Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

No, it was a general discussion on Northern Ireland. The Archbishop of Armagh and the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin attended. There was an opportunity to discuss these matters, the commitment of the church to ethos-based education, minorities being accommodated, the challenges that face the country in respect of reductions in public expenditure and the implications for our services to children and minorities. It was a general discussion and the first I have had with them.

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