Feargal Quinn (Independent)

I second the amendment. It seems to me that in general the development of management, right or wrong, in every sphere including education is to pass responsibility closer to where the action is. In this case, the Minister seems to be saying that consultation will take place but he is not willing to deal with the agreement of the board of management. If we are to have successful boards of management in the future we do not want to hand over all that power, particularly in faith schools, to the Department of Education and Skills