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.

Latest: Minister 'broadly welcomes' decision to move sacramental education to outside school day
Fri, 22 Sep, 2017 - 10:57

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.

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