Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 99: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when she will present her proposed changes to Section 29 of the Education Act 1998; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40210/06]

Mary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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A new Bill, the Education (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill is in the final stages of drafting with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel at present. The Bill will give effect to the Task Force recommendations and set out criteria to be taken into account in the section 29 appeal process. These will include consideration of the right of the individual student to an inclusive education as well as the right of the general body of students and the whole school community to the maintenance of a school and classroom environment which is conducive to learning. It is hoped that the Bill will be submitted to the Government for approval in December and will be published shortly thereafter.