Schools Amalgamation
Dail Éireann — 2022-11-08
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Pádraig O'Sullivan (FF), Cork North-Central

I thank the Minister for her response. There are a couple of points to pick up on. Later in the Minister's response she said that it was indicated to have involved formal meetings with the board of management, staff, students, students, parents and guardians as well as parents and guardians of students attending Catholic primary schools in the area. To clarify, from what we are being told by parents there was one Zoom meeting that involved parents. I am not sure that process was followed as is outlined in the report on amalgamation of secondary schools which was commissioned in 2001. I have two questions. Did the process undertaken abide by best practice? More important, can the Minister give a commitment that the independent report compiled by Mr. Frank Smith will be published even if it is in a redacted form? Can the parents of the school community have sight of that report?

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Sitting date: 2022-11-08