Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister made a mistake when he put a figure on the number of schools he would change. We can only provide the sort of school people want. If they are happy with the local patron system, it does not change, it comes down to parental choice. The mistake was trying to put a figure on this before any research was carried out. The data are now coming back from the surveys but the response being good or bad is not the issue. We must work from the data.

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