Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Dublin Bay North, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I have no intention of naming the school. The school management has told the Minister that they made a mistake. We need to have robust communication from the Minister. I appreciate the effort she made in contacting the school. The parents from that school will be very appreciative of those efforts. It is quite outrageous that a school would say a mistake was made in making the connection between the payment of fee and the enrolment of a child. No parent involved in that scenario is ever going to put their hand up and say that they think this practice is wrong. The parent would be more worried about getting their child into the school than anything else. The fallback parents should have of calling out this kind of behaviour does not really exist because there are so concerned about securing school places for their children.

Are there any ramifications for that particular school in stepping outside the law or do we just have to accept that a mistake was made? What kind of communication can the Minister give to every second level school in particular, around the country to ensure that do not must make this mistake again.

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