 2020 up to 12 November 2020 when Section 7 of the Education (Admissions to School) 2018 Act, which updated procedures in relation to section 29 appeals, commenced.
The second set of figures provides the number of appeals received since 12 November 2020 for the remainder of 2020 and to date in 2021.
The updated legislation includes the provision for paper based examinations in cases where refused admission to a school is due to oversubscription. Appeals in relation to expulsion, suspension of not less than 20 days and refused admission for reasons other than oversubscription are all heard by oral hearing.
