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

I move amendment No. 82:

In page 20, line 34, to delete "the intake group of".

Amendments Nos. 82 to 85, inclusive, relate to the annual admission notices that must be prepared by schools. The collective purpose of these amendments is to clarify that an admission notice applies to the intake group and to any special class in a school, but does not apply to admission to other classes or groups. Amendment No. 82 deletes the reference to "the intake group" in section 63(1) in light of amendments to later provisions in this section which clarify that the admission notice applies to the intake group and to special classes. Amendment No. 83 clarifies that the admission notice must indicate the dates by which an applicant will be notified of the school's decision and the dates by which an applicant must accept any offer in the case of both the intake group and any special class. The existing provision does not make this clear. Amendment No. 84 clarifies the wording of this provision to clarify that the admission notice must separately specify the number of places in the intake group and in any special class and that must also separately provide details of any oversubscription in the intake group or the special class concerned in the previous school year. Amendment No. 85 provides that a reference to admission in this section means admission to the intake group or the special class.

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