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

Fiona O'Loughlin: I beg the Deputy's pardon. I thought she had finished.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: That is fine.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: The Deputy must address her questions through the Chair.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are dealing with amendment No. 1. We cannot stray from discussing the amendment because over 180 amendments have been tabled.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Many of the points have been made.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: We are not going to get into this.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Do other members wish to speak?

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: We have referenced issues in the committee report. I remind Deputies that they are free to present a Bill to amend the Act to achieve that aim. That option is available.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Any Deputy is free to present a different Bill from the other Act that we have mentioned. Today we are discussing the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill. The matter is very clearly outlined on page 3 of the green coloured Bill in front of us. I remind Deputies that we cannot stray into discussing any other area.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: No, on the topic of equal status.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: I call on the Minister to respond.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: It is clear that the Deputy is passing the amendment. Does the Minister wish to comment further on it?

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendment No. 2 is related to amendments Nos. 4, 56, 84 and 181 and they will all be discussed together but voted on separately. This is an opportunity to address any issue relating to any one of them.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Is amendment No. 2. agreed? No.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: We now come to amendment No. 3, a new section in the name of the Minister. Amendments Nos, 3, 73 and 182 to 184, 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: Yes. We checked that out.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: We checked that out.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Normally, it is the member proposing the amendment. If a member proposing an amendment is not here, the amendment falls.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Yes.

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

Fiona O'Loughlin: Amendments Nos. 5 to 9, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.