Niamh Smyth
Ceist:312. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Education and Skills his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19360/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 2 May 2017
Ceisteanna (312)
Freagraí scríofa
As the Deputy may be aware I ran a public consultation process from 24 January to 20 March 2017 on the role of denominational religion in the school admission process and possible approaches for making changes.
The 8 week phase of receiving written submissions formed part of a broader consultation process which will include additional steps, including any follow-up consultation that is required, collation of responses and development of next steps.
My Department has begun the process of examining the submissions and formulating next steps. Clearly I will not make any decisions around next steps until such time as all of the submissions have been examined and considered.