Tony McLoughlin (Sligo-Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there is a record of the stated religious composition of pupils entering junior infants in primary schools here for 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10232/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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All parents are given the option of having their child's religion recorded as part of their record on the Primary Online Database (POD). Religion is considered sensitive personal data under the Data Protections Acts and therefore is only recorded on the system where there is explicit written consent from the pupil's parents.

Initial data on the religious composition of pupils in the primary education system for the 2016/2017 academic year is due to be published in the coming weeks.