Latest: Minister 'broadly welcomes' decision to move sacramental education to outside school day

Latest: The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has "broadly welcomed" the move by the ETBI to no longer hold communion preparation classes during the school day at Community National Schools.

Update 8.17pm: The Minister for Education, Richard Bruton, has "broadly welcomed" the move by the ETBI to no longer hold communion preparation classes during the school day at Community National Schools.

A spokesperson for the Department of Education said: "The Department hasn’t been formally notified of the decision but the Minister has indicated that he would broadly welcome the direction in which the ETBI is moving.