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

I move amendment No. 70:

In page 19, line 29, to delete "attendance" and substitute "enrolment".

These amendments substitutes the word "enrolment" for the word "attendance" in sections 62(7)(p)(ii) and 64(1)(b), both of which are concerned with prohibiting fees or charges as a "condition of admission or continued attendance" at a school. As students can have gaps in attendance from time to time, it is considered that "enrolment" is the more appropriate term to use in this context. This would prevent a school charging fees as a condition of the student continuing to be enrolled, including where the child is not currently attending for a particular reason such as illness. Therefore, the revised wording will refer to "admission or continued enrolment in a school" because this more accurately describes what is required.

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