Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

Preparatory work on the education (patronage) Bill, which is to amend the Vocational Education Acts 1930 to 2006 and the Education Act 1998 to enable the VECs to provide an additional model of primary school patronage, is ongoing. As matters stand, the earliest it will be introduced will be later this year.

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