Vol. 577 No. 3
91 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to publish the promised regulations under the Education Act 1998 to govern admission to primary schools, especially in view of claims made in the report of the National Forum on Primary Education that a number of primary schools were discriminating against poorer and weaker pupils in their enrolment and admission policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30928/03]
Officials in my Department are in continuing consultation with officials in the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to the Government with a view to drawing up regulations under the Education Act 1998 governing the preparation of admissions policies. This work is ongoing and will be concluded as speedily as possible.
The purpose of these proposed regulations is to promote greater consistency, transparency and accountability in decision-making at school level and to further the objective, under the Education Act, of equality and participation in education.
