Ms Breda Corr:

Deputy McConalogue put two questions to me, the first of which relates to joint enrolment. Joint enrolment is provided for in the Education (Welfare) Act 2000. However, in practise what happens is that it boils down to the two local schools agreeing how this will operate. There are no strict criteria in this regard. The Department does not get involved. Generally, one school chooses to take the capitation grant and this is then the school where the children is enrolled. This is a very helpful process in transitioning students into mainstream school or between schools on particular days of the week. That is important. This is being done but at good will level. There is an opportunity for this to be provided for in law. The current process is working but very much on a local level.

I am not sure if the Deputy's next question about resources relates to the NCSE.