Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Here as much as anywhere else, you cannot talk about integrated education without recognising Baroness May Blood. I have a question about the committee report on the Bill from the Northern Ireland Assembly from November 2021. I will refer to two things in particular. Note 18 states that officials from the Department talked about concerns that "the Bill may elevate the Integrated Education sector above others, limit parental preference". What are the witnesses' views of that as a response?

Later in the report, there is a note about diversity that already exists within the other schools sector, the controlled schools sector. I have spoken to teachers who acknowledge that there is diversity there. I would like to get the witnesses' perspective on that as well. I am not trying to advocate for any response the Department has presented but I am aware that there is some diversity. How much is there?

In its note, the Integrated Education Fund talked about the Private Members' Bill proposed by Chris Lyttle which aims to remove the exemption of teachers from the fair employment legislation. I do not understand the specific impact of that. Will the witnesses explain it to me?