Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

General Scheme of Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2013: Discussion

2:20 pm

Mr. Martin Hanevy:

The parent can appeal to the Ombudsman for Children on all matters, but a number of issues arise. There is another remedy. If a school makes errors or there is messing, the Minister could ask the patron to have someone else operate the policy, but this deterrent power is being put on the shelf. Why would someone not want to correct an error?