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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 March 2021

Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Questions (519)

Pauline Tully

Question:

519. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Education the number of section 29 appeals in each of the years 2018 to 2020; the number of these appeals that were for expulsion, suspension or refusal to enrol; the number of the appeals that involved a child with special educational needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13014/21]

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The 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 12th 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 12th November 2020 for the remainder of 2020. This set of figures includes information regarding the number of section 29 appeals which involved a child with special educational needs. This information was not held for appeals prior to 12th November 2020.

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.

YEAR

2018

2019

2020

Permanent Exclusion

Resolved before hearing

8

9

7

Upheld at hearing

22

23

8

Not upheld at hearing

38

68

21

Refusals to enrol

Resolved before hearing

165

163

148

Upheld at hearing

90

66

63

Not upheld at hearing

100

119

77

Suspensions

Resolved before hearing

3

2

4

Upheld at hearing

1

9

2

Not upheld at hearing

5

3

1

Total number of appeals concluded.

432

462

331

Appeals received under updated procedures 2020

Oversubscription

Reasons other than oversubscription

Suspension

Expulsion

Total

74

8

3

11

96

NCSE Involvement

6

5

3

4

18

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