Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support the Minister of State's claim that it is about the context. A number of us, including myself, made the same point on earlier Stages of the Bill. While many of us, myself included, would like to see a complete change of the education system so that we remove the religious basis, that is the reality of the context in which we are working. That does make section 37(1) particularly problematic for teachers in the current situation. That is why it is so important that we replace the current test, in section 37(1)(b) in particular, with the higher bar that the Minister of State has spoken about, and one which we hope to see on Report Stage next week.