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

I move amendment No. 68:

In page 18, to delete lines 42 and 43 and substitute the following:

"(i) it is established that information contained in the application is false or misleading in a material respect,".

This proofing amendment provides for more appropriate and workable language in the provision that allows a school to withdraw an offer of admission if the application contained false or misleading information. As it stands, the Bill allows a school to withdraw an offer if "it is established that the application is fraudulent or intentionally misleading". The new wording, as set out in this amendment, provides for an offer to be withdrawn where "it is established that the information contained in an application is false or misleading in a material respect". This adjusted language provides for a fairer and more workable provision in practice. A school will not have to establish fraud or that the application was intentionally misleading. However, if it is established that the information is false or misleading, it can withdraw an offer, but only if that information was false or misleading in a material respect.

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