Thomas Byrne (Meath East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I fully understand and appreciate the concerns the Senator raised. That said, the decision to close the academy was not made by the Department of Education. The academy is not in any way under the remit of the Department of Education. The role of the Department of Education is to support, fund and deliver primary and post-primary education in the State. This is the update as far as the Department of Education is concerned. As I understand it, the Department has no further information with regard to this situation.