John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail)
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221. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the Education (Admission to Schools) Bill 2015, including if and why he has removed it as a priority from the legislative programme, given the Stage to which it had advanced. [14599/16]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The Programme for Government contains a commitment to publish new School Admissions legislation taking account of current draft proposals and addressing issues including publication of school enrolment policies, an end to waiting lists, introduction of annual enrolment structures, and transparency and fairness in admissions for pupils and their parents.

The Education (Admission to Schools) Bill which was published in April 2015 did not progress through the Houses of the Oireachtas and was not reinstated for the current Dáil session.

I have commenced a process of consultation with opposition parties to discuss my proposals to introduce a new Admissions Bill to make the process of enrolling children in school easier for parents.

Following these consultations, it is my intention to publish a new Admissions Bill during the current Dáil session.