Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-04-10
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Helen McEntee (FG), Meath East

My number one priority is to make sure that every child has a school place come this September - not just this September but next September and beyond - and that we have the right structures in place such that children, families and parents do not have to fight as they have done in the past.
I am very much aware of the situation in Dungarvan, County Waterford. I have been working with my colleague the Minister of State, John Cummins, on this for some time. We are working to make sure that every child who needs a school place in Dungarvan, Waterford or anywhere else gets one. That is the focus at the moment. I hope that in the coming weeks, as the enrolment policies are rolled out and the final decisions are made across schools, parents will have those decisions as quickly as possible.

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Sitting date: 2025-04-10