Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein)
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221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if secondary schools with uniforms can discriminate against female students and force them to wear skirts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50336/13]

Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I wish to advise the Deputy that I am taking an initiative to tackle the costs of uniforms by strengthening the role of parents in how schools decide their policies on uniforms. It is my intention to request school authorities to carry out a consultation process with parents. I will not be intervening in the dress codes that schools have put in place.