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- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I thank the Taoiseach for saying that.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: No.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Yes.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: The Taoiseach would get lost in the woods down there.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: They are being threatened.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I have lots of interest.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: She might visit the island.
- Order of Business (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Tá dhá cheist agam. The first is about the Referendum Act. The Taoiseach is probably aware that the Supreme Court is to give its decision in the Joanna Jordan case on Friday. I ask that the Government abide by that result, unlike in the case of the children's referendum when the Government did not abide by the Supreme Court's decision on the misappropriation of funding. I seek a...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Hear, hear.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: A golden circle.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Where is he?
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: We have to be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I know there are.
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Massive.
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: Of course it is.
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I welcome the Minister's commitment to being fair. That is the over-riding position for everybody. If a school has places, it is a non-issue. There is a problem if the school is overcrowded because of huge demand. That is the situation in Clonmel. We have to be supportive of the boards of management. There is no point in paying lip service to them. They do a huge job. For a variety of...
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: The Minister is micromanaging now.
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: 10. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for changes to the school admissions policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15514/15]
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: In February the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal in a case involving a boy from Clonmel who was refused admission to the Christian Brothers school in Clonmel, County Tipperary. The Equality Tribunal had found that the school's policy discriminated against Travellers, but the Circuit Court, High Court and Supreme Court decided in favour of the school. I and the school management...
- Other Questions: School Enrolments (22 Apr 2015)
Mattie McGrath: I have great time for the volunteers on the boards of management. They have a very difficult job, and I have experienced it. There is a huge time commitment involved in running a school, and volunteers save the State an enormous amount of money. The school in Clonmel is exceptional, and it has been for years. This case went to the Supreme Court. Can the Minister imagine the fear and...