Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

Unfortunately they have taken a considerable amount of time. I do not want to talk about theory, I want to talk about how this can be practically achieved. It is much easier to achieve in certain areas, such as my part of the world where there has not been a huge change in population or demographics. In trying to provide diversity, we must respect everyone's views. There are clearly many parents who wish to have a different type of educational opportunity for their children. How to determine diversity is as difficult as how to proceed. It is on that basis that I want to continue the work in hand and will continue to re-evaluate it, reverting either to the committee or this House to hear what Members have to say.

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