Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for her reply. When an amalgamation is going ahead it is about whether the Department makes sure that all the boxes are ticked especially in respect of consultation. I am concerned that there does not seem to be a process within the Department making sure that all the boxes are ticked particularly in regard to consultation. As I said at the start I received a letter from the Sisters of Charity this morning confirming that they are going to meet with the board of management and with the teachers this week. That should be extended to a representative group of parents because they are the people who have been left in the dark.

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