Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 June 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection

Possible Reconfiguration of Schools: Archdiocese of Dublin

1:55 pm

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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Yes. Ms McDonagh referred to that issue in her contribution. The point I was asking for clarification on was where the parents and community come into the process. It seems that they enter the process quite late. I was making the point that it would be important to involve them at the very early stages, before a pathway is agreed at board of management level or patronage level.