Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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74. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans to protect playing fields owned by the religious orders but used by publicly funded schools to ensure their use by current and future pupils of such schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45030/17]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The school system in Ireland is based on the principle of patronage. The school patron is responsible for running the school. The arrangements to provide land for the school are commonly made by the patron. Most school property is in the ownership of private entities.

Where the ownership of school property rests with the patron or trustees, it is a matter for school patrons to ensure that the current and potential future educational needs of the school are prioritised.