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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 72:In page 10, line 25, to delete “(v) the manner” and substitute “(vi) the manner”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 73:In page 10, line 28, to delete “(vi) information” and substitute “(vii) information”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 74:In page 10, line 29, to delete “subparagraph (v)” and substitute “subparagraph (vi)”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 75:In page 10, line 30, to delete “(vii) conditions” and substitute “(viii) conditions”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 76:In page 10, to delete lines 33 to 37.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 77:In page 10, to delete lines 38 to 40 and substitute the following:“(ix) the procedures that shall apply when an offer is withdrawn;”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 78:In page 11, line 1, to delete “(xi) arrangements” and substitute “(x) arrangements”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 79:In page 11, line 3, to delete “(xii) arrangements” and substitute “(xi) arrangements”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 80:In page 11, line 6, to delete “(xiii) arrangements” and substitute “(xii) arrangements”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 81:In page 11, line 9, to delete “(xiv) arrangements” and substitute “(xiii) arrangements”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 87:In page 11, line 16, to delete “65. (1) The” and substitute “66. (1) The”.

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

Richard Bruton: Section 65 already provides that the Minister may direct two or more schools to co-operate with each other in the admission processes of the schools concerned. I will move an amendment today to this section which will allow schools, for the purposes of facilitating the efficient admission of students, to share information with each other in respect of applications received, offers made and...

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

Richard Bruton: It is the unique identifier we use in the database for identifying pupils. It is inherent in the whole data collection process. By introducing it in primary legislation, we comply with data protection and it can only be used for the purposes specified. By introducing it in primary legislation, we give people the protection the Data Commissioner requires. However, it is the unique...

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

Richard Bruton: It is solely for this purpose though.

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

Richard Bruton: I will reflect on it between now and Report Stage in light of the Deputy's concerns. However, it is the unique identifier. It is the way in which we are able to manage this information. It is pretty important.

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

Richard Bruton: The schools record it as part of the application. If they are to share those data with another school for the purpose of having a common admissions approach, the currency of sharing is the unique identifier. I will ask that we check-----

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

Richard Bruton: I will come back to the Deputy given that this concern has been expressed. To meet the Data Commissioner's requirements, it is important we set it out in legislation, as we are doing. By doing it in this way, we provide the protection the public needs. However, if it is unnecessary, I will revert on Report Stage.

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

Richard Bruton: The amendment is about the co-operation between boards.

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

Richard Bruton: It is the section. Is it not? It is the section and not the amendment.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 89:In page 12, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following: “(6) (a) A board may, in order to facilitate the efficient admission of students, provide a patron or another board with a list of the students in relation to whom—(i) an application to the school concerned has been received, (ii) an offer of admission to the school concerned has been made, or...