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Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 14 to 16 ,inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do any other members have questions or comments?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Before the Minister comes back in I will let Deputy Boyd Barrett in on this point.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: At the beginning of the meeting we had a brief discussion on the amendments ruled out of order.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I will not have another discussion on it now, but we will be happy to discuss it with the Deputy afterwards. I will ask Deputy Martin to come in on amendment No. 16 because it is in this group and I will then ask the Minister to respond.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Through the Chair, please. The Deputy should indicate.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: To be fair, the Minister did not rule out any amendment. It is the Bills Office.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Is the Deputy referring purely to amendment No. 15?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We had the opportunity on Second Stage in the House to deal with general comments. We are dealing with very specific amendments, to be fair. There are 181 amendments and we are only on amendment No. 15 at this point.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do you think it is all right to say you are not going to talk about amendment No. 15 and then-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have moved on from amendment No. 14, which was withdrawn.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 15 and 16 were grouped together. Amendment No. 14 has already been withdrawn.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Because we sought clarification after it was withdrawn, I was being very lenient.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Does Deputy Catherine Martin wish to comment further because we will be dealing with the amendments after the Minister has spoken?

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Please do not interrupt the Minister.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We will now move on to amendment No. 17, which has been ruled-----

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I was going to continue on for another ten minutes, unless members wish to break now for 30 minutes. I am in members' hands.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: I propose we break until 7.40 p.m. It is now 7.10 p.m. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have a quorum so we will resume in public session. Amendment No. 17 has been moved out of order.

Select Committee on Education and Skills: Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2016: Committee Stage (28 Jun 2017)

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.