Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 27: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the name of each post-primary school which has established a student council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7929/09]

Batt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Section 27 of the Education Act, 1998 provides that students of a post-primary school may establish a student council and that Boards of Management in schools shall facilitate and give all reasonable assistance to student councils. My Department understands that student councils have been established in the majority of post-primary schools and that the remaining schools are in the process of establishing councils. The name of each post-primary school which has established a student council is not readily available as my Department does not have a detailed audit of the position. As part of Whole School Inspection the Inspectorate engages with the student council of the school and where there is no council they recommend that a council should be established.