Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

The Government is committed to introducing legislation to legalise the situation in north County Dublin, where the County Dublin VEC is now the patron of a primary school, the first in the country. The legislative programme suggests this legislation will not come into effect until late next year. Item 32 on the Order Paper is a Private Members' Bill, long and complicated legislation that fits on to a single A4 page. If the Government is overloaded by drafting legislation, I suggest it examines the legislation and considers putting that school, the parents, children and teachers on a legal basis to protect them from acts that may arise out of acting without a legal basis.

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