Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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354. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be addressed. [24749/18]

Richard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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Under the Procedures for Hearing and Determining Section 29 Appeals, an appeal will only generally be admitted by my Department where the appeal has been made within 42 days of the decision of the school board of management to refuse enrolment. However, a longer period for making appeals may be allowed as an exception where my Department is satisfied that circumstances did not permit the making of an appeal within the 42 day limit. These procedures were developed after consultation with the education partners, including bodies representing parents.

Under the procedures, my Department has reviewed this particular Section 29 appeal application and a decision was taken on 30 May 2018 to admit the appeal. A letter to this effect was sent to the parents involved and the school. The Section 29 appeal will be processed in the normal way, with a facilitation process followed by a potential oral hearing on the appeal before a three person independent appeals committee.

The Educational Welfare Service (EWS) of Tusla, is the statutory body which can assist parents in securing a new school place for a student. The relevant regional section within the EWS can be contacted at 01-7718815.