Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)

Issues such as patronage, ownership, governance and whether to have religious or non-religious schools are of considerable concern to society. I request that the Minister reconsider this issue during the summer recess. I understand that the deadline regarding the submission of working papers to the commission on school accommodation is set for later this month. If, therefore, I wanted to submit my views, I only have a number of weeks in which to do so. At the very least, the deadline should be extended because this matter does not merely involve Bishop O'Reilly, Archbishop Martin, Deputy Quinn or me-----

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