Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 November 2023
345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 17 December 2013, if she will provide the make-up and-or membership and structure of the governing authority on the date on which it was established, and as of 24 November 2023.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52946/23]
View answer346. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 231 of 17 December 2013, if the governing authority was established under the Education and Training Board Act 2013 (details supplied); and if this board was and/or is on a statutory footing. [52947/23]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 345 and 346 together.
Kildare and Wicklow ETB (KWETB) has informed my Department that a single governing authority for Maynooth Educational Campus (MEC) involving both Maynooth Post-Primary School and Maynooth Community College was established in 2013.
The ETB has confirmed that details of the composition and membership of the governing authority at the time were as was documented in the answer to the 2013 Parliamentary Question referred to by the Deputy.
KWETB has outlined that the MEC governing authority fulfilled a critical oversight role in the joint admissions process in Maynooth for a period of time, that this oversight provided reassurance for all stakeholders, especially to the parent body of the greater Maynooth area, and ensured that the enrolment process of the very large and increasing volume of applicants to the post primary schools in Maynooth was conducted with integrity.
KWETB has informed my Department that the governing authority is no longer in place and has not met in an official capacity in the last 3 years.
