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