Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, Independents 4 Change)
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103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on reports that some secondary schools are charging parents to have their child put on a waiting list for the school. [58417/22]

Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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Under the provisions of the Education Act, 1998 the Board of Management is responsible for the day to day running of a school.

Apart from those recognised fee-charging second level schools, recognised primary and post primary schools are precluded from charging school fees. Section 64 of the Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018, which was commenced in October 2018, explicitly prohibits the charging of fees or seeking payment or contributions for admission to or for continued enrolment in a school.

The Department has contacted the school referred to by the Deputy. They have accepted that these fees should not have been included as part of the admissions process. The school have advised the Department that this fee is no longer being requested and that changes have been made to the school website to reflect the position that there is no enrolment fee requested.