Legislation seeking to reform school admission rules to be published in coming days

New legislation seeking to reform school admissions rules is set to be published by the Government over the coming days. There is concern that some families are effectively being blocked from accessing local schools.

The proposed bill was discussed at yesterday’s cabinet meeting after being put forward by Education Minister Richard Bruton.

Under repeatedly stated education reforms, the Fine Gael-led Government has committed to allowing more space for diversity in services for children, with plans for an additional 400 multi-denominational schools by 2030 central to the measures.