Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We battled on this on Committee Stage and the Minister does not intend to change her view. I believe strongly that the National Education Welfare Board is an integral part - one of the three elements - of the new agency. The new agency brings together three different and separate entities.

It is imperative that we reference educational welfare among the functions of the agency. It is not there. I believe the legislation should be explicit and that this should not just be implied, as the Minister suggests. However there is no point in prolonging the exchange. I indicate my intention to press the amendment.

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