Church welcomes future school patronage change

Updated: 22:39, Tuesday, 3 August 2010

The Irish Catholic bishops have said they no longer see the Church as the sole or dominant provider of primary schools in the future.

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Primary school - Greater variety of patronge in the future
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Nine News: Eimear Lowe reports that at present 92% of all primary schools in the State are run by the Catholic Church
Nine News: Eimear Lowe reports that at present 92% of all primary schools in the State are run by the Catholic Church
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News At One: Fr Michael Drumm, Chair of the Catholic Schools Partnership, and John Walsh, Irish Independent Education Correspondent, discuss school patronage changes
News At One: Fr Michael Drumm, Chair of the Catholic Schools Partnership, and John Walsh, Irish Independent Education Correspondent, discuss school patronage changes

In a statement today, the bishops welcomed the publication of data by the Department of Education & Skills on the possible divesting of patronage of primary schools.

The bishops stressed their willingness to co-operate in the process of ensuring a greater variety of patronage within the primary school system to respond to the needs of parents.

Read the Department of Education's publication

  • News At One: Fr Michael Drumm, Chair of the Catholic Schools Partnership, and John Walsh, Irish Independent Education Correspondent, discuss school patronage changes

    News At One

    3 August 2010

    Fr Michael Drumm, Chair of the Catholic Schools Partnership, and John Walsh, Irish Independent Education Correspondent, discuss school patronage changes

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