Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)

Does the Minister of State not agree that by endowing the four teacher training colleges, all of which are of the Christian denomination, that the State is endowing religion? I will give the Minister of State an example of where a person doing a post-graduate course chose to opt out of the religious component of the post-graduate degree. The person was told the college knew he or she did not agree but was asked to go along with it because the college required him or her to do it. Does that position not violate the principles of this republic in the 21st century?

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