Mr. Paul Beddy:

I have had the opposite experience to what Ms Lynch has had in the primary sector. Communication at second level is tied up in data protection by the boards of management. Whereas we can get access to the school, we cannot get the boards of management to approve an amendment to the admissions policy allowing us to tick the box on whether people would like their details to be forwarded to the National Parents Council, post-primary. When it comes to surveys, we are limited to the 700 odd schools and the magnanimity of the principals to forward that survey on to a parent to complete.