Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The use of the words "where appropriate" refers to circumstances in which an application for admission is being made in respect of such a child. This amendment must be looked at in conjunction with amendment No. 50, which proposes the deletion of the words "or special class concerned" from section 62(7)(c)(i) of the Bill so that it states that an admission policy shall "provide that the school shall admit each student seeking admission to the school including, where appropriate each student seeking admission to a special class in the school" other than "where the school is oversubscribed". We are providing for the removal of the special status given to special classes in this section of the Bill as it stands. Such classes are now covered by the revised definition of "oversubscription" which I set out earlier.

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