Written answers

Tuesday, 20 March 2018

Department of Education and Skills

Schools Administration

Photo of Niamh SmythNiamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the rules and guidelines for school boards of management and parents associations in relation to a matter (details supplied) when the facility deals with primary pupils with special needs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12311/18]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The agreed procedures for the appointment of boards of management of primary schools, including special schools and the rules under which these boards operate are set out in my Department's publication "Governance Manual For Primary Schools 2015 – 2019".  

Section 19 of the manual, which is published on my Department's website, details the rules and procedures that apply to school finances. 

The manual also provides that boards of management of primary schools are appointed for a four year term. The current boards of management of primary schools were formed in December 2015 and are next due to change in December 2019.

Section 26 of the Education Act, 1998 provides for the parents of students of a recognised school to establish, and maintain a parents association for that school and membership of that association shall be open to all parents of students of that school. Each parent association shall, following consultation with its members, make rules governing its meetings and the business and conduct of its affairs. Where a Parents’ Association is affiliated to a national association of parents, the rules shall be in accordance with guidelines issued by the national association of parents.

The National Parents Council Primary has developed guidelines, for any parent association affiliated to their national body including guidelines on the term of office of an association and finances which are available at www.ncp.ie.

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