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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 36:In page 14, line 31, to delete “made.” and substitute the following:“made; ‘waiting list’ shall be construed in accordance with section 62(7)(i).”.

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”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 25:In page 13, line 6, to delete “(3) Where an appeal” and substitute “(6) Where an appeal”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 26:In page 13, line 7, to delete “subsection (2)” and substitute “subsection (5)”.

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 27:In page 13, line 9, to delete “(4) 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. 28:In page 13, to delete lines 12 to 20 and substitute “under section 29B.”. This amendment provides for the deletion from the Bill of a provision which requires that a direction by an appeals committee must not provide that a school’s admissions policy be disregarded or amended. However, this would have had the unintended consequence of preventing...

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

Richard Bruton: I move amendment No. 29:In page 13, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“Additional provision in respect of children with special educational needs 8. Part VI of the Act of 1998 is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 37: “37A. (1)Where the Council is of the opinion that there is insufficient capacity in an area in relation to the...

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

Richard Bruton: Amendment No. 49 proposes to amend section 62(7)(c) of the Bill, which states that an admission policy shall "provide that the school shall admit each student seeking admission to the school and each student seeking admission to a special class in the school". If amendment No. 49 is accepted, section 62(7)(c) will state that an admission policy shall "provide that the school shall admit each...