Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)

I did not rule out a forum in the future. Equally, however, I held a conference in June of last year in Kilmainham at which representatives all of the main patrons spoke.

It is important to remember that there is also a commission on school accommodation in place. I emphasised to the commission that I wanted it to report to me in respect of school patronage. I see this as a working forum in progress in respect of patronage, particularly as all the patron bodies are represented on it.

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