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Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: The use of the words "where appropriate" refers to circumstances in which an application for admission is being made in respect of such a child. This amendment must be looked at in conjunction with amendment No. 50, which proposes the deletion of the words "or special class concerned" from section 62(7)(c)(i) of the Bill so that it states that an admission policy shall "provide that the...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 8:In page 5, line 3, to delete ", or a special class in the school,".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 9:In page 5, line 6, after "the student" to insert "(each of whom is, in this section and sections 29A to 29F, referred to as an applicant)". Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 are proofing amendments which clarify that where a reference is made to an "applicant" in the provisions of the Bill relating to section 29 of the Education Act 1998, this means the parent, or in the case of...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: We will provide such support, for example, in the form of guidelines. Where necessary, we will organise sessions where advice will be given to schools that are adjusting their admission policies. While we are making admission policy much more transparent, we are aware that many schools already have written admission policies that contain elements of what we are providing for here. For many...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 10:In page 5, between lines 11 and 12, to insert the following:" 'applicant' has the meaning assigned to it by subsection (1);".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 11:In page 5, between lines 15 and 16, to insert the following:" 'school year' has the same meaning as it has in Part X (inserted by section 8of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018);".

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 12:In page 6, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"(5) The Minister may, where he or she considers it necessary to do so—(a) prior to an oral hearing in respect of an appeal under section 29(1)(a), (b) or (c)(ii), or (b) prior to the examination and determination of an appeal under section 29(1)(c)(i),replace a member of an appeals committee (including...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 13:In page 6, line 5, to delete “(5) The Minister” and substitute “(6) The Minister”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 14:In page 6, line 8, to delete “(6) An appeals” and substitute “(7) An appeals”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 15:In page 7, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“(j) the form and manner in which a request for a review under section 29C(1) shall be made, including the period during which such request shall be made and the period in which the board shall issue a statement under section 29C(5);”. Amendment No. 15 provides for the Minister to set out in...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 16:In page 7, line 21, to delete “(j) such other” and substitute “(k) such other”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 17:In page 7, line 33, to delete “by the school of its” and substitute “of the school’s”. Amendments Nos. 17 and 19 are proofing amendments to ensure consistency of language with the Bill’s existing provisions that reflect the reality that it is the school principal, rather than the school or the board, that implements the...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 18:In page 8, line 2, to delete “, or a special class in the school,”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 19:In page 8, line 13, to delete “its decision” and substitute “the decision”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 20:In page 8, to delete lines 30 and 31 and substitute the following:“(7) In this section and section 29E ‘waiting list’ means, in relation to a school, the waiting list compiled in accordance with section 62(7)(i) by the school concerned.”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 21:In page 11, line 11, to delete “any” and substitute “the”. Thisis a proofing amendment to deal with a potential ambiguity in the provision. Section 29D(12) currently provides for an appeals committee to inform the Minister of its final decision on an appeal and, where it allows an appeal, to provide a copy of "any" direction it has issued....

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 22:In page 12, line 28, to delete “section 3 or 7” and substitute “section 3, 7 or 7A”.

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 23:In page 12, between lines 37 and 38, to insert the following:“(2) An appeals committee shall, by notice in writing, inform the Minister where it decides in accordance with subsection (1) to refuse to hear or determine, or to refuse to continue to hear or determine, an appeal under section 29. (3) A notice under subsection (2) shall include the...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I am quite happy to assess what has taken place. Section 29 appeals are entirely independent. There is an independent group appointed to hear appeals. There are procedures surrounding them. I understand there is a 45 day period within which an appeal has to be lodged. If it is lodged within the appeal period and there is a concocted reason, the appeal board will scrutinise it and will...

Education (Admission to School) Bill 2016: Report Stage (Resumed) (30 May 2018)

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 24:In page 12, line 38, to delete “(2) Subject” and substitute “(5) Subject”.